Civil aerospace news and insights from Forecast International
Joby Aviation, a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for air taxi services, has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing Inc., a company specializing in autonomous flight …
Joby Aviation Acquires Xwing’s Autonomy Division to Advance Electric Air Taxi Development 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
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company Terra Drone Corporation has joined forces with its subsidiaries Unifly NV and Aloft Technologies Inc. to develop a global UTM (Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic …
Terra Drone Leads Global Push for AAM Integration with New UTM Development Read More
U.S-based startup Jaunt Air Mobility, the specialist subsidiary of the AIRO Group, is developing a range of platform solutions aimed at capturing distinct segments of the emerging UAM and eVTOL …
UAM Snapshot – Jaunt Air Mobility Journey Read More