Aircraft
Virgin Atlantic To Fly eVTOL Air Taxi Trials in the UK
Test flights with Vertical's VX4 eVTOL aircraft will be from London's Heathrow and City airports, as well as from Bristol and two smaller UK airfields.
Virgin Atlantic and a consortium including eVTOL aircraft manufacturer Vertical Aerospace are leading efforts to launch advanced air mobility services in the UK. (Image: Vertical Aerospace)
Virgin Atlantic and a consortium including eVTOL aircraft manufacturer Vertical Aerospace are leading efforts to launch advanced air mobility services in the UK. (Image: Vertical Aerospace)

Plans to launch eVTOL air taxi services in the UK have received a boost from a £9.5 million ($11.3 million) government grant to demonstrate the feasibility of advanced air mobility (AAM). The investment in a consortium including Vertical Aerospace, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Atkins, Skyports, and air traffic management group NATS, as well as London Heathrow, Bristol, and London City airports came on Monday as part of the UK Research and Innovation agency’s ongoing Future Flight Challenge. 


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