Urban Air Mobility - eVTOL Insights

Jaunt Air Mobility sets up Access Skyways to support advanced air mobility and announces first partners

Jason Pritchard26 October 2020

eVTOL aircraft developer Jaunt Air Mobility has established Access Skyways, a group of partner companies which will help provide expertise around the integration of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The company has initially signed Memorandums of Unde...

Flight Crowd Co-Founder Mariya Tarabanovska talks about building public trust of eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard22 October 2020

This week's guest on our podcast is Mariya Tarabanovska, Co-Founder of Flight Crowd, a Urban Air Mobility platform which has been set up to help grow the public perception of the industry. Mariya talks to us the background behind setting up Fligh...

Hyundai Motor Group’s new Innovation Centre in Singapore to feature landing port for eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard21 October 2020

Hyundai Motor Group has carried out a virtual groundbreaking ceremony of its new Innovation Center in Singapore, which will include a landing port for eVTOL aircraft. Construction of the 28,000m² building - referred to as HMGICS - is expected to ...

Honeywell to introduce ‘family of fuel cell power systems for UAS’ following acquisition of Ballard Unmanned Systems

Jason Pritchard20 October 2020

Honeywell has acquired assets from Ballard Unmanned Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems, strengthening its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and Urban Air Mobility portfolio. As part of the acquisition, Honeywell will take o...

Varon Vehicles’ final think tank concludes with second discussion about vertiports

Jason Pritchard19 October 2020

The eighth and final think tank led by Varon Vehicles finished with another brilliant conversation about vertiports in Latin America. Since hosting its first session on August 4th, the company has brought industry stakeholders into conversations ...

Busy schedule planned for Royal Aeronautical Society’s Urban Air Mobility conference

Jason Pritchard19 October 2020

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) will host its two-day virtual Urban Air Mobility conference this week, which will aim to explore the challenges and opportunities in the industry. Taking place from October 22nd-23rd, the event will cover the...

Crown Consulting chosen to conduct study into the economic impact of Urban Air Mobility in Ohio

Jason Pritchard16 October 2020

Crown Consulting has been chosen by Ohio’s Department of Transportation (ODOT) to conduct a six-month study into the impact of advanced autonomous aircraft technologies on the US state’s economy. Working with the University of Cincinnati and NEXA...

Eve, the first spin-off from EmbraerX, launches into the Urban Air Mobility market

Jason Pritchard15 October 2020

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve) has been launched as a new, independent company from EmbraerX, with its former Head of Strategy Andre Stein becoming Eve's new CEO. Eve is developing a full portfolio of solutions to enable the UAM market an...

Uber Elevate Co-Founder Nikhil Goel leaves, but hints at stay in Urban Air Mobility industry

Jason Pritchard15 October 2020

Nikhil Goel, one of the Co-Founders of Uber Elevate and who also co-authored its White Paper, has announced he is leaving the firm. Posting the news on social media, Goel thanked a whole host of colleagues while hinting at what his next steps cou...

GE Aviation becomes latest partner to join Uber Elevate’s growing ecosystem

Jason Pritchard14 October 2020

GE Aviation’s Digital Group has been selected as an Uber Elevate ecosystem partner and will develop requirements for a flight data monitoring programme to support eVTOL aircraft on the Uber platform. The company is a world-leading provider of jet...

Industry’s biggest players to share their expertise at virtual Urban Air Mobility conference

Jason Pritchard14 October 2020

Airbus, Bell Flight, Honeywell Aerospace, Lilium, Uber Elevate and Wisk are just some of the companies speaking at Urban Air Mobility 2020: Future of Aerial Transport and Logistics. The half-day virtual conference takes place on Thursday, 22nd Oc...

Fascinating think tank conversation talks about the value of Latin America for electric air vehicle OEMs

Jason Pritchard13 October 2020

Varon Vehicles' penultimate think tank about the implementation of Urban Air Mobility in Latin America was another in-depth conversation which focused on the value of the region for electric air vehicle OEMs. Held last Thursday, the panel of spe...

Volocopter shares video giving detailed overview of its VoloCity eVTOL air taxi

Jason Pritchard9 October 2020

After Volocopter announced several key announcements in recent weeks, Chief Commercial Officer Christian Bauer has given a full overview of its VoloCity commercial air taxi. Sharing the video on social media, Bauer talks more about its rotors and...

Clem Newton-Brown gives his insight on the potential of Urban Air Mobility in Australia

Jason Pritchard8 October 2020

This week's podcast episode is a really interesting discussion with Clem Newton-Brown, who has set up Skyportz and is looking to create a network of landing sites for eVTOL aircraft in Melbourne - the first international test city for Uber Air. H...

Uber Elevate gives insight into its air taxi ride-sharing service at Revolution.Aero’s Urban Aviation talk

Jason Pritchard7 October 2020

Uber Elevate says it is still on track with its 2023 timeline for the initial commercial launch of its air taxi ride-sharing platform, which is set to start in Dallas, Los Angeles and Melbourne. The company is working with its partners to develop...

Varon Vehicles’ think tank explores the insurance perspective in Urban Air Mobility

Jason Pritchard7 October 2020

Another key topic in the industry, but one that is rarely addressed, was the main talking point for Varon Vehicles' sixth think tank about the implementation of Urban Air Mobility in Latin America. Entitled 'Innovations in Insurance', it took pla...

Martin Peryea named Jaunt Air Mobility’s new Chief Executive Officer

Jason Pritchard6 October 2020

Jaunt Air Mobility has named Martin Peryea as its new Chief Executive Officer, replacing outgoing CEO Kaydon Stanzione. Peryea - who is also the company's Chief Technology Officer - was accepted into the position following a Board meeting yesterd...

Varon Vehicles joins other global stakeholders and becomes a signatory of the Shared Mobility Principles

Jason Pritchard5 October 2020

Varon Vehicles has become a signatory of the Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities, which have been created to guide urban decision makers and stakeholders as they integrate new Urban Air Mobility services with current forms of transport. ...

Varon Vehicles’ fifth think tank on Urban Air Mobility in Latin America continues to cover key industry topics

Jason Pritchard30 September 2020

Another great panel of speakers came together for Varon Vehicles' latest think tank about the implementation of Urban Air Mobility in Latin America, which this time focused on Latin American cities. Since the first session was held at the start o...

Volocopter to help launch eVTOL services in Japan following new agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL)

Jason Pritchard29 September 2020

Volocopter has entered into a co-operation agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) to help develop and launch Urban Air Mobility services in the country - which could be within the next three years. As part of this agreement, both companies will work...

Fourth think tank about Urban Air Mobility in Latin America talks about regulations and airspace integration

Jason Pritchard22 September 2020

Innovation in regulations and airspace integration in Latin America were the next topics discussed during Varon Vehicle's fourth think tank, which continued to focus on key talking points in the industry. Held on Thursday, 17th September, the pan...

Hyundai Motor to accelerate Urban Air Mobility test flights in Korea as part of new agreement

Jason Pritchard21 September 2020

Hyundai Motor Company is partnering with Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), Hyundai Engineering & Construction and KT Corp to accelerate the development of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and work together to conduct test flights in Korea. ...

Ingolstadt’s Air Mobility Initiative given €100 million funding boost

Jason Pritchard18 September 2020

The Bavarian Council of Ministers is to provide €100 million in funding to support the German city of Ingolstadt's Air Mobility Initiative. Ingolstadt signed a letter of intent in June 2018 along with surrounding districts, the Free State of Bava...

World Economic Forum publishes seven key principles to help realise Urban Air Mobility in cities

Jason Pritchard18 September 2020

The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the City of Los Angeles have released a roadmap to support the roll-out of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in cities, founded on seven key principles of implementation. They are Sustainability, Low Noise, Local Workfor...