eVTOL

t’s only been a few years since the birth of the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) movement, but in 2021, companies were already clearing major hurdles.

A week after Archer Aviation’s first hover test of its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, the eVTOL company posted a short video with a pilot offering his analysis of the flight.

U.K.-based air taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has officially become a publicly traded company, following its merger with Broadstone Acquisition Corp.

Ahead of its anticipated public debut on the stock market, U.K.-based Vertical Aerospace late last week publicly debuted a full-scale model of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions on Monday announced an order from Australian tourist airline Sydney Seaplanes to buy 50 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis.

Approval would make it the fourth eVTOL company to go public this year.

The FAA has inspected Archer Aviation’s prototype electric air taxi program, authorizing a special airworthiness certificate, clearing the way for its first hover test flight.

The German-based electric aircraft manufacturer is partnering with Saudi Arabia on a planned, eco-friendly region called Neom.

eVTOL developer told investors that it was an “extremely unfavorable” time for SPAC transactions.

French automobile manufacturer Renault has unveiled its own single-person electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the Air 4.