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German eVTOL startup Lilium Jet has announced that the production model of its flagship platform has successfully cleared its first all systems power-on test, a critical threshold that opens the …
Lilium Jet Clears Power-On Milestone Read More
On August 19th, the U.S Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System program office under the Naval Air Systems Command announced that it had concluded performance evaluations of …
UAM Snapshot – Elroy Air Chaparral C1 Read More
Alongside providing urban passenger services, the development of unmanned cargo transport solutions is a significant market niche within the wider eVTOL domain. During a period characterized by both high demand …
UAM Snapshot – MightyFly Cento Read More
Amidst the fanfare of the Paris Olympic Games, German eVTOL startup Volocopter announced on August 7th that the company had successfully launched crewed flights of its 2X series prototype platform …
UAM Snapshot – Volocopter VoloCity Read More
Leveraging the global spotlight of the Farnborough International Airshow, Brazilian advanced air mobility startup and Embraer subsidiary Eve Air Mobility released a raft of major announcements over the past week …
Eve Air Mobility Unveils Progress at Farnborough Read More
The United Kingdom based startup Vertical Aerospace has amassed one of the single largest pre-order pools of any nascent eVTOL manufacturer. To date, Vertical reports that a diverse range of …
UAM Snapshot – Vertical Aerospace VX4 Read More
In April 2024, Vermont-based Beta Technologies announced that a piloted prototype model of its Alia eVTOL platform had successfully executed a piloted inflight transition from vertical lift to conventional forward …
UAM Snapshot – Beta Technologies Alia Read More
Based out of Shanghai but with facilities and personnel in Germany and plans for further corporate growth in the United Arab Arabs, eVTOL development firm AutoFlight is representative of the …
UAM Snapshot – AutoFlight Prosperity Read More
While the potential for AAM aircraft to be leveraged for urban air taxi services is a significant locus of activity across this burgeoning domain, emerging providers are also seeking to …
UAM Snapshot – XTI Aerospace TriFan 600 Read More
Alongside air taxi services and personal aviation, providing civil and commercial entities such as law-enforcement, emergency medical services and cargo providers with flexible aviation capabilities is a significant avenue of …
UAM Snapshot – Dufour Aero2 and Aero3 Read More