Advanced Air Mobility - eVTOL Insights

Nippon Koei Looks to Lead Japan’s Vertiport Market

Chris Stonor6 October 2022

Executives within Tokyo-based Nippon Koei are aiming to make their company Japan’s market leader in the forthcoming eVTOL vertiport industry, reports akihabaranews.com. Yasushi Inoue, Nippon Koei Senior Manager of the Global Aviation Department, ...

AutoFlight launches in U.S with two senior aviation industry-leading appointments

Chris Stonor5 October 2022

AutoFlight, the Chinese global eVTOL company, announced today the opening of its first U.S office at Napa County airport in California, reports a press release. This expansion is supported by the hiring of two senior industry veterans. Omer Bay-Y...

Only one week left until eVTOL Insights heads to New York for its next industry conference!

Jason Pritchard4 October 2022

There's just one week left until eVTOL Insights' NY conference, which is shaping up to be another excellent day of keynote presentations, live Q&As, panel discussions and fireside chats. More than 80 attendees are set to join some of the ind...

Urban Aeronautics collaborates with Neurobotx to Train CityHawk eVTOL “in Cognitive Metaverse”

Chris Stonor4 October 2022

Urban Aeronautics is collaborating with Neurobotx to train CityHawk eVTOL “in Cognitive Metaverse”, reports a press release. Neurobotx is a Boeing-backed company led by neuroscientist Dr. Diana Deca aimed at building the cognitive metaverse for air ...

Wingcopter Collaborate with Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Chris Stonor4 October 2022

Wingcopter and Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences are trialing the potential of delivering consumer goods by drone to improve local supply in rural communities, reports a press release. The project called 'Drohnen-Lastenrad-Express-Beliefe...

VIDEO: A closer look inside Wisk’s Gen 6 eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard3 October 2022

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GALLERY: Wisk unveils the four-seater, Gen 6 aircraft it intends to certify for the AAM market

Jason Pritchard3 October 2022

Wisk has revealed its Gen 6 eVTOL aircraft - the world’s first self-flying, all-electric, four-passenger vertical takeoff and landing air taxi. The model will be the company's go-to-market aircraft and represents the first-ever candidate for type...

Watch Fascinating Video: Bloomberg.com 4.30’ Take on Drone Delivery Zipline

eVTOL Insights Editorial3 October 2022

Under the heading “Zipline Taps Power of Sound to Get Retailer Drones Airborne”, Bloomberg.com journalist, Ed Ludlow, reports on how Zipline is using sound-based technology to make drone-delivery groceries a reality in this 4.30' video interview. Ke...

EHang Announces Progress in EH216-S Type Certification Process

eVTOL Insights Editorial3 October 2022

EHang announced late last week that progress is being made with its EH216-S Type Certification Process, reports a press release. The Project Specific Certification Plan has been officially approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC...

Watch Video: Singapore F-Drones Announces Agreement with Hafnia Tankers for Maritime delivery

eVTOL Insights Editorial30 September 2022

While Singapore and its surround is touted as a future global leader of eVTOL operations, drone delivery is very much on the ascendancy too in the region. F-Drones is, perhaps, the best known within the delivery sector, where it began trials back...

Sabrewing’s Rhaegal Cargo UAV Smashes World Record Payload on First Flight

Chris Stonor29 September 2022

California-based, Sabrewing, announced this week that its RH-1-A Rhaegal (pronounced Rye-gull) VTOL air cargo drone has achieved its first hover flight while lifting a record-setting payload, reports a press release. The pre-production air vehicl...

GlobeAir to purchase 12 Lilium Jets for its premium and business eVTOL flights in France and Italy

Jason Pritchard29 September 2022

Lilium has announced a partnership with GlobeAir, which will include the purchase of 12 Lilium Jets to provide premium and business eVTOL flights to its customer base in the French Riviera and Italy. The aircraft will complement ...

Interview with Ben Tigner, Founder of Overair Butterfly eVTOL

Chris Stonor29 September 2022

The Orange County Business Journal, the second largest business media outlet in California, briefly interviewed local success story, Ben Tigner, co-Founder and CEO of Overair Butterfly, earlier this month. Tigner’s Overair is a spin-off from Kare...

FAA Releases New Design Guidelines for Vertiport Infrastructure

eVTOL Insights Editorial28 September 2022

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released last week new design guidelines for vertiport infrastructure to support Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft. https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-09/eb-105-vertiports.pdf An FAA state...

Wing Drone Delivery Noise: Australians complain, “It’s gone too far!”

Chris Stonor28 September 2022

Some residents from Logan, Brisbane have had enough of Wing’s delivery drones flying over their homes, on occasions close to eighty times a day, reports Australian Channel 9 program, ‘A Current Affair’. “They are very very noisy,” says one resident....

Singapore and Asia: “The Land of Millionaires, The Future of Urban Air Mobility… and Volocopter”

Chris Stonor27 September 2022

Thank you to webintravel.com for that nifty headline as well as gaining a recent scoop by interviewing Hon Lung Chu, Head of Volocopter’s Singapore and Southeast Asia Business Development. Talk to the discerning doyens of the impending electric a...

Watch Video: “Regent’s hotly anticipated Seaglider is up, up and away”

Chris Stonor27 September 2022

“Regent’s hotly anticipated Seaglider is up, up and away,” writes cnbc.com. The news outlet also offers an exciting video alongside the article, showing the company’s prototype seaplane taking a test flight across the waters of Narragansett Bay in R...

Vertical Aerospace conducts initial airborne VX4 trial, first British company in 20 years to lift off with new aircraft

eVTOL Insights Editorial26 September 2022

UK-based Vertical Aerospace reached a milestone over the weekend for its eVTOL VX4 development, when a piloted prototype first became airborne during a flight trial, reports a press release. This is the first British company in 20 years to lift off ...

UPDATE: eVTOL Insights’ expands agenda for its New York conference – Honeywell and Vertical Aerospace now confirmed

Jason Pritchard23 September 2022

Due to popular demand, eVTOL Insights is excited to announce it has expanded the schedule of its upcoming New York conference, with Honeywell and Vertical Aerospace now confirmed as additional speakers. Taking place at the Dream Downtown Hotel fr...

FREE 84-Page Report: Global Sky Media “Asia-Pacific AAM Report H1 2022”

eVTOL Insights Editorial19 September 2022

Global Sky Media released an 84-page FREE report last week covering the developing Asia-Pacific Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). It covers 19 eVTOL Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that are either headquartered in Asia-Pacific or originally found...

Watch CBS News Video About Eve Air Mobility

eVTOL Insights Editorial19 September 2022

Mainstream TV coverage of the eVTOL Industry is increasing and CBS is one particular media company that has taken a shine to “the future of aviation.” This year alone, the outlet has carried out a number of specials on the industry. https://evto...

Vertical Aerospace: “Time to Buy This Game-Changing eVTOL Stock?”

Chris Stonor16 September 2022

Micah Angel, a contributor for the financial website, The Motley Fool, posted an article about Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) earlier this week, which was then picked up and republished by more than 15 different online sites. Angel asks that evoking ques...

Japan: DroNext “Morphs into SkyScape” and Vertiport Infrastructure

Chris Stonor15 September 2022

Osaka-based drone company, DroNext, is morphing in to the name SkyScape and become the latest player in Japan’s eVTOL industry, reports akihabaranews.com. It aims to enter the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vertiport market with financial support from ...

DriveOhio’s “Vertiport Innovation Challenge” Focuses on STEM Outreach in Schools

eVTOL Insights Editorial15 September 2022

DriveOhio has collaborated with Northeast Ohio’s ‘Mastery School of Hawken’ to launch its latest Vertiport Innovation Challenge, reports a press release. Employing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills, students are to focus on ide...