Vertical Aerospace has yet to comment publicly on the accident at Cotswold Airport on Wednesday when its VX4 prototype aircraft crashed and seems to have been seriously damaged. As the only flying VX4, the incident will likely have a significant…
UPDATE – Five major eVTOL start-ups announced various program updates last week for their Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) programs, both technically and financially. This includes Joby Aviation flying its first production aircraft, Vertical Aerospace making good progress with its first…
Vertical Aerospace has recently conducted the first untethered flight of its VX4 eVTOL, flying on its own battery power. The flight was done at Cotswold Airport, where the start-up is based for all initial flight tests. Vertical Aerospace VX4 makes…
This series of stories covers our takeaways from the Paris Air Show from a strategic perspective on the topics of Technological Change, Aftermarket and Retrofit Growth, Urban/Advanced Air Mobility, SAF and Carbon Reduction, and Airbus vs Boeing. URBAN/ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY
Joby Aviation has been granted permission by the FAA to start test-flying its first production prototype aircraft. The eVTOL maker has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate. After some initial test flights, the aircraft will be delivered to Edwards Air Force…
Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe caused some surprise by announcing a Letter of Intent for fifty Eve Air Mobility eVTOLs at the Paris Airshow. Although the airline has a Memorandum of Understanding with Eve to develop eVTOL operations in Scandinavia since 2021 ,…