eVTOL

British electric aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace has made aviation history at the Farnborough International Airshow by completing the first public electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) transition flight at the event. The landmark demonstration saw the company’s full-scale VX4 prototype successfully transition from vertical take-off into wingborne forward flight before [read more]

British electric aircraft manufacturer Vertical Aerospace has welcomed the release of the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) new “eVTOL Delivery Model”, a regulatory framework that sets out how electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft could enter commercial service from 2028. The announcement marks one of the clearest government roadmaps [read more]

Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft becoming a more prominent offering at large trade events such as the Paris Airshow and at the 55th Paris Airshow, they are also doing big business. First out of the blocks on Monday was Eve Air Mobility which signed its first agreement for [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has announced a partnership with eVTOL specialist Joby Aviation to launch an air taxi service in the UK to connect passengers with its key hubs at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) and Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC). Joby’s all-electric air taxi is designed for fast, emissions-free travel, offering speeds of up [read more]

Struggling eVTOL company Lilium has been rescued from the edge of insolvency by an investment consortium called Mobile Uplift Corporation (MUC) which has rebranded the company to Lilium Aerospace. Lilium was at the advanced stages of developing the Lilium Jet when the company hit financial problems that led to all [read more]

Leading electric aircraft manufacturer and pioneer in Regional Air Mobility (RAM) Lilium has completed its first power-on milestone for the first in-production Lilium Jet MSN1 at its facility in Munich, Germany marking another step on its path to first flight and certification. During the power-on test the low-voltage electrical systems [read more]

Urban air mobility (UAM) is on the cusp of revolutionising how we travel, and one of the most promising contributors to this transformation is the Vertical Aerospace VX4. As part of the eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) industry, the VX4 is a sleek and advanced aircraft designed to provide [read more]

It may have been one of the strangest looking aircraft at Farnborough International Airshow 2024, and it certainly wasn’t the biggest, but the Lilium Jet caused quite a stir as a future transport solution and we got a pre-show invite to take a look! The Lilium Jet is an Electric [read more]