Europe

Airbus lays foundations for Urban Air Mobility in Germany with the Air Mobility Initiative

Jason Pritchard4 May 2022

Airbus has created the Air Mobility Initiative (AMI), which will set up a series of research projects aimed at making Urban Air Mobility within and between cities in Germany a reality. Supported by the Free State of Bavaria and the Federal Repub...

Airbus partners with ITA Airways to create urban air mobility services in Italy using eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard27 April 2022

Airbus and ITA Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on urban air mobility (UAM) in Italy. The two companies will explore the creation of tailored UAM services, by identifying strategic use cases for emission-free mobility...

Urban-Air Port to accelerate drone delivery infrastructure in Sweden

Jason Pritchard22 April 2022

Urban-Air Port has partnered with the City of Skellefteå, Skellefteå Airport and Skanska in Sweden in order to integrate infrastructure for drone deliveries at Hammarängen. Northvolt, Europe’s largest electric battery production facility, i...

Lilium heads to Spain and begins next phase of flight testing with fifth generation demonstrator

Jason Pritchard5 April 2022

Lilium has begun the next phase of flight testing in Spain with its fifth generation technology demonstrator, Phoenix 2. Over the coming months at the ATLAS Flight Test Centre, located in Villacarrillo, southern Spain, Lilium plans to exten...

Gözen Holding orders 100 of Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 aircraft from Avolon to bring eVTOL travel to Turkey

Jason Pritchard30 March 2022

Gözen Holding, one of Turkey’s leading aviation conglomerates and owner of Freebird Airlines, has committed to purchase or lease up to 50 VX4 eVTOL aircraft from aircraft lessor Avolon, with the option to purchase or lease up to 50 additional aircra...

EASA publishes world’s first vertiport design specifications for urban air mobility services across Europe

Jason Pritchard28 March 2022

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the world’s first guidance for the design of vertiports and the ground infrastructure needed for the safe operation of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) services such as air taxis, in locations a...

Volocopter completes first crewed flight of an eVTOL aircraft in France as part of week-long test campaign

Jason Pritchard24 March 2022

Volocopter has become the first eVTOL aircraft company to conduct both crewed and remotely piloted test flights in France, after its full-scale 2X prototype completed successful demonstrations at Pontoise Airfield near Paris on Monday. The crewed...

ZURI unveils next generation hybrid VTOL aircraft, which can travel more than 700km

Jason Pritchard20 January 2022

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Zuri releases first video footage of its test demonstrator in hover flight

Jason Pritchard26 November 2021

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ASG, Avtrain and VectorCap team up to create Europe’s first eVTOL aircraft-approved pilot training business, VertX Aero

Jason Pritchard19 November 2021

Europe's first eVTOL aircraft-approved pilot training organisation has been launched this week, as a partnership between three Irish organisations – ASG, VectorCap, and Avtrain. VertX Aero was launched with An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar at the Dubai A...

Swoop Aero and Skyports extend partnership to take drone deliveries to new heights across Europe and the Americas

Jason Pritchard19 August 2021

Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero and Skyports are extending their partnership to deploy drone delivery networks across the Americas and Europe, after the resounding success in contributing to the UK’s National Health Service COVID-19 re...

CUSTOMCELLS to produce high performance lithium-ion battery cells for Lilium’s seven-seater eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard29 July 2021

Lilium has partnered with CUSTOMCELLS to manufacture at scale the lithium-ion batteries for its seven-seater eVTOL aircraft, which will play a crucial role in ahead of a planned commercial launch in 2024. CUSTOMCELLS, who also supply internationa...

EASA reveals results of first study conducted on public acceptance of urban air mobility in European cities

Jason Pritchard20 May 2021

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published results of the first study conducted in the EU on Urban Air Mobility, which shows 83 per cent of respondents have a positive initial attitude and 71 per cent are ready to try out service...

Aeroports de Catalunya and EHang to collaborate on establishing new urban air mobility platform in Europe

Jason Pritchard3 May 2021

EHang has announced a strategic partnership agreement with Aeroports de Catalunya, with both parties looking to develop a test base and showroom at Lledia-Alguaire Airport in Spain. This will include test studies related to autonomous flight tech...

Zaragoza partners with EHang and becomes latest to join its growing UAM pilot city initiative in Europe

Jason Pritchard29 April 2021

EHang has announced Zaragoza as its fourth pilot city partner in Europe, with the autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) developer to work with the city and promote the implementation of demonstration projects - for missions including passenger transport, ...