German start-up Lilium Air Mobility plans to start production of the first type-conforming Lilium Jet in 2023 and achieve manned flight with the eVTOL vehicle in 2024. The company says it is making good progress on the path towards certification, with…
Vertical Aerospace says it completed the first hover flight of its VX4 eVTOL vehicle over the past weekend. This is the first step of the full flight test program that should lead toward certification in 2025. Vertical Aerospace VX-4 makes…
This week’s Farnborough Airshow might not have been buzzing with commercial aircraft orders, but it was an airshow at which the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) eVTOLs were more prominent on display than at any other airshow. Let’s have a look.…
eVTOL Deal Update
A consortium of leading Urban Air Mobility organizations is to develop a concept of operations for eVTOL vehicles in Miami Dade County, aiming to make it one of the key UAM regions in the United States. One of the partners…
Let’s reflect on 2021 with a selection of pictures to highlight events of another difficult year for aviation. The year was largely dominated (again) by the pandemic, resulting in numerous travel restrictions and border closures. Domestic air travel in Russia…