New EHA conference unites eVTOLs and Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 20 0A new collaborative conference by the European Helicopter Association (EHA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will bring major helicopter companies, eVTOL start-ups, and… Read more
Blade expands Los Angeles coveragenews Alasdair Whyte 30 Oct 19 0Off the back of the proposed crackdown on charter and air-taxi flights across New York City, the city’s air-taxi booking platform Blade has announced that… Read more
Proposed bill would prohibit all ‘non-essential’ flights over New Yorkinsight Alasdair Whyte 30 Oct 19 0New Yorkers might live happily with the roar of traffic down Fifth Avenue, but it seems that some of them object to the noise of… Read more
Kitty Hawk’s new eVTOL is “barely discernible to the human ear”news Alasdair Whyte 8 Oct 19 0Kitty Hawk, the Mountain View, California-based eVTOL manufacturer has revealed a third experimental aircraft concept named Heaviside – a vertical take-off and landing craft which… Read more
Voom launches in San Francisconews Alasdair Whyte 2 Oct 19 0Even companies can seem to become homesick. This was evident last week when on-demand helicopter-booking platform Voom brought its service to San Francisco – where… Read more
EHang linked to Nasdaq IPOnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Sep 19 0EHang, the Chinese drone and eVTOL manufacturer has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to $200 million shares with Nasdaq – according… Read more
Volocopter closes EUR 50 million financingnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 19 0Volocopter has closed a EUR 50 million financing round led by Chinese automotive conglomerate Geely. The Series C financing more than doubles Volocopter’s capital. It… Read more
The silver lining to Franky Zapata’s cross-Channel flight cloudnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jul 19 0Franky Zapata, the flying enthusiast who attempted to cross the English Channel on his personal VTOL on July 25, has been unsuccessful. The VTOL –… Read more
We could be flying, yeah!insight Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 19 0Airbus recently announced a partnership with Groupe ADP, the RATP group, the Paris Ile-de-France region and the French civil aviation authority (DAGC) for the development… Read more
Exclusive interview: Eviation’s co-founder and CEO Omer Bar-Yohaynews Alasdair Whyte 1 Jul 19 0In 2017, electric aircraft start-up Eviation displayed a technology demonstrator at the Paris Air Show. In 2019, it returned with an airworthy prototype all-electric aircraft… Read more
Voom brings its helicopter ride-hailing service to San Francisconews Alasdair Whyte 27 Jun 19 0Following Uber’s entry into the helicopter air taxi market with its launch of Uber Air this month, Airbus is doubling down on its own helicopter… Read more
Pipistrel Vertical Solutions launches first eVTOL conceptnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Jun 19 0Pipistrel Vertical Solutions – a Pipistrel company – unveiled its first eVTOL model 801 at the Uber Elevate summit, in Washington D.C. this week. This… Read more
New York helicopter crash raises security questions about flying over citiesnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Jun 19 0Panic in New York streets on Monday when a twin-engine Agusta A109E burst into flames on crashing into the AXA Equitable Centre in New York… Read more
Uber reveals Jaunt Air Mobility as latest VTOL partnernews Alasdair Whyte 12 Jun 19 0Uber Elevate has added a sixth company to its network of aircraft OEM partners – Jaunt Air Mobility. After announcing the initial five OEM partners… Read more
London must change helicopter policy to keep city open for businessnews Terry Spruce 13 May 19 0London – 13th May 2019: London Biggin Hill Airport is warning that the emerging London Policy Plan for Aviation could harm London’s growth by preventing… Read more
Are eVTOLs sustainable?news Alasdair Whyte 15 Apr 19 0The University of Michigan and car manufacturer Ford have released a study suggesting that eVTOL vehicles will have a greater impact on the environment than… Read more
Volocopter partners with Honeywell to develop VTOL landing systemsnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Apr 19 0Volocopter has signed an agreement with aviation services company Honeywelll to develop new automatic take-off and landing systems for Volocopter’s VTOL aircraft. Honeywell is breaking… Read more
EHang delays IPO, turns to venturenews Alasdair Whyte 3 Apr 19 0EHang has delayed its plans for an initial public offering (IPO), turning instead to venture capital – hoping to raise up to $200 million privately.… Read more
XTI TriFan to fly soonnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Mar 19 0The XTI TriFan hybrid VTOL will be starting proof-of-concept test flights soon. The Colarado-based manufacturer has revealed the first full-scale, proof-of-concept design for the TriFan… Read more
EHang to offer test rides in Austrianews Alasdair Whyte 26 Mar 19 0EHang will be offering test rides in Austria this year. The Chinese UAV and drone manufacturer have partnered with Austrian aviation- services company FACC and… Read more
