Category Archives: Unmanned Air Taxi

Textron Sets Up eAviation Division

Bell Nexus electric air taxi

Textron is formalizing its presence in the electric aircraft market with the formation of a new division called eAviation. The company confirmed that long-time senior executive Rob Scholl has been named to head the unit in a senior v-p role that reports directly to Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly. Scholl previously was the senior v-p of sales and marketing at Textron Aviation. Continue reading →

Rolls-Royce to Power Vertical Aerospace’s eVTOL

Rolls-Royce’s ground-breaking technology is set to power Vertical Aerospace’s flagship Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft. A Rolls-Royce electrical power system will be integrated into the piloted all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, which will carry up to four passengers for 120 miles at cruise speeds of over 200mph and is on course to certify in 2024. Continue reading →

Volocopter to Launch Air Taxi Services in Singapore

© Volocopter

German Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company Volocopter announced its commitment to launch air taxi services in Singapore after two years of close collaboration with the city of Singapore. Working together with the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Volocopter plans to make air taxi services a reality in the Southeast Asian city-state within the next three years. Continue reading →

EU-Funded Air Taxi Demos in Spain by 2022

Spanish national air navigation manager ENAIRE is working on European projects to manage the future mobility of people in urban and peri-urban areas through flying vehicles and, in particular, air taxis, as well as activities such as drone parcels. ENAIRE will manage the flights from the first demonstrations with aerotaxis, which will be in 2022 in Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela.

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