Los Angeles - eVTOL Insights

Helinet and Urban Movement Labs to explore how eVTOL technology can be integrated into air travel in Los Angeles

Jason Pritchard28 April 2022

Helinet is to work with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to explore the future of air travel hand-in-hand with eVTOL aircraft manufacturers and the advanced air mobility industry in Los Angeles. This partnership will explore how aviation operators like ...

LAZ Parking and Skyports announce plans to develop and implement vertiports for eVTOL aircraft in Los Angeles

Jason Pritchard22 November 2021

Skyports and LAZ Parking, one of the largest parking companies in the United States, have announced a partnership agreement to develop and deploy vertiports for electric air taxis in Los Angeles. Through the partnership, Skyports and LAZ will de...

Volocopter to explore its eVTOL aircraft applications in Los Angeles as part of new partnership with Urban Movement Labs

Jason Pritchard17 September 2021

Volocopter is working with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to explore the application of its urban air mobility (UAM) solutions in the Los Angeles region. The partnership between both companies will provide lessons to inform a policy framework th...

Archer set to unveil its eVTOL aircraft in Los Angeles on June 10th, event also available as a live stream

Jason Pritchard3 June 2021

Archer will publicly unveil its two-seater demonstrator eVTOL aircraft in Los Angeles next week, in what the company has described as a 'monumental milestone' in its journey towards commercial launch by 2024. Organised in accordance with local C...

Archer commits to launching first urban air mobility network in Los Angeles by 2024

Jason Pritchard23 February 2021

Archer Aviation plans to launch its first urban air mobility network in Los Angeles by 2024, as the company looks to address some of California's mobility challenges and provide an easier way for people to travel in between dense metropolitan areas....

World Economic Forum publishes seven key principles to help realise Urban Air Mobility in cities

Jason Pritchard18 September 2020

The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the City of Los Angeles have released a roadmap to support the roll-out of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in cities, founded on seven key principles of implementation. They are Sustainability, Low Noise, Local Workfor...