EASA plans world’s first VTOL urban air taxi rulesinsight Mike Stones 4 Jul 22 0The first proposed rules from an aviation regulator governing the operation of VTOL aircraft in cities have been proposed by the European Union Aviation Safety… Read more
Volocopter to bring electric air taxi services to US citiesnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jan 21 0German air taxi start-up Volocopter announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accepted its application for Type Certificate validation on December 22nd 2020. Volocopter has… Read more
Drop the pilot or ‘keep skin in the game?’insight Alasdair Whyte 16 Nov 20 0What’s the fastest and most efficient way to develop autonomous aircraft – to drop the pilot from the outset or keep one on board, at… Read more
OPINION: Urban Air Mobility – changing how people travel via natural evolutioninsight Alasdair Whyte 21 Jul 20 0Urban-centred air transportation is not a new concept. In the 1970s, Boston and some other cities had services based on-demand helicopter taxi. However, the accidents,… 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
Continental Aerospace and VerdeGo Aero announce strategic partnershipnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 19 0Continental Aerospace Technologies and VerdeGo Aero have announced a strategic partnership to develop hybrid-electric propulsion systems for eVTOLs. Florida-based VerdeGo is a start-up developing its… 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
Faradair announces hybrid electric commercial flight capability from 2025news Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 19 0At Revolution.Aero Europe 2019, in London, the British aerospace start-up Faradair has revealed its intention to certify its 18-seat, hybrid electric ‘BEHA’ aircraft (Bio Electric… Read more
Sikorsky eyes urban air mobility with Blade dealnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Feb 19 0Sikorsky’s New York based charter subsidiary AAG has struck a deal with helicopter-booking platform Blade to provide and operate an S76C+ on Blade’s service. Many… Read more
American helicopter app takes service to Mumbainews Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 18 0Blade, a helicopter-ride app launched in 2014, has announced plans to extend its service to India’s financial capital Mumbai. This will be the company’s first… Read more
