Air Taxis

The company will initially perform select maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, expanding these following type certification of its electric air taxi.

The aircraft will be evaluated in for-credit testing with the regulator, a crucial step in type certification for a new design.

Many passenger-carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are expected to cost millions to produce, but EHang will sell its EH216-S for far less.

CEO and majority owner Stephen Fitzpatrick is putting his own money into the firm, which is expected to give it cash on hand through mid-2025.

The private charter marketplace signed agreements with Horizon Aircraft, Overair, and Electra.aero to acquire as many as 280 aircraft.

The manufacturers will install electric aircraft chargers from coast to coast as they quarrel over whose charging system, Joby’s or Beta’s, should be the industry standard.

The automaker’s Supernal subsidiary revealed the SA-2, a V-tail eVTOL design built for one pilot plus four passengers to fly 25 to 40 sm urban air taxi routes.

The eVTOL manufacturer said the new infrastructure will add John Wayne Airport to its SoCal network, which also includes service in Los Angeles.

The Chinese manufacturer made commercial demonstration flights in two cities, marking the first passenger-carrying eVTOL trips.

The Chinese manufacturer’s EH216-S air taxi was the first in the world to receive type certification from a national regulator.