China’s EHang Completes First Electric Air Taxi Flight in Brazil
Manufacturer’s self-flying EH216-S takes to the skies above Quadra, São Paulo, in front of Brazilian aviation officials.
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Innovators Compete to Build Self-Flying Emergency Aircraft
GoAERO is a three-year competition backed by NASA, Boeing, RTX, Honeywell, and aviation and first response industry groups.
Embry-Riddle Partners to Prepare Cities for Self-Flying Aircraft, Air Taxis
The country’s premier aviation and aerospace academy is working with the newly formed Advanced Air Mobility Association (AAMA) to create blueprints for integration.
Merlin’s Self-Flying Cessna Begins Testing for FAA Validation
The developer of autonomous flight software for Part 23 aircraft says its test campaign will culminate in a supplemental type certificate.
NASA Pod Helps Self-Flying Aircraft ‘See’ Surroundings
The space agency’s AIRVUE project uses cameras and sensors to collect information on obstacles in the environment, compiling it into a massive database.
Air Force Tests Self-Flying Cessnas
Cessna aircraft equipped with Joby Aviation and Reliable Robotics’ autonomy systems fly more than 6,600 miles over the course of a five-day exercise.
EHang Completes More Passenger-Carrying eVTOL Flights in China
The Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi manufacturer delivers five aircraft to Xishan Tourism.
EHang Partners With China Southern Airlines GA Arm
The Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer will partner on flight operations, infrastructure, demonstrations, and more.
What Will Self-Flying Air Taxi Vertiports Look Like?
California-based Wisk Aero has released a “first-of-its kind” report detailing how vertiports and related systems and infrastructure could better accommodate automated electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis.
