Volocopter

EASA releases world’s ‘first’ regulatory framework for air taxis operating in European cities.

German eVTOL developer Volocopter announces that its larger, faster, four-seat VoloConnect air taxi flew for the first time last month.

Leaders from Airbus, Beta, Boeing, Blade, Joby, Wisk, and Volocopter are meeting in Bentonville for the annual UP.Summit.

A new partnership between Eve Air Mobility and Porsche is just the latest example of the strengthening alliance between eVTOL and the auto industry.

German company will use its latest round of funds to certify electric air taxis and launch commercial services.

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter revealed a detailed plan this week to launch an urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem in Singapore as soon as 2024.

Volocopter is partnering with Aviation Capital Group (ACG) to develop financing options intended to allow the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startup to sell its aircraft after certification.  The deal will cover the Germany-based company’s family of aircraft with up to $1 billion in support. Aircraft include the VoloCity and VoloConnect, designed for passengers, […]

California-based Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) is partnering with telecommunications giant SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) to bring a zero-emissions air taxi service to South Korea. Both companies have signed a strategic agreement to support South Korea’s 2020 urban air mobility plan known as K-UAM.  An announcement Sunday offered details of the partnership. Joby – a developer of electric, […]

As investors envision a new era of hovering, environmentally friendly, electric air taxis flying short hops over traffic jams to nearby airports, the history of U.S. helicopter airlines may offer some keys to success.  New York Airways (1953-1979) and Los Angeles Airways (1947-1971)—along with similar operations in San Francisco and Chicago—were aviation trailblazers, part of […]

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.