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Watch Video: CBS News Second Report on “Companies Racing to Develop eVTOLs”

Chris Stonor6 July 2022

It appears CBS News has become enamoured by flying taxis as this is its second lengthy report since April. The video is 13.30’ minutes long. CNN Anchorman, Anderson Cooper, and a CBS correspondent for 60 Minutes, takes another enthusiastic look a...

The Countdown Begins: Flying Taxis and The Paris Olympic Games (Part 3) – Media Perspective

Chris Stonor6 July 2022

The present trials at Cergy-Pontoise Airport, leading up to the Paris Olympic Games in July, 2024 are imperative for the future success of the eVTOL industry. Over 4 billion people worldwide may watch the Games on TV, not forgetting the 10 million s...

EASA publishes world’s first rules for operation of air taxis in cities

eVTOL Insights Editorial1 July 2022

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published rules for the operation of air taxis in cities, the first comprehensive proposal for such regulations to be issued world-wide. The proposed new regulatory framework is open to public ...

EXECUTIVE PROFILE: Duncan Walker, Chief Executive Officer at Skyports

Jason Pritchard1 July 2022

The next instalment of our Executive Profiles is now live! This time, we put the questions to Duncan Walker, Chief Executive Officer at Skyports. We started these interviews as an informal way to get to know the industry's thought leaders, innova...

“AAM Reality Index” New Infographics Format for eVTOL Orders

Chris Stonor30 June 2022

https://evtolinsights.com/2022/06/smgs-consulting-aam-reality-index-welcomes-new-addition-the-air-index-interview-with-founder-sergio-cecutta/ After interviewing Sergio Cecutta last week about his SMG Consulting “AAM Reality Index”, he has adde...

Download FREE 33-Page Report: “Electric Urban Aviation and its benefits to the UK Community”

eVTOL Insights Editorial30 June 2022

An Eve Urban Air Mobility-led consortium of global leading aviation organisations has published an important 33-page report that is free to download, entitled: “The Launch of Electric Urban Aviation: delivering environmental, economic and mobility b...

Airbus Chooses KLK Motorsport, Modell-und Formenbau Blasius Gerg to Develop NextGen Rear Structure

eVTOL Insights Editorial30 June 2022

Airbus is collaborating with KLK Motorsport and Modell-und Formenbau Blasius Gerg to design, develop and manufacture the rear structure of the City Airbus NextGen eVTOL, reports a press release. The companies will develop an ultra-lightweight rear f...

A Reed Smith LLP Commentary – Learn to fly: eVTOLs and autonomous flight

Jason Pritchard30 June 2022

By Richard Hakes and Ashleigh Standen, Reed Smith LLP “Fly along with me,” sings Dave Grohl, “I can’t quite make it alone.” We can imagine eVTOL developers singing along to this as they work towards autonomous flight, as so many of the vehicle mo...

Three’s a Union: ECSU, AeroX, Piedmont Flight Training join forces “to pave way for Flying Cars!”

eVTOL Insights Editorial29 June 2022

ECSU (Elizabeth City State University), AeroX and Piedmont Flight Training are “joining forces” to expand aviation education, strengthen and diversify the industry workforce and build an autonomous urban aircraft infrastructure in North Carolina, re...

EHang Announces Strategic Partnership with Agricultural Bank of China, “RMB 1 billion credit facilities”

eVTOL Insights Editorial29 June 2022

EHang announced this week it has entered into a strategic partnership with the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), Guangzhou Branch, that apart from comprehensive banking includes credit facilities of RMB1 billion, reports a press release. RMB1 billio...

EHang, ENAIRE Collaborate on U-Space and UAM

eVTOL Insights Editorial29 June 2022

EHang announced this week it has entered into a collaboration agreement with ENAIRE, Spain’s national air navigation services provider and future provider of common information services for U-Space airspace, to promote research, development and inno...

BETA Technologies: Further Amazon investment, Successful ALIA Trial Flight

eVTOL Insights Editorial28 June 2022

BETA Technologies and its support from Amazon continues with further investment from the online website (the second Amazon funding via the Climate Pledge Fund after an initial stake last year), alongside a successful trial of the ALIA between two Am...

Archer’s eVTOL Aircraft Returns to the Sky

Chris Stonor27 June 2022

After the recent and surprising departure of Co-Founder and CEO, Brett Adcock, Archer remains on course, determined to gain full certification leading to the start of commercial flights in 2024 via its eVTOL named The Maker. The craft’s first ven...

FAA grants Part 135 certification to Zipline for longest-range commercial drone deliveries in US

eVTOL Insights Editorial24 June 2022

Zipline has received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 135 air carrier certification to operate in the US and is now authorised to complete the longest range on-demand commercial drone deliveries using uncrewed unmanned aircraft system ...

Video: Interview with Joby CEO, JoeBen Bevirt

Chris Stonor24 June 2022

Under the nifty sub-heading, Future of eVTOLs is not just carbon neutral but climate neutral, below is a recent interview with Joby Founder and CEO, JoeBen Bevirt, carried out by and posted on YouTube by the Farnborough International News Network (F...

eVTOL Aircraft Market Worth $1.75 Billion by 2028 at 35.6% CAGR Led by Piloted Segment

eVTOL Insights Editorial23 June 2022

According to new research just published by The Insight Partners, the eVTOL aircraft market is expected to grow from $519 million in 2024 to $1.75 billion by 2028, a compound average growth rate (CAGR) of 35.6% from 2024 to 2028. The market is se...

DIEHL AVIATION EXPANDS COOPERATION WITH VOLOCOPTER FOR THE VOLOCITY AIR TAXI

eVTOL Insights Editorial23 June 2022

Volocopter and avionics supplier Diehl Aerospace are now cooperating on the development of an optical splitter that provides control information to the VoloCity air taxi's 18 rotors to complement the flight control system and other components for ba...

ROLLS-ROYCE ADVANCES HYBRID-ELECTRIC FLIGHT WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY

eVTOL Insights Editorial22 June 2022

Rolls-Royce is to develop turbogenerator technology which includes a new small engine designed for hybrid-electric applications. The system will be an on-board power source with scalable power and will complement the Rolls-Royce Electrical propul...

EHang Partners with Tianxingjian on Scenic Flight Project with EH216 AAVs

eVTOL Insights Editorial22 June 2022

EHang Holdings has received an initial purchase order for five EH216 autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) from Tianxingjian Cultural Tourism Investment and Development, an affiliated enterprise of the Jishou city government in Hunan province, China. ...

Wingcopter raises $42 million with multi-million-dollar delivery drone orders

eVTOL Insights Editorial21 June 2022

Wingcopter has raised $42 million from German retailer REWE Group, and German investors Salvia and XAI technologies as new shareholders, tripling the company’s equity to more than $60 million. REWE Group is one of Germany’s largest grocery retail...

eVTOL News Summary

eVTOL Insights Editorial21 June 2022

France’s SITA to provide IT services at Skyports’ AAM vertiports Skyports has struck a partnership with French air industry IT specialist SITA to outfit its future vertiports with digital services facilitating passenger use of air taxi transporta...

SMG’s Consulting ‘AAM Reality Index’ welcomes new addition – Vertiports: Interview with Founder Sergio Cecutta

Chris Stonor21 June 2022

evtolinsights.com last interviewed Sergio Cecutta, the founder of SMG Consulting pioneering ‘AAM Reality Index’ exactly a year ago. This regularly updated index mirrors the eVTOL industry’s development and progress, toward the ultimate goal of produ...

UK CAA Choose EASA over FAA For Future Safety Certification Standards

Jason Pritchard20 June 2022

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed it will put in place the certification standards used by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), known as Special Conditions (SC)-VTOL, as the basis for UK acceptance for eVTOL aircraft. This a...

London 2023: April 18th-19th

Jason Pritchard17 June 2022

eVTOL Insights is super excited to reveal the dates for its 2023 London conference, which will be held once again at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in Tower Bridge. Following the inaugural success of our first event in April – which attracted nearly 90...