eVTOL

The longtime collaborators will partner to introduce Airbus’ CityAirbus NextGen, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) design for a pilot plus three passengers.

The company is one of two electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturers to receive the approval, the other being Joby Aviation.

The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer in the future will look to integrate autonomy onto its flagship aircraft.

South Korea’s Kakao Mobility tentatively agrees to purchase up to 50 Midnight air taxis and will fund Archer’s commercialization efforts in the country.

The German manufacturer partners with vertiport network operator UrbanV and its parent company, Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur, which manages several airports in the region.

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer Archer Aviation achieves a critical regulatory milestone, laying the foundation for type certification of its aircraft.

An agreement with Mukamalah Aviation, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, could include the direct sale of aircraft to the operator.

The U.S. Air Force began investigating electric aviation’s potential military applications in 2020, but now lawmakers want the effort to be ramped up.

FLYING looks at the near future of both categories.

With the passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 in the U.S. House of Representatives this week, the bill is a signature away from becoming law.