Urban Air Mobility - eVTOL Insights

Wing Drone Delivery in Ireland is “Up Up and Away”

eVTOL Insights Editorial24 November 2022

Wing is really excited about drone delivery in Ireland. Not only does it offer the company a foot in the European door for 2023, but the Irish people show a real appetite for this futuristic business, especially after the recent trial successes of I...

Israel: National Drone Initiative invests ILS60 million in 10 Companies for Series of Major Trials

Chris Stonor24 November 2022

Israel’s National Drone Initiative is investing ILS60 million with 10 companies as part of a pilot project to examine the use of large cargo drones and passenger-carrying flying taxis in controlled airspace, reports israeldefense.co.il. The sum is e...

Archer and Joby in Top 100 of Business Insider’s ‘Leaders Driving Unprecedented Change and Innovation’

Chris Stonor23 November 2022

The influential and esteemed media outlet, Business Insider, each year compiles a 'Top 100' of people which it considers are 'the power players behind the most significant trends of the year'. In the 2022 list, there are ten categories where Tran...

Hyundai Motor Group Signs MOU with Nusantara Capital City Authority to Establish Indonesian Ecosystem for AAM

eVTOL Insights Editorial22 November 2022

Hyundai Motor Group recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nusantara Capital City Authority to explore an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem in Indonesia, reports a press release. The signing was attended by Jaiwon Shin, ...

“Take a Bow Midnight”: Archer Unveils its Production Aircraft

eVTOL Insights Editorial17 November 2022

Archer Aviation has today publicly unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight, a pilot-plus-four-passenger eVTOL aircraft during an Open House event in Palo Alto, California, reports a press release. Midnight is a development of Archer’s demonstrato...

VoltAero completes first funding in its Series B Round from strategic industrial investor, TESI

eVTOL Insights Editorial16 November 2022

France-based, VoltAero, who describes its Cassio 330 as “A unique aircraft with parallel electric-hybrid propulsion” recently announced completion of the first tranche in a Series B finance round, with TESI, an Italian engineering firm based in Turi...

U.S: Archer Aviation Selects Site in Georgia for Manufacturing Facility

eVTOL Insights Editorial15 November 2022

Archer Aviation announced this week that a site in Georgia adjacent to the Covington Municipal Airport has been selected for its manufacturing facility, reports a press release. This is a key next step for the U.S-based eVTOL company. Archer plan...

Vertical Aerospace Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Chris Stonor15 November 2022

Last week, Vertical Aerospace announced its financial results for Q3. Financial Highlights include:- : Vertical reported a net operating loss of UKP19 million for the three months ended September 30th, 2022, compared to a net operating loss of...

“From Helicopters to eVTOLs”: NTA, JR-West Innovations Collaborate to Bring Flying Taxis to Japan

Chris Stonor14 November 2022

The six-month long Osaka Expo 2025 is less than two and a half years away, and with the organisers promising “fleets of air taxis” to fly the public and exhibitors to and from the event, this is the place to be for the eVTOL Industry. While the m...

eVTOL Operational Costs And Profit: “Does Anyone Have a Clue… Yet?”

Chris Stonor10 November 2022

Please check out leehamnews.com, a news, trend spotting and analysis website specialising in the aviation industry. The company was founded by Scott Hamilton more than 25 years ago. Its star journalist today is Bjorn Fehrm, a former aeronautical eng...

Archer, United Airlines Announce First Commercial eVTOL Route in the U.S

eVTOL Insights Editorial10 November 2022

Archer Aviation and United Airlines announced today their first airport to city centre commercial route between United’s hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and New York City, reports a press release. The release says, “The Downtown...

Top Six: eVTOL Start-Ups and Automakers are Expeditiously Collaborating Like Never Before

Chris Stonor9 November 2022

The race is on for the prime spots in the impending eVTOL revolution and major car-makers are determined to grab a seat at the top-table. robbreport.com published an informative piece by automotive journalist, Jaclyn Trop, last week, (Amusingly, ...

LEO Flying Car Takes Off with First Manned Flight

Chris Stonor9 November 2022

There are flying cars and then there is the LEO Coupe Hypercar, propelled by an all-electric jet propulsion, which experienced its first manned flight on October 30th, reports a press release. Agreed, the craft is a prototype and it was a tethere...

Abu Dhabi Airports Signs MOU with Groupe ADP to Accelerate AAM

Chris Stonor8 November 2022

Abu Dhabi Airports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with French engineering and operations firm, Groupe ADP, to explore and accelerate the potential of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in Abu Dhabi, reports TLME News Service. This s...

Interview with PLANA AERO Founder/CEO Braden J. Kim

Chris Stonor8 November 2022

evtolinsights.com has published several articles in recent weeks about the exciting new 7-seater hybrid eVTOL Aircraft being produced by South Korean company, PLANA AERO. This week, local media outlet, Yonhap News Agency, published an interview with...

Watch Video: CNBC 17’ feature on the impending eVTOL Aircraft Revolution

eVTOL Insights Editorial7 November 2022

This 17 minute long video, made by CNBC News producer, Andrew Evers, offers a general eVTOL introduction, followed by an emphasis on Joby Aviation including an interview with Founder and CEO, JoeBen Bevirt. The aircraft’s technology is discussed...

Joby Aviation Delays eVTOL Commercial Services until 2025

Chris Stonor3 November 2022

Quelle surprise! Joby Aviation has announced in a shareholder highlights letter this week, which also covers the Q3 financial results, that its proposed full certification and start of commercial services in 2024 has been put off a year to 2025. ...

U.S: FAA Approves New York’s 50-Mile Drone Corridor for UAS Operations After USD113 Million State Investment

Chris Stonor3 November 2022

This story broke several weeks ago and yet few media outlets reported on this major breakthrough for the unmanned drone industry in America. Kathy Hochul, the first female Governor of New York State, announced the news on October 21st, reports a ...

Archer Chooses Mecaer to Provide Landing Gear for Midnight Air Taxi

eVTOL Insights Editorial2 November 2022

Archer and Mecaer Aviation Group have entered into an agreement for the design, development, qualification and supply of landing gear for Archer’s eVTOL Midnight Aircraft, reports rotormedia.com. Mecaer’s design expertise and years of production ...

Hybrid eVTOL Plana Aero Signs LOI with Electric Power Systems for AAM Batteries

eVTOL Insights Editorial2 November 2022

South Korea-based, Plana Aero, has announced this week a Letter of Intent (LOI) with U.S Electric Power Systems (EPS), a leading global battery supplier, reports a press release. Plana is developing a 7-seat eVTOL Aircraft and aims to construct a de...

Hurricane Ian: Drone Deliveries Assist Stricken Floridians

Chris Stonor1 November 2022

The very best of “drones for good” has been on-show after areas of Florida were devastated on September 28th by the Category 4 Hurricane Ian, reports freightwaves.com. The residents of Sanibel Island, for example, were cut off from the Florida ma...

EHang, HAECO Group Sign MoU to Explore AAM

eVTOL Insights Editorial1 November 2022

EHang announced this week the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hong Kong-based Aircraft Engineering Company, HAECO Group, to explore Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM), reports a press release. The release says, “This partnership p...

UK: Skyfarer, Medical Logistics Commence BVLOS Hospital Drone Deliveries

Chris Stonor31 October 2022

Skyfarer, a UK aerial co-ordinator company and Medical Logistics, a specialist healthcare courier organisation, have commenced a Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) drone trial, delivering “vital time-sensitive medical supplies” to hospitals via a s...

Watch Videos: Spain Joins eVTOL Race “with Integrity”

Chris Stonor28 October 2022

Countries are falling over themselves to join the eVTOL and drone industries and Spain is the latest to display a contender. Called “The Integrity 3” and constructed by company Umiles Next, this eVTOL first took to the air at the ONERA test field in...