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Lift Aircraft accomplished a first on August 22, with the company going live on YouTube to answer questions about and take to the skies with the Hexa aircraft. Chief Pilot …
Lift Aircraft Livestream Boasts Q4 Hexa Launch Read More
EHang’s two-seat EH216-S electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has completed flight testing and is ready to proceed to type certification from Chinese regulators. The company, based in Guangzhou, …
China’s EHang Completes EH216 eVTOL Flight Testing Read More
Vertical Aerospace has seemingly suffered a setback with the recent news that its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype crashed during unmanned testing. An image circulating on social …
Vertical VX4 Prototype Crashes During Test Flight Read More
Archer Aviation, developer of the Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has expanded its partnership with the U.S. Air Force. Archer and the USAF are no strangers to …
Archer Looks to Interest USAF in Midnight eVTOL Read More
EHang Holdings Ltd, developer of the EH216 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and other advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bao’an …
EHang Secures Local Partnership and Foreign Investment for EH216 Read More
Advanced Aviation Technology company Merlin Labs has made headlines recently with a series of successful automated flight tests. The company reached a major milestone in the development of its advanced …
Merlin Labs Conducts Autonomous Test Flights Read More
Lilium N.V., the developer of the Lilium Jet electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has announced a milestone accomplishment, as the Lilium Jet is now the first eVTOL certified …
FAA Issues Lilium Jet G-1 Certification Read More
The rapidly emerging class of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has considerable, and possibly even transformative, market potential. The potential applications for these aircraft are numerous and varied …
Infrastructure Development Key to AAM Market Growth Read More
Israel has begun test flights of autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This testing will see eVTOLS carrying passengers and heavy cargo as the country prepares to adapt …
Testing of Advanced Air Mobility Begins in Israel Read More
As countless companies race toward urban air mobility (UAM), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken a major step toward enabling this future. On June 7, the FAA proposed a …
FAA Outlines Potential Training and Operational Rules for Powered-Lift Aircraft Read More