Urban Air MobilityUrban air mobility is an aviation industry term for on-demand and automated passenger
and cargo-carrying air transportation services typically flown without a pilot.
Urban air mobility services will bring innovative new ways for people to travel
around cities and rural areas while reducing congestion and taking care of the enviroment.
Here we list some of the aircraft that could be your next taxi in the near future.
Main Projects in Development
Bell Nexus powered by Safran
Airbus CityAirbus by A³
Aurora / Boeing PAV
Leonardo Project Zero
Volocopter
JETcopter
Lilium JET
Honeywell / Pipistrel
Urban Aeronautics CityHawk
Joby Aviation
News
Assembly of Lilium eVTOL Jet Fuselage Begins in Spain
21-Sep-23 - German developer Lilium has begun the assembly of its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet at Aciturri’s manufacturing facility in Spain. This jet is the first of seven aircraft that Lilium will use to achieve type certification #UrbanAirMobility
Dayton, Ohio Selected for Joby Manufacturing Facility
19-Sep-23 - Joby Aviation selected Dayton, Ohio, for first scaled manufacturing facility with invest up to $500M and creating up to 2,000 jobs . A 140-acre (56 ha) site at Dayton International Airport has potential capable of 500 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft per year #Ohio
Safran and Cuberg to Develop Batteries for Hybrid Aircraft
15-Sep-23 - Safran and Cuberg in new partnership to develop jointly battery systems for future full electric and hybrid aircraft #electricAviation
Wisk Air Taxi in Washington DC
07-Sep-23 - Wisk Aero, part of Boeing, will have its autonomous, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi mockup on display in Washington D.C. for the 2023 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit, on September 12 and 13 #Wisk
Bristow Orders VoloCity for UAM Services in USA and UK
07-Sep-23 - Bristow and Volocopter have entered into a new partnership to introduce Urban Air Mobility (UAM) services in the U.S. and U.K. Bristow has placed an order for two VoloCity aircraft out of a total of 80, which will be delivered after certification is completed #VoloCity
EASA Proposes Rules for VTOL Air Taxis Operations
02-Sep-23 - The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has proposed rules for safe operations of Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, including air taxis, paving the way for operations in Europe’s cities #AirTaxi
EHang Completes Tests for EH216-S type Certification
30-Aug-23 - Chinese EHang successfully completed all planned tests of the last phase verification of compliance of the EH216-S autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in order to get type certificate by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). #urbanairmobility
USAF AFWERX $142M Contract for Archer eVTOL
01-Aug-23 - The US Air Force and Archer Aviation enter into contracts worth up to $142 million for further studies of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft integration for military use #AFWERX
Three Full-Scale eVTOL Aircraft Flight Formation
27-Jul-23 - Autoflight makes history with world’s first formation flight of three full-scale eVTOL aircraft #formation
