Most commercial eVTOL air taxi services will be based on existing operating rules such as the FAA's Part 135 code and will be flown by experienced pilots.

Avidyne is already working with eVTOL aircraft developer Beta Technologies and hybrid-electric fixed-wing aircraft maker VoltAero.

SMG Consulting has set up a map to track cities with announced plans for services using new eVTOL aircraft

UPS Flight Forward has signed a deal to buy 10 Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft, with options for another 140 units.

Despite parent company Textron's recent creation of a new eAviation division, the helicopter manufacturer seems to be taking a cautious approach to bringing new electric aircraft to market.

The aim is for the aircraft to be able to fly automatically at low levels in "nap of the earth" mode to avoid detection by hostile forces.

In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Wisk Aero alleges that several of its former employees passed intellectual property to Archer after joining the company.

Honeywell is providing its Attitude Heading Reference System and Air Data Module to support flight control and navigation functions.

Wisk asked almost 500 people across 30 U.S. cities how they would feel about traveling in electric, autonomous air taxis.

The company—which says it can get a 50-seat aircraft into commercial service in 2026, followed by a 100-seater in 2030—is competing with Universal Hydrogen to pioneer hydrogen power adoption in the airline sector.

French start-up Aura Aero is launching plans for a 19-seat Electrical Regional Aircraft as its prepares to bring an all-electric trainer to market.

The Demand and Capacity Optimisation for U-Space project has addressed the integration of drones and also new manned aircraft, including passenger-carrying eVTOL models.

The German company has confirmed that its series production Lilium Jet will carry a pilot and up to six passengers when it enters service in 2024.

The all-electric, two-seat eVTOL aircraft will conduct the testing in the city of Canterbury in the second half of 2021.

CEO Guillaume Faury told a webinar organized by Eurocontrol that his company still see great value in advancing electric aviation projects.

New IS-BAO safety standards could be available for unmanned aircraft by January 2022, and for piloted and passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft around 12 months later.

Rob Scholl reports directly to Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly as senior v-p for the division.

The 19-seat all-electric aircraft is intended for use on routes of up to around 250 miles, with service entry projected for 2026.

The TindAIR group says a "very large-scale demonstration" of urban air mobility operations will start in the French cities in 2022.

In a white paper, the German eVTOL aircraft developer says it now expects the global market for urban air mobility to be worth €241 billion by 2035.