Urban Air Mobility

EHang Globetrots Around World Exhibiting AAVs at Series of Recent Fairs and Expos

Chris Stonor10 May 2023

EHang works hard, very hard, to publicise and bring its AAVs to the public’s attention, where recently the company has been showcasing its autonomous aircraft via a tour of Fairs and Expos. First off was the five day Canton Fair at Guangdong, in ...

McKinsey Research Report: “Solving the ‘last-metre’ challenge in drone delivery”

Chris Stonor10 May 2023

Under the sub-heading, “Drone OEMs and operators are developing a range of methods to get goods from the aircraft to the customer’s front door—or at least close to it,” the respected Research company, McKinsey & Co, published a major report last...

Jekta signs MOU with Honeywell For Development of PHA-ZE 100 Amphibious Flying Boat

Chris Stonor10 May 2023

Jekta, the Swiss-based manufacturer of the electrically powered Passenger Hydro Aircraft Zero Emission 100 (PHA-ZE 100) amphibious flying boat, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Honeywell, reports a press release. The collaborat...

Wisk Aero, Japan Airlines Collaborate To Lay Groundwork For Daily Autonomous Flights In Japan

Chris Stonor9 May 2023

U.S eVTOL Company, Wisk Aero, and Japan Airlines (JAL), have announced today a collaboration to bring Wisk’s autonomous, all-electric air taxi services to Japan, reports a press release. Additionally, Wisk and JAL Engineering (JALEC), are to work cl...

Major U.S “Xponential Drone Convention” On This Week

Chris Stonor9 May 2023

One of the largest, if not the biggest drone event in the world, called the "Xponential Drone Convention", has opened its doors this week at the Colorado Convention Centre in Denver, U.S. It is a Who’s Who of the drone industry with many leading com...

Lilium Begins Wind Tunnel Testing on 1:2.5 Scale Jet Prototype at Europe’s Largest Wind Tunnel Facility

Chris Stonor5 May 2023

Lilium announced this week the beginning of wind tunnel testing on a complete 1:2.5 scale model (40 percent size) Lilium Jet at the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) facility in Marknesse, Netherlands, reports a press release. This includes for workin...

Aerovy Mobility develops cloud software to support infrastructure for electric aircraft

Chris Stonor4 May 2023

U.S based company Aerovy Mobility, announced this week, it has developed cloud software to support the infrastructure for eVTOL and Electric Aircraft, reports a press release. This includes planning and operational solutions. Aerovy is based at P...

Joby’s Momentum Continues with “USD180 million New Investment” and Q1 Financial Results Showing “Strong Balance Sheet of USD978 Million Cash”

Chris Stonor4 May 2023

Joby Aviation can do no wrong at present. Yet, six months ago, Bleecker Street Research wrote a damning piece headed “Uber Meets Tesla In The Sky Is Set To Crash And Burn.” evtolinsights.com wrote several critical articles about Bleecker’s seemingly...

Interview with Skyports Communications Manager, Maggie Mullan, about Potential Vero Beach Vertiport in Florida

Chris Stonor4 May 2023

Laurence Reisman is an experienced journalist who works for Treasure Coast Newspapers. A digital news site that is the largest daily southeastern Florida media operation in the region, encompassing three coastal counties: Martin, St. Lucie and India...

A2Z Drone Delivery Launches RDSX Pelican Hybrid VTOL

Chris Stonor3 May 2023

U.S-based A2Z drone delivery announced this week the launch of its RDSX Pelican Hybrid VTOL, reports a press release. The company’s test facility for over a year now, is located in Anji County, a scenic mountain bamboo forest, close to the prefectur...

India Aims to Construct Helipads and Drone Hubs in Motorway Rest Areas

Chris Stonor3 May 2023

A number of Indian media outlets have recently reported that Nitin Gadkari, India’s Minister for Road Transport and Highways, has announced that the government is looking to construct helipads and drone hubs alongside some of the 600 Wayside Amenity...

Zipline Drone Delivery Raises USD330 Million, gains USD4.2 Billion Valuation

Chris Stonor2 May 2023

The astonishing success story of medical drone delivery company Zipline continues, where the leader of this industry has not only recently raised a whopping USD330 million investment, but gained a USD4.2 billion valuation. This is way beyond any of ...

EHang, Monarch Aircraft Partner to establish Middle East and North Africa region’s “first sustainable electric aircraft, drone production and operation facilities”

Chris Stonor2 May 2023

The business links between China and the Middle East continue to strengthen with this latest news that EHang are to collaborate with Monarch Aircraft to bring eVTOLs, drones and the necessary operation facilities to the region, reports eastwestconn....

NEOM: An Urban Air Mobility Utopia or a Dystopian City Blueprint of the Future?

Chris Stonor27 April 2023

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans for the ultimate futuristic city called NEOM at the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October 2017, the world was agog. The ambition is immense. The fina...

Joby Aviation Goes from Strength to Strength After Latest U.S DOD Contract Now Valued at USD131 million

Chris Stonor25 April 2023

Yet more excellent news from Joby Aviation as the company announces today an extended contract with the U.S Department of Defence (DOD) worth an additional USD55 million, now valuing the deal at USD131 million, reports a press release. As part of...

China: EHang “Attention HotSpot” For Dignitaries and Public at Canton Fair

Chris Stonor25 April 2023

Last week the 133rd Canton Fair, the longest-running and largest event of its type in China, took place between April 15th and 19th. No surprise EHang was a star of the show after taking a large trade stand to exhibit three of its EH216 AAVs, report...

EP Systems Announces “Significant Partnership” with Regent Seaglider

Chris Stonor24 April 2023

U.S-based EP Systems (Electric Power Systems) has announced it’s entered into a significant partnership with Regent Aircraft, to supply electric power integration technology for the company’s seaglider, reports a press release. This coolaboration...

MGI Engineering Launches Cargo eVTOL Development Program

Chris Stonor21 April 2023

A former F1 Technical Director has launched a new business under the MGI Engineering name to embark on a development program for a cargo eVTOL, reports a press release. Mike Gascoyne, Founder and CEO of MGI Engineering, officially unveiled a fully f...

eVTOL Company ARC Aerosystems Strengthens Team with Two New Senior Hires

Chris Stonor20 April 2023

eVTOL company, ARC Aerosystems, has expanded by taking on two new senior members for the team, reports a press release. These hires bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise. With over 40 years in the aviation industry, Dennis Scott joins as the...

Japan: Blueprint Drafted to Set Routes for Delivery Drones

Chris Stonor19 April 2023

The Japanese government announced this week it has drafted plans to designate specific routes for delivery drones, reports asahi.com. The blueprint, recently presented during a meeting of the government’s ‘Council for the Realisation of the Visio...

Australian Survey: Public yet to be convinced by Parcel Drone Delivery?

Chris Stonor19 April 2023

New technologies may have cost and efficiency advantages, but Australians are yet to be convinced and would rather have their letters and parcels, for example, be delivered by person, rather than high tech alternatives like delivery drones, reports ...

EHang Globetrots Around World Exhibiting AAVs at Series of Recent Fairs and Expos

McKinsey Research Report: “Solving the ‘last-metre’ challenge in drone delivery”

Jekta signs MOU with Honeywell For Development of PHA-ZE 100 Amphibious Flying Boat

Wisk Aero, Japan Airlines Collaborate To Lay Groundwork For Daily Autonomous Flights In Japan

Major U.S “Xponential Drone Convention” On This Week

Lilium Begins Wind Tunnel Testing on 1:2.5 Scale Jet Prototype at Europe’s Largest Wind Tunnel Facility

Aerovy Mobility develops cloud software to support infrastructure for electric aircraft

Joby’s Momentum Continues with “USD180 million New Investment” and Q1 Financial Results Showing “Strong Balance Sheet of USD978 Million Cash”

Interview with Skyports Communications Manager, Maggie Mullan, about Potential Vero Beach Vertiport in Florida

A2Z Drone Delivery Launches RDSX Pelican Hybrid VTOL

India Aims to Construct Helipads and Drone Hubs in Motorway Rest Areas

Zipline Drone Delivery Raises USD330 Million, gains USD4.2 Billion Valuation

EHang, Monarch Aircraft Partner to establish Middle East and North Africa region’s “first sustainable electric aircraft, drone production and operation facilities”

NEOM: An Urban Air Mobility Utopia or a Dystopian City Blueprint of the Future?

Joby Aviation Goes from Strength to Strength After Latest U.S DOD Contract Now Valued at USD131 million

China: EHang “Attention HotSpot” For Dignitaries and Public at Canton Fair

EP Systems Announces “Significant Partnership” with Regent Seaglider

MGI Engineering Launches Cargo eVTOL Development Program

eVTOL Company ARC Aerosystems Strengthens Team with Two New Senior Hires

Japan: Blueprint Drafted to Set Routes for Delivery Drones

Australian Survey: Public yet to be convinced by Parcel Drone Delivery?

MightyFly Achieves 100 Hover Test Flights

ZeroAvia, Absolut Hydrogen Collaborate to Develop Liquid Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure for Aircraft

Skyway and Skyportz Announce “Strategic Partnership”