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The new 5G-connected vertiport and maintenance hub will serve electric hovering aircraft in Guangzhou.

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.

Company says revenues grew to $20 million in fourth quarter, up 144 percent over 2020.

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.

Deal is valued at $12 million and runs through 2026 with automatic renewals in two-year increments.

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.

Pilot academies are in the works at major electric, vertical takeoff and landing companies.

Next-generation electric aircraft propulsion company VerdeGo Aero has validated the efficiency of its hybrid-electric VH-3 powerplant. VerdeGo Aero engineers have been putting the VH-3 through an array of rigorous full-scale tests since mid-2020, the company said in a release. VerdeGo Aero reported success after performing endurance tests lasting up to six hours. Testing included simulation […]