How to audit an eVTOL parts supplier: A procurement manager’s checklist

manager’s checklist
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This rapid expansion, driven by urban air mobility (UAM) and sustainability goals, places unprecedented pressure on procurement managers to ensure that parts suppliers meet rigorous standards. Auditing these suppliers is not just a checkbox exercise it’s a critical process to safeguard quality, compliance, and safety in a nascent industry where innovation often outpaces regulation.

EHang and Reignwood Aviation redefine the low-altitude economy

EHang and Reignwood Aviation Group's agreement signing ceremony
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On July 1, 2025, EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH), a trailblazer in urban air mobility (UAM), forged a strategic alliance with Reignwood Aviation Group, a leading private aviation enterprise in China.

The next era of geopolitical competition: eVTOL, advanced VTOL systems, and autonomous drones

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The skies are no longer the sole domain of roaring fighter jets or lumbering cargo planes. A new breed of aerial technology electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, advanced VTOL systems, and autonomous drones is quietly reshaping the contours of geopolitical competition, military strategy, and urban mobility.

EHang Secures Order for 50 Units of EH216-S from Guizhou and Partners with Anshun Government to Advance Low-Altitude Cultural Tourism

EHang cooperation symposium, hosted by Yin Hengbin, Mayor of Anshun City
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In a landmark development for urban air mobility, EHang Holdings Limited, a global leader in autonomous aerial vehicle technology, is spearheading the transformation of Guizhou’s tourism sector through its innovative EH216-S pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

China’s role in fast-tracking eVTOL development

China
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China has staked an early and aggressive claim in the emerging eVTOL market, leveraging policy incentives, deep investments in battery research and a notably agile regulatory framework to outpace many Western competitors.

Horizon Aircraft and Andrea Mocellin collaborate on the Cavorite X

The image depicts a conceptual design of the Cavorite X7, a hybrid-electric eVTOL aircraft developed by Horizon Aircraft. The aircraft features a sleek, aerodynamic fuselage with a streamlined cockpit and large, swept-back wings optimized for efficient lift and reduced drag. The design includes a distinctive vertical tail and extended winglets, enhancing stability and performance during vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) as well as horizontal flight. The grayscale rendering, signed by designer Andrea Mocellin, highlights the aircraft's futuristic contours and innovative structural elements
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On June 25, 2025, Horizon Aircraft, a Toronto-based advanced aerospace engineering company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker HOVR, announced a strategic partnership with renowned mobility designer Andrea Mocellin.