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Air taxi start-up completes ‘transition’ flight over China

Air Travel17 Feb 2022

During the test flight, AutoFlight’s aircraft – capable of carrying three passengers – switches from a vertical take-off motion to the more energy-efficient, horizontal flight and back to vertical flight, before landing.

Companies partner for aerial ride-sharing across South Korea

Air Travel07 Feb 2022

SK Telecom and Joby Aviation will work together to introduce emissions-free services to cities and communities across the country in support of the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport’s air mobility roadmap.

JV company will bring urban air mobility to Saudi Arabian megacity

News01 Dec 2021

Neom and Volocopter have established a JV company to design, implement, and operate the world’s first bespoke public vertical mobility system for the smart and sustainable Saudi development.

Partnership to bring electric air taxis to Italy

News28 Oct 2021

Together with Italian authorities and regulators, Aeroporti di Roma and Volocopter aim to raise public awareness about UAM and launch in Italy within three years.

Collaboration aims to create an urban air infrastructure

News06 Aug 2020

Urban-Air Port and Hyundai Air Mobility want to develop an infrastructure to facilitate the creation of urban transportation systems to move people and cargo by air.

Vertical Aerospace test-flies electric air taxi

News21 Oct 2019

The aircraft was built to test new technologies and systems for integration into Vertical Aerospace’s upcoming passenger model, due to be unveiled next year.

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