Civil aerospace news and insights from Forecast International
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
While the locus of developmental activity across much of the burgeoning eVTOL market is centered upon platforms intended to ferry multiple passengers as part of a commercial air taxi operation, …
UAM Snapshot – Lift HEXA Read More
Founded in 2009, California-based startup Joby Aviation first cut its teeth on the development of electric aircraft in partnership with the U.S National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) before later …
UAM Snapshot – Joby S4 Read More
In June 2023, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the eVTOL platform of German startup Lilium with a G-1 Certification Basis. This milestone award ¬built upon Lilium’s previous …
UAM Snapshot – Lilium Jet Read More
Lilium, a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has partnered with UrbanLink, a new advanced air mobility operator, to launch electric air taxi services in South Florida. …
Lilium Lands 20 unit Order from Florida’s UrbanLink Read More
In December 2023, Guangzhou-based urban air mobility (UAM) startup EHang generated international headlines when its EH216-S autonomous eVTOL platform attained type, production and airworthiness certification from the Civil Aviation Administration …
UAM Snapshot – EHang EH216-S Read More
Across the burgeoning eVTOL sector, cognizance of rising environmental pressures and the unique requirements of safely and unobtrusively operating in densely populated urban environments have incentivized contractors to pursue energy …
UAM Snapshot – Alaka’i Skai Read More
Eve Air Mobility (Eve) announced a new strategic partnership with Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) to supply pylons, a critical component of Eve’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. …
Eve Air Mobility Secures KAI as Supplier for eVTOL Pylons Read More