Articles tagged “eVTOL”

News Blog

Dubai Sets 2026 for Launch of Air Taxis

Dubai has yet again revealed its plans to connect the city through flying taxis and expects to launch aerial taxi operations by 2026. In 2017, the city had test-flown a driverless vehicle called the Autonomous Air Taxi, that was touted to be the world’s first self-flying taxi service set to be introduced by Dubai’s Road and…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Airlines

United-Backed Archer Aviation Receives FAA Criteria for Air Taxi Flying

Archer Aviation has a lot of work to do before it gets anywhere near its target of making 2,000 electric air taxis annually. But at least it knows what it has to do to hit ambitious goals many experts are skeptical about.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 1 year ago

Startups

Lilium Raises $119 Million for Electric Taxi Jets

This startup funding list covers the gamut: fuel sustainability in plane and trains, short-terms rentals for business travelers, day access to luxury hotels, and planting trees in tourist areas.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

News Blog

Delta, JetBlue Air Taxi Supplier Joby Delays Commercial Flights by a Year

Joby Aviation has delayed the introduction of its new electric air taxi by about a year to 2025, as the certification of the new aircraft proceeds slower than hoped. The developer disclosed the delay in a letter to shareholders on Wednesday. The delay has immediate implications for Delta Air Lines, which in October unveiled plans…

Edward Russell | 1 year ago

Airline Weekly

Delta Air Lines to Invest Up to $200 Million in Electric Flying Taxi Joby

Delta wants to be your ride to the airport, too.

2 years ago

United Airlines Invests $15 Million in Embraer-Backed Electric Air Taxi Startup

United is adding as many as 400 electric air taxis, known as electric vertical takeoff and landing — eVTOL — aircraft to its backlog under a new deal with Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility that was unveiled Thursday.

2 years ago

News Blog

Ex-Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza Thinks Electric Planes Face Huge Commercial Challenges

The future commercial use of electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, or eVTOLs, will be "highly challenging," according to former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza, who's a fan of the technology's potential, but thinks industrial and military applications would take place first. The Archer Aviation Maker aircraft on its first flight in December 2021. Baldanza,…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Airlines

AirAsia SuperApp Offers New Subscription Promotion for Flights, Food Delivery

Subscriptions are relatively hot in travel although AirAsia's limited new plan might be seen as a sign of weakness rather than strength. AirAsia Super+ is essentially a marketing plan to jumpstart the airline's flights and food delivery businesses.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

AirAsia Plans to Add 100 Air Taxis to Ridesharing Platform

Electric air taxis have captured airlines' attention by offering them a solution to the last-mile of travelers' trips, and meeting carbon emission targets. AirAsia is the latest to jump for the technology with a big commitment for the proposed planes.

2 years ago

Airlines

Flying Taxis Face Steep Regulatory Hurdles

The orders for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, or eVTOLs, are coming in, but a mix of regulatory, technical and even social challenges means it could be several more years before they really take off.

Chen Lin, Gerry Doyle and Jamie Freed, Reuters | 2 years ago