Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has received a $37 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to fund the development of its Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion technologies.
Air Chateau International, a private helicopter operator in the UAE, intends to purchase up to 100 Midnight eVTOL aircraft from Archer Aviation in a deal worth $500 million.
German eVTOL developer Volocopter has jumped to the number-one ranking on SMG Consulting’s Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index, overtaking long-time front-runner Joby Aviation, which is now tied with EHang and Beta Technologies in second place.
Japanese eVTOL aircraft developer SkyDrive says a Setouchi Islands tourism association has agreed to purchase an unspecified number of the company’s three-seat SD-05 air taxis for commercial use.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded AMSL Aero a AU$5.43 million ($3.45 million) grant to fund the development of a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for the Vertiia eVTOL aircraft.
Skyryse has achieved the first-ever fully automated autorotation landing with its modified Robinson R66 helicopter, which was equipped with the company's FlightOS highly automated flight control system
Archer Aviation has partnered with InterGlobe Enterprises—the holding company for India's largest airline, IndiGo—to launch and operate air taxi services in India using Archer's Midnight eVTOL aircraft.
A report from short-seller Hindenburg Research accuses EHang of misleading investors over its prospects for a commercial return on its just-certified EH216-S eVTOL aircraft.
Beta, which has already begun building a network of charging stations in the eastern U.S., says it has delivered several multimodal Level 3 DC fast chargers to Archer’s flight test facility in California.