Urban Air Mobility

Watch Video: The Zipline “Game-Changer!”

Chris Stonor23 March 2023

evtolinsights.com published a story this week about drone delivery company, Zipline (wait for the overused phrase) “game-changing” new technologies (note the plural). Anyone who has followed the ultimate “drones for good” company, knows how ahead it...

EHang Reports Q4 ’22, “Type Certification Over 90 Percent Complete”

Chris Stonor23 March 2023

EHang, a popular company with Stock Market investors, has released its Q4, 2022 financial results this week, reports a press release. An added bonus is the eagerly awaited news that EHang’s Type Certification is now over 90 percent complete. Belo...

Zipline Unveils NextGen Autonomous Drone Platform, “Very Quiet, Very Precise”

Chris Stonor22 March 2023

Zipline has unveiled its NextGen Autonomous Drone Platform that, the company claims, “provides quiet, fast and precise delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs.” Zipline also says the platform “is practically silent (designed to sound like w...

South Korea: Jeju Island To Begin First Commercial Drone Delivery Service

Chris Stonor21 March 2023

The southern resort of Jeju is at the centre of South Korea’s present trials of both eVTOLs and drones and it was announced this week that the island will host the country’s first commercial drone delivery service, reports koreabizwire.com. The s...

EHang: The Latest News Updates

Chris Stonor21 March 2023

Ehang in 2023 is almost absent of “official” news stories on its website. Just one to date which appeared on February 17th entitled ‘EH216 AAV Completes Its Japan's First Passenger-Carrying Demo Flight’. EHang was a company that regularly put out pr...

Manna Drone Delivery Announces Investment by Coca-Cola HBC + First U.S Trial in Texas

Chris Stonor20 March 2023

The much-promised leap into the U.S drone delivery market by Irish-based Manna, is happening after a strategic investment by Coca-Cola HBC, reports a press release. The investor is a bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company. Through its Ventures...

Neurobotx, JetX Collaborate to Upload JetX aircraft on Metapilot

Chris Stonor20 March 2023

Neurobotx, a company building “the ultimate cognitive metaverse” and JetX who are developing a real-life vector-thrust eVTOL, are collaborating to construct a highly realistic air taxi simulation for gamers to experience on a meta pilot gaming platf...

AutoFlight Announces Major Commercial Deal with EvFly “for 205 Prosperity eVTOLs”

Chris Stonor17 March 2023

China-based AutoFlight announced a major deal with EvFly this week, a Singapore-based fleet-management and air-transport company, reports a press release. EvFly is purchasing 205 Prosperity 1 passenger eVTOL and Cargo Aircraft. The first 10 will be ...

Wingcopter And ZAL Collaborate On “Hydrogen-Powered Delivery Drones”

Chris Stonor17 March 2023

German-based Wingcopter and The ZAL Centre of Applied Aeronautical Research announced this week a collaboration to explore and develop hydrogen-powered delivery drones, reports a press release. The release explains, “By refitting the battery-powe...

Osaka Expo 2025: “The eVTOL Runners and Riders”

Chris Stonor16 March 2023

japantimes.co.jp broke the news on Tuesday (March 14th) that U.S company Lift had trialled its single-seater Hexa eVTOL over a park in Osaka City described as “The first time in Japan an eVTOL has been piloted from the cockpit.” The website state...

NASA Carries Out Series of Flight Tests on Joby’s S4 Simulator

Chris Stonor16 March 2023

Joby Aviation’s cutting-edge eVTOL S4 Flight Simulator is proving popular and NASA is presently collaborating with the company on a series of simulated flight tests, reports a press release. The aim is for NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) resea...

Blade Air Mobility Q4 Highlights and Financial Results “To Close a Monumental Year”

Chris Stonor15 March 2023

Blade Air Mobility released its Q4 financial results and highlights this week which are described by Rob Wiesenthal, CEO of the company as, “a strong fourth quarter to close our a monumental year for Blade”, reports a press release. He continues,...

Vertical Aerospace Announces Opening of “Vertical Energy Centre”, UK’s “Most Advanced Aerospace Battery Facility”

Chris Stonor14 March 2023

UK-based eVTOL Aircraft Company, Vertical Aerospace, announced this week the opening of its Vertical Energy Centre (VEC) in Bristol, believed to be the country's most advanced aerospace battery facility, reports a press release. This multi-million-p...

South Africa: Foot in Drone Industry Door with Dragonfly V

Chris Stonor14 March 2023

Cape Town-based FlyH2 first came to prominence in 2015 after winning first prize at South Africa’s Avi Awards for a prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Powered by a hybrid power system combining hydrogen with electricity, this has developed to ...

Wing Drone Delivery: “Capable Of Handling Tens Of Millions Of Deliveries For Millions Of Consumers” By Mid 2024

Chris Stonor13 March 2023

Wing drone delivery is adding complex route management and self-loading capability for its drone delivery fleet that will make it "capable of handling tens of millions of deliveries for millions of consumers by mid 2024", says CEO Adam Woodwort...

Archer Announces Q4 and Full Year 2022 Results, Midnight Closer to Build Completion

Chris Stonor10 March 2023

Archer Aviation announced its Q4 and Full Year ’22 Results this week as well as stating the Midnight Aircraft is closer to completion and will be fully constructed later on this year, reports a press release. Archer’s recent key operating highlig...

Sikorsky Long-Range HeVTOL Demonstrator to Assist Future Military and Commercial Missions

Chris Stonor10 March 2023

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is producing a HeVTOL (HEX) prototype with a maximum gross weight of more than 7,000 lbs, reports a press release. The uncrewed aircraft is to serve as a flying test-bed to evaluate large aircraft design, innovat...

Battery Maker H55 Gains Support From Canada Economic Development

Chris Stonor9 March 2023

Swiss-based battery maker H55 announced this week, it has gained support from the Canada Economic Development (CED) for Quebec Regions in the development of its Canadian subsidiary, reports a press release. This assistance will develop H55’s glob...

Norway: Airbus, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future medical missions

Chris Stonor9 March 2023

Airbus is collaborating with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation (NAAF) to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future missions for medical services in Norway, reports a press release. This partnership is to measure the added value of eVTOL aircraft f...

Are eVTOLs The Death-Knell For Helicopters?

Chris Stonor8 March 2023

It’s funny how a feature idea suddenly pops in to your head. In this case, it was seeing an image during a talk by Dave Webber, an AAM Flight Test Liaison Officer for the FAA, at a recent Vertical Flight Society ‘2023 Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeti...

Plana Aero, Jeju Air to develop AAM eco-system in South Korea

Chris Stonor8 March 2023

Exciting news from South Korea with an announcement that leading Korean VTOL company, Plana Aero, is collaborating with Jeju Air, a leader in the low cost carrier industry, to develop Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and compete in the country’s major K-...

Watch Video: The Zipline “Game-Changer!”

EHang Reports Q4 ’22, “Type Certification Over 90 Percent Complete”

Zipline Unveils NextGen Autonomous Drone Platform, “Very Quiet, Very Precise”

South Korea: Jeju Island To Begin First Commercial Drone Delivery Service

EHang: The Latest News Updates

Manna Drone Delivery Announces Investment by Coca-Cola HBC + First U.S Trial in Texas

Neurobotx, JetX Collaborate to Upload JetX aircraft on Metapilot

AutoFlight Announces Major Commercial Deal with EvFly “for 205 Prosperity eVTOLs”

Wingcopter And ZAL Collaborate On “Hydrogen-Powered Delivery Drones”

Osaka Expo 2025: “The eVTOL Runners and Riders”

NASA Carries Out Series of Flight Tests on Joby’s S4 Simulator

Blade Air Mobility Q4 Highlights and Financial Results “To Close a Monumental Year”

Vertical Aerospace Announces Opening of “Vertical Energy Centre”, UK’s “Most Advanced Aerospace Battery Facility”

South Africa: Foot in Drone Industry Door with Dragonfly V

Wing Drone Delivery: “Capable Of Handling Tens Of Millions Of Deliveries For Millions Of Consumers” By Mid 2024

Archer Announces Q4 and Full Year 2022 Results, Midnight Closer to Build Completion

Sikorsky Long-Range HeVTOL Demonstrator to Assist Future Military and Commercial Missions

Battery Maker H55 Gains Support From Canada Economic Development

Norway: Airbus, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future medical missions

Are eVTOLs The Death-Knell For Helicopters?

Plana Aero, Jeju Air to develop AAM eco-system in South Korea

RigiTech first to begin daily BVLOS drone deliveries in France

Honda Latest Automaker to Pursue e/VTOL Dream

Trump Unveils “Bold Plan to Construct 10 Freedom Cities” to Beat China in the eVTOL and VTOL race