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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...

EHang and the Spanish National Police to explore use cases in emergency and security scenarios with its 216 eVTOL

Jason Pritchard11 October 2021

EHang is working with the Spanish National Police to explore potential use cases for AAVs in emergency and security missions. At the Press Day of Expodronica at World Air Traffic Management Congress, which was held on Tuesday, EHang made the fir...

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, ...

Ferrovial announces new project to develop 20-strong network of sustainable vertiports in Spain

Jason Pritchard9 February 2021

Ferrovial Airports, the airport infrastructure management company, has launched a project to develop a network of more than 20 interconnected and 100 per cent sustainable vertiports in Spain. The company - which has a 25 per cent stake in Londo...

Spain’s first air taxi demo flights to take place in Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela by 2022

Jason Pritchard9 November 2020

Spain's national air navigation authority, ENAIRE, has announced plans to begin the country's first air taxi demonstrations in Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela by 2022. The news was announced last week by Angel Luis Arias, the General Directo...