Aviation
Key Milestone for UK’s Famous Personal eVTOL
22 Nov 2024, 12:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Watch the Skyfly Axe two-seat personal eVTOL nail the first key phase in its flight test compaign, flown by the company's CEO himself
Australia’s Archerfield Airport Is Gearing Up for Electric Air Taxi Operations
22 Nov 2024, 11:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The historic Australian airport and the San Francisco-based eVTOL maker have kickstarted an AAM project that will bring Wisk air taxis to Queensland
XPeng Aeroht's Flying Car Shows Off Its Capabilities on First Public Piloted Flight
21 Nov 2024, 07:53 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / XPeng Aeroht's founder Zhao Deli personally piloted the flying car, demonstrating its capabilities for the first time in front of an audience
World’s Longest-Range VTOL Takes to the Sky in Free Flight
20 Nov 2024, 10:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One of the most impressive passenger-carrying VTOLs is designed and built in Australia and has just completed its first free flight
This Famous Japanese Air Taxi Is Coming to South Carolina
20 Nov 2024, 09:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / SkyDrive continues its strategic expansion in the Southeast area with a fresh pre-order from a local private jet charter company
Gulfstream G700 Is the Mother of All Business Jets, Now Has 65 Speed Records to Its Name
15 Nov 2024, 13:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aircraft maker Gulfstream announced that the newest jewel of the crown, the G700, managed to push past the 65 speed record threshold
Watch BETA Technologies’ First Production Aircraft Take to the Sky
15 Nov 2024, 10:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Beta's first production aircraft manufactured in its full-scale production facility in Plattsburgh kicked off a flight test campaign
Electra’s Nine-Passenger Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Is Here
15 Nov 2024, 09:34 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Electra has unveiled the final design of its nine-passenger hybrid-electric STOL at its headquarters in Virginia and will soon kick off flight tests
Diddy Is Now Renting Out His $60M Blacked-Out Private Jet
14 Nov 2024, 12:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Combs Air is being put to good use while the music mogul is awaiting trial in custody, being rented out to high-earners looking for the best in private aviation
EHang’s Autonomous Air Taxi Nails First Passenger Flights in Thailand
14 Nov 2024, 11:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / EHang's eVTOLs have now completed pioneering flights in 18 countries, marking more than 50,000 flight hours combined, and the Chines company continues to expand
Joby’s First Vertiport in Dubai Is Coming to Life
14 Nov 2024, 10:02 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Joby has secured exclusive access to the Dubai air taxi market for six years and it will operate a four-vertiport network
Chinese Xpeng Debuts Stunning Tiltrotor Electric Aircraft That Can Fly Intercity Routes
11 Nov 2024, 07:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese company Xpeng Aeroht presented the initial details on a tiltrotor electric aircraft that should go into production by the end of the decade
EHang Takes Steps to Address China’s Huge Human Resource Shortage in UAV Operations
31 Oct 2024, 17:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Chinese eVTOL maker EHang has launched a complex partnership with China's most prestigious civil aviation university, with the goal to license UAV personnel
Eve Air Mobility Secures $50M to Continue Developing Its Air Taxi
31 Oct 2024, 11:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Eve Air Mobility claims to have the largest pre-order book in the AAM industry, and its air taxi will also operate in Miami starting in 2026
American Personal eVTOL Hexa Will Become Available in Japan
31 Oct 2024, 10:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first company to offer eVTOL pay-per-flight experiences to the general public is now also expanding its business on the Japanese market
Italy’s ANN Plus Hybrid Air Taxi Is Headed for China
29 Oct 2024, 12:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Next month's China Airshow will feature a full-scale mockup of an Italian six-seat hybrid-electric STOL that will make its debut on the South Asian market
Starlink Goes Flying on Business Jets, Gulfstream G650 Gets Space Internet
29 Oct 2024, 09:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aircraft maker Gulfstream announced it received FAA approval to fit the G650 and G650ER business jets with the Starlink Internet system
Step Aside, Boeing 737 Max, Or the Blended Wing Body Horizon Will Run You Over
23 Oct 2024, 11:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aviation startup Natilus presented the initial details of a blended wing body (BWB) passenger aircraft called Horizon, should fly in the mid-1930s
French Electric Aviation Company to Open an Assembly Plant in Florida
21 Oct 2024, 11:34 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / French startup Aura Aero will start manufacturing and assembling 19-seat hybrid-electric aircraft at a brand-new facility at the Daytona Beach Airport
China Sets World Record: 10,200 Drones Fly at Once in Perfect Sync for National Day Show
18 Oct 2024, 14:21 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A Chinese company performed a drone light show using a single laptop to control all the UAVs, beating the previous world record three times over