These air taxis have already completed their test flights and are likely to open up air taxi travel in the coming years.
Amazon, the world’s best-known e-commerce company, begins testing drone delivery in a small town in California.
Jetpack Aviation announced last autumn that it is developing a jet-powered flying engine called the Speeder, which will soon be available to anyone willing to pay the expected high price for the vehicle. Although this commitment sounded more than optimistic at first, the company seems to be doing quite well with the development of the Speeder.
Pantuo Aviation recently launched a half-size demonstrator of its air taxi, with plans to have the full-size version flying by 2027. Last year, the Chinese eVTOL developer Pantuo Aviation unveiled its Pantala Concept II, then only a concept.
The German manufacturer Wingcopter has signed a contract with Continental Drones Ltd, a subsidiary of Ghanaian and Dubai-based Atlantic Trust Holding, to set up a sub-Saharan parcel delivery network covering 49 African countries.
The all-electric Eviation has completed its ground tests, during which another anomaly was found in the prototype. Despite the resolution of battery problems, Alice’s flight programme has been delayed further after another anomaly was found in the prototype during ground roll tests.







