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Rotorcraft

Airbus Partners On UAM in Saudi Arabia

Airbus is partnering with THC to bring UAM to Saudi
Aircraft

CAE to Develop Simulators for Joby's eVTOL Aircraft

CAE will develop flight training equipment, including a full-flight simulator, for Joby's five-seat eVTOL aircraft that is due to enter service in 2024.
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Aircraft

Hyundai's Supernal Previews its eVTOL Air Taxi Experience

At the recent NBAA-BACE trade show, FutureFlight got a front row seat for a simulated flight of Supernal’s planned SA-1 eVTOL aircraft.
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Aircraft

U.S. Charter Operator Orders SkyDrive's eVTOL Air Taxi

South Carolina-based Austin Aviation has committed to buying five of the three-seat eVTOL from Japan's SkyDrive, which also logged new sales in Vietnam.
SkyDrive's three-seat eVTOL aircraft.
Aircraft

FAA Proposes Modernizing Special Airworthiness Certs

FAA's Mosaic rule making is expected to bring performance-based standards to light sport aircraft certification as well as electric power.
Pipistrel Velis Electro electric-powered airplane
Airports

NBAA Exec: Airports Should Begin Prepping for AAM

Airports should not wait for AAM to arrive before preparing for the transition and should be aware of the benefits it can bring, NBAA's Gertsen said.
A view of an airplane's flight deck
Aircraft

AAM Market Worth $68.1B by 2032, Study Finds

The advanced air mobility industry will grow at a CAGR of 35.2 percent, according to a new market report.
Joby Aviation's eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Diamond's Electric eDA40 Trainer Makes First Flight

The two-seat Diamond eDA40 should complete type certification by early 2024.
Diamond Aircraft's eDA40 electric light aircraft makes its first flight.
Avionics

Avidyne Conceived Quantum Avionics with AAM in Mind

Quantum’s AI offers new capabilities for a wide variety of aircraft
Avidyne Quantum avionics suite pictured inside the VoltAero Cassio 330
Aircraft

Wisk Flies eVTOL Autonomously, Unmanned at AirVenture

Wisk's Cora eVTOL made its public debut with a flight
Wisk's Core eVTOL flying at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023
Charter & Fractional

Sino Jet Orders 100 Aerofugia eVTOLs

Tiltrotor to operate alongside its business jet fleet
Sino Jet wants to add Aerofugia's AE200 eVTOL aircraft to its business jet fleet
Accidents

Vertical Confirms Flight-test Incident with eVTOL Prototype

No injuries during motor failure test
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL prototype aircraft in untethered remotely piloted flight tests.
Aircraft

Lilium Gives Travelers a Taste of Future Flight in the Lilium Jet eVTOL Aircraft

This is what Lilium's four-seat configuration will look like
rendering of Lilium Jet taking off vertically
Regulations and Government

GAMA Calls for Performance-based eVTOL Regulations

Group comments on FAA Special Federal Aviation Regulation
Joby Aviation's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft
Environment

USAF Contract Boosts JetZero's Blended-wing Body Design

JetZero promises to halve fuel burn and emissions
JetZero's blended-wing body aircraft
Regulations and Government

EASA Introduces VTOL Aircraft Policy Changes

Changes to rules for urban air mobility would need revisions to EU aviation regulations
Volocopter eVTOL aircraft flight in Paris
Accidents

Propeller Fault Caused Vertical's eVTOL Prototype Crash

Two more prototypes are under construction, and certification timeline is unchanged
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL prototype crashed on August 9.
Charter & Fractional

Bristow, Volocopter Team on eVTOL Service in U.S., UK

Agreement includes up to 80 VoloCity eVTOLs for Bristow
VoloCity over London
Aircraft

We Go Inside Joby Aviation’s Pilot Production Facility as It Starts eVTOL Production

Joby Aviation is getting ready to mass-produce eVTOL aircraft it says will transform transportation in and around crowded cities.
two Joby eVTOL aircraft on the ground