Articles tagged “eVTOL”

Airline Weekly

Embraer’s Electric Aircraft Business Eve to Go Public Via $2.4 Billion SPAC

Embraer's air mobility startup Eve is the latest to cash in on the SPAC craze. The developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOLs, aircraft plans to list in New York with a $2.4 billion valuation, and more than 500 commitments for its aircraft.

2 years ago

Startups

Israeli Startup AIR Wants Consumers to Pilot Flying Cars Using Software

Startup AIR wants to have consumers piloting electric, vertical takeoff and landing vehicles with no training, just software. And if there's a software glitch?

Nick Carey, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Airbus Jumps Into Electric Air Taxi Race

Airbus’ entry into the electric air taxi race brings the aircraft closer to reality. The airframer's long and close relationships with global regulators — unlike many of the new startups in the space — gives further credibility to its aggressive 2025 entry-into-service timeline.

3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Electric Air Taxi Legal Row Heats Up as Archer Countersues Wisk

3 years ago

Airlines

American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Make Multi-Billion Dollar Bet on Electric Aircraft

American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic are the latest to make commitments for a new breed of electric aircraft. But with few more than glossy renderings and even fewer actually flying, the likelihood of this new breed of plane carrying passengers by mid-decade as promised is low.

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Air Taxi Companies Sued Over Intellectual Property: What’s Behind the Lawsuit

3 years ago

Airlines

Electric Aircraft Are Coming, Just Not as Soon As You Think

Electric aircraft are an inevitable step for commercial aviation with the heightened focus on carbon emissions. Numerous companies are vying to develop this new technology but, with engines still in the works and a lengthy certification runway ahead, when is everyones' guess.

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago