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Eve Is One Step Closer to Launch an Air Taxi Network in Brazil, Prepares for Simulations
Eve Is One Step Closer to Launch an Air Taxi Network in Brazil, Prepares for Simulations

27 Oct 2021, 06:20 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Embraer-owned Eve Air Mobility announced that it will start Urban Air Mobility (UAM) simulation in Brazil, accelerating the development of a eVTOL network

 
UK’s Heathrow Airport to Begin Operating 200 MPH Electric Air Taxis by 2025
UK’s Heathrow Airport to Begin Operating 200 MPH Electric Air Taxis by 2025

26 Oct 2021, 03:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Passengers in the UK will be able to get from Heathrow to London in 12 minutes, on board silent, Rolls-Royce-powered eVTOLs

 
Volocopter Adds Another Country to Its List of Customers, Will Bring Its eVTOLs to Japan
Volocopter Adds Another Country to Its List of Customers, Will Bring Its eVTOLs to Japan

22 Oct 2021, 09:09 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Volocopter brings its eVTOLs to Japan, in one of the busiest cities in Asia. The German aircraft manufacturer will conduct its first public tests in 2023

 
Japan to Become One of the First in the World to Introduce 200 MPH Zero-Emission Air Taxis
Japan to Become One of the First in the World to Introduce 200 MPH Zero-Emission Air Taxis

21 Oct 2021, 05:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Japan is getting ready to launch an eVTOL ride sharing service, one of the first in the world, based on an aircraft that boasts impressive power.

 
Air One eVTOL Wants to Be Your Future Sportscar That Can Fly
Air One eVTOL Wants to Be Your Future Sportscar That Can Fly

20 Oct 2021, 04:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Startup Air EV claims it’s testing prototypes for the flying car that will make personal flying accessible, intuitive and, perhaps just as importantly, fun

 
ABB Megawatt Charging System to Give Lilium All-Electric Jet a Full Charge in 30 Minutes
ABB Megawatt Charging System to Give Lilium All-Electric Jet a Full Charge in 30 Minutes

15 Oct 2021, 06:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Lilium joined forces with ABB on a Megawatt Charging System designed to fully charge Lilium's 7-seater eVTOL in just 30 minutes

 
Honeywell Launches Anthem, the World's First Cockpit System With Cloud-Connected Avionics
Honeywell Launches Anthem, the World's First Cockpit System With Cloud-Connected Avionics

6 Oct 2021, 05:39 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Honeywell introduced Anthem, the world's first aircraft cockpit system built with cloud-connected avionics that improves flight efficiency and safety

 
Airbus Unveils CityAirbus NextGen, an Ultra-Silent Fully Electric Air Taxi
Airbus Unveils CityAirbus NextGen, an Ultra-Silent Fully Electric Air Taxi

24 Sep 2021, 03:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Airbus has revelead plans for its next-generation CityAirbus, a fully electric air taxi designed to operate in major cities

 
Bell's Nexus Air Taxi and the World's First Jet Pack, on Display at the Smithsonian
Bell's Nexus Air Taxi and the World's First Jet Pack, on Display at the Smithsonian

23 Sep 2021, 14:52 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Bell's Nexus Air Taxi, which claims it can turn a 45-minute drive into a 10-minute flight can be admired in the FUTURES exhibition at the Smithsonian

 
Geely Brings Air Taxis to China, Will Manufacture and Operate Volocopter eVTOLs
Geely Brings Air Taxis to China, Will Manufacture and Operate Volocopter eVTOLs

23 Sep 2021, 10:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Volocopter Chengdu is the new joint venture that will produce and operate the first air taxis in China - will it become the first country to operate air taxis?

 
British eVTOL Claims to Have the World's Lightest Electric Powertrain, Flies at 200 MPH
British eVTOL Claims to Have the World's Lightest Electric Powertrain, Flies at 200 MPH

22 Sep 2021, 08:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This air taxi wants to become the most efficient eVTOL in the world, boasting F-35 avionics and an innovative powertrain co-developed by Rolls-Royce

 
Los Angeles Gearing Up to Become the First City in the U.S. to Operate Air Taxis
Los Angeles Gearing Up to Become the First City in the U.S. to Operate Air Taxis

16 Sep 2021, 12:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Volocopter is coming to the U.S. - the only EASA-certified urban mobility company is ready to bring its innovative air taxis and cargo drones to Los Angeles

 
NASA Starts Testing Joby eVTOL Aircraft to Help Advance Airspace Mobility in the U.S.
NASA Starts Testing Joby eVTOL Aircraft to Help Advance Airspace Mobility in the U.S.

1 Sep 2021, 18:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA announced that it has started testing Joby Aviation's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of its AAM National Campaign.

 
Meet LEO Coupe: an Electric Flying Hypercar that Belongs in a Sci-Fi Movie
Meet LEO Coupe: an Electric Flying Hypercar that Belongs in a Sci-Fi Movie

5 Aug 2021, 14:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Powered by a DARPA-funded propulsion system, LEO Coupe is a flying car that promises to reach a top speed of 250 mph (402 kph).

 
Lilium Targets South America, Plans to Sell 220 Air Taxis for Up to $1 Billion
Lilium Targets South America, Plans to Sell 220 Air Taxis for Up to $1 Billion

3 Aug 2021, 05:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / German electric aircraft startup Lilium plans to sell 220 air taxis to Azul, one of the largest domestic airlines in Brazil.

 
Transformer Aircraft Folds Its Wings to Become a Multirotor Drone
Transformer Aircraft Folds Its Wings to Become a Multirotor Drone

30 Jul 2021, 17:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Colorado-based aircraft manufacturer PteroDynamics has built an aircraft capable of folding its wings during flight to turn into a rotorcraft

 
Joby Air Taxi Completes Longest eVTOL Test Flight on a Single Battery Charge
Joby Air Taxi Completes Longest eVTOL Test Flight on a Single Battery Charge

28 Jul 2021, 08:50 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Joby Aviation has recently announced that its air taxi prototype successfully completed the longest eVTOL flight test to date.

 
Flying Cars Are Coming, but They Will Be Terribly Expensive
Flying Cars Are Coming, but They Will Be Terribly Expensive

21 Jul 2021, 10:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Study highlights what everyone else knew already: if flying cars do become a reality, they will be another toy for the rich, with prohibitive starter pricing

 
Rotor X Joins eVTOL Market With Quad-Rotor Air Taxi, Promises High Efficiency
Rotor X Joins eVTOL Market With Quad-Rotor Air Taxi, Promises High Efficiency

29 Jun 2021, 13:57 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Arizona-based Rotor X (RX) announced its first eVTOL designed to carry up to six passengers and carry up to 1,600 lbs of cargo

 
Blade Orders 60 Air Taxis to Be Flown Across Southern Florida and West Coast
Blade Orders 60 Air Taxis to Be Flown Across Southern Florida and West Coast

25 Jun 2021, 15:22 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Eve will provide up to 60 air taxis to Blade Air Mobility that will be operated in 2026 across Southern Florida and West Coast.