The aim is to integrate these vehicles into the current aviation regulations and to ensure that the new aircraft are accepted by the community.
07
Aug
Aug
A deal worth up to a billion dollars and a strategic partnership could soon be signed between Brazilian airline Azul and eVTOL vehicle startup Lilium. The latter company would invest in a new type of air transport network in Brazil with 220 aircraft.
16
Jul
Jul
Named J-2000, the flying taxi is expected to fly at a speed of 320 km/h and have a similar range of 320 km. The real excitement is the engine design.
08
Jul
Jul
Bringing electric, vertical take-off and landing vehicles up to aviation standards could cost up to $1 billion. Germany’s Lilium would solve the problem by using suppliers with expertise in the aviation industry.
01
Jul
Jul
The city of Coventry, England, will start testing flying taxis and parcel delivery drones later this year. The £1.2 million project could help create the country’s first “urban airways.” The government has set up a central station from which test flights will be made to various locations in the city of 400,000 people. The task will be managed from the ground by a company called Urban-Air Port.
22
Jun
Jun
After a successful flight at an airport in France, the German Volocopter is about to be given the green light to carry passengers at the Paris Olympics.