by Nikos Chatzis | 29 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, Electric Aircraft, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…Vertical Aerospace will receive US$205 million in additional financing to support certification and commercialization of its VA-X4 eVTOL air taxi, the company announced this week. The global investment firm Mudrick Capital Management is contributing $200...
by Nikos Chatzis | 27 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…Aeroporti di Roma, Aeroporto di Venezia, Aeroports de la Cote d’Azur and Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna together for the building and management of vertiports Urban Blue, a project focused on sustainable mobility set up by Aeroporti di Roma,...
by Nikos Chatzis | 26 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…U.K.-based eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace has announced a collaboration with London’s Heathrow Airport to explore how Vertical’s VA-X4 aircraft could operate from Heathrow by the mid-2020s. The partners will study how Vertical’s electric air taxis...
by Nikos Chatzis | 25 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Artificial Intelligence, Aviation Technology, Drones' Technology Management
“…On September 15, 2021, Textron eAviation revealed a passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) concept design at a presentation provided by Rob Scholl, senior vice president for Textron eAviation, on Sept. 15, 2021 at the JetNet iQ Summit...
by Nikos Chatzis | 25 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, Drones' Technology Management, Geopolitics
“…Mesa and Flirtey are initially focusing on the last-mile food delivery industry, enabling Mesa to expand beyond the global airlines market and into the global foodservice market. The immediate goal of the partnership is to conduct commercial drone...