EVTOL Insights

03/01/2024

EHang announced the launch of its UAM Operation Demonstration Centre in OH Bay, a renowned landmark in the Bao’an district of Shenzhen, at the end of 2023 — in what was a year of important milestones for the company.

Following its strategic partnership with the Shenzhen Bao’an District Government in July, this latest development — which took place on December 22nd — represented another big step forward towards launching aerial sightseeing services for the next phase.

This UAM Centre was swiftly built within four-month period by Bao’an Transportation Group, with support from the Bao’an District Government. It covers a total area of approximately 4,600 sq. m, and includes a bespoke eVTOL for EHang’s passenger-carrying pilotless eVTOL aircraft EH216‑S.

Other facilities include hangars, a command-and-control centre, passenger waiting area, a service centre and various expended essential amenities.

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EHang announced the launch of its UAM Oper­a­tion Demon­stra­tion Cen­tre in OH Bay, a renowned land­mark in the Bao’an dis­trict

16/10/2023

Archer has entered into an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to make UAE's capital its first international launch partner, with plans to commence air taxi operations in the city in 2026.

As part of this strategic initiative, ADIO plans to support Archer with incentives for establishing its first international headquarters and manufacturing facilities in the Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industry (SAVI) Cluster in Abu Dhabi.

ADIO and Archer held a signing ceremony today (Monday) at which they, along with several other aviation industry participants from across the region, including Falcon Aviation and
GAL-AMMROC, which will provide MRO support.

Archer plans to showcase its aircraft at the Dubai Air Show from November 13-17, as well as the ​ Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF) hosted by ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization and the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority the following week in Dubai​.

Archer is seeking to work with its global manufacturing partner Stellantis, as well as
local partners in the UAE, to build out its aircraft manufacturing capabilities and its
Center of Excellence in Abu Dhabi. Archer’s Center of Excellence will be focused on the
development and implementation of next-generation aviation technologies.

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The good news just keeps rolling on for Archer Avi­a­tion as the U.S company’s glob­al ambi­tions eye the UAE and a signed Mem­o­ran­dum of Under­stand­ing (MOU) with Abu Dhabi Invest­ment Office (ADIO) this week (Octo­ber 16th), to launch a Mid­night eVTOL ser­vice across the Unit­e...

16/10/2023

We're issuing a for our next , which will be titled ‘Ones to Watch’ and recognise and celebrate individuals who the AAM industry should be taking notice of and who have an exciting future ahead of them.

This latest publication follows on from our popular ‘ ’ report, which was published in September and has already been downloaded more than 300 times. It also complements our other special reports published this year, which recognised CTOs in June and our flagship Powerbook which is released every January.

From those who have made promising start to their career within the industry, whether it be in engineering, business development, battery development, we want to hear their stories!

If you’d like to nominate someone from your company, or even yourself, then please send an email to Jason Pritchard, Executive Editor, at [email protected] with a brief summary of why they/you should be included. Like our previous reports, ‘Ones to Watch’ will be published every year going forward.

The deadline for nominations for this year’s ‘Ones to Watch’ Special Report is Friday, November 3rd, with the editorial team choosing the 16 individuals who will be included ahead of its launch on Monday, December 4th.

Thank you in advance, and we look forward to receiving your nominations!

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eVTOL Insights is issu­ing a Call for Nom­i­na­tions for its next Spe­cial Report, which will be titled ‘Ones to Watch’ and recog­nise and cel­e­brate indi­vid­u­als who the AAM indus­try should be tak­ing notice of and who have an excit­ing future ahead of them. This lat­est pub....

09/10/2023

We had a fascinating conversation with Andrea Wu, Chief Executive Officer at Urban-Air Port, during a recent episode, where she told us more about the company’s eight hangar, vertically stacked .

As part of an extended interview with eVTOL Insights following the episode, Andrea elaborated more about the thinking behind the design, how it can be integrated into various city landscapes and also talks about the important issue of recharging cycles when in operation.

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Fol­low­ing a fas­ci­nat­ing con­ver­sa­tion last month dur­ing one of our pod­casts, Andrea Wu, Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer at Urban-Air Port, told us more about the com­pa­ny’s eight hangar, ver­ti­cal­ly stacked ver­ti­port. As part of an extend­ed inter­view with eVTOL Ins...

06/10/2023

Our next episode is live! This week, we were delighted to be joined by John Grant, Senior Analyst at OAG. He is no stranger to sharing his insights on the industry, having been a regular contributor to media outlets including the BBC, NY Times, Reuters, Bloomberg and the WSJ.

In this episode, John talks to us about the work OAG does in the market and shares his thoughts on two interesting use cases for aircraft. John talks about the other use cases that could benefit electric aviation, as well as some of the key projects he and the team at OAG have been working on this year.

And finally, he gives his view on the role airports can play in providing the much needed infrastructure for the emerging AAM market.

Our next pod­cast episode is live! This week, we were delight­ed to be joined by John Grant, Senior Ana­lyst at OAG. He is no stranger to shar­ing his insights on the avi­a­tion indus­try, hav­ing been a reg­u­lar con­trib­u­tor to media out­lets includ­ing the BBC, NY Times, Reuters,...

04/10/2023

Joby Aviation has expanded its flight test programme to include flying with a on board its aircraft, representing a critical step on the company’s journey towards commercial operations.

Four members of Joby’s flight test team have now piloted flights on board the company’s pre-production prototype aircraft, completing a series of initial tests that included free thrustborne hovers and forward transitions to semi-thrustborne flight.

The testing took place at the company’s Pilot Production Facility in , , and complements ongoing flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base announced in September, where both Joby and United States Air Force pilots will demonstrate the aircraft’s capabilities in realistic operating scenarios.

To date, the majority of Joby’s flight testing has been piloted remotely from a ground control station (GCS), using state-of-the-art communications technology and software. This has allowed the company to generate a vast amount of data on the performance of the aircraft across a broad range of flight conditions.

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Joby Avi­a­tion has expand­ed its flight test pro­gramme to include fly­ing with a pilot on board the air­craft, rep­re­sent­ing a crit­i­cal step on the company’s jour­ney towards com­mer­cial oper­a­tions. Four mem­bers of Joby’s flight test team have now pilot­ed flights on ...

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