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Skyportz Unveils Modular Vertipad Prototype to Advance Air Mobility Infrastructure

Aeroberm™ aims to overcome downwash, fire risk and noise to support scalable eVTOL operations Infrastructure designed for the AAM era Australian infrastructure developer Skyportz today introduced its new vertipad prototype, the Aeroberm™, at the EVTOL Show in Palo Alto. The company described the milestone as a “major milestone in the company’s mission to create safe, […]

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MightyFly Secures $50M Healthcare Contract for Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Deliveries

MightyFly, a San Francisco Bay Area-based developer and operator of autonomous hybrid eVTOL cargo aircraft, has announced a five-year, $50 million contract with a leading California healthcare diagnostics provider. The agreement marks one of the largest commercial deployments of autonomous cargo eVTOL aircraft in healthcare logistics to date. Expedited Healthcare Logistics at Scale The new […]

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Air Taxi CEO Says No Viable Business Case to Support eVTOL Air Taxi Operations

The founder of a European air taxi service that had signed a deal to introduce an eVTOL platform into its fleet says there is “no business case” to support wide-scale adoption of this emergent class of aircraft. “Having a prototype flying and then getting a certificate is one thing—but then having all the processes and […]

PLANA Secures Pre-Order for 20 Hybrid eVTOL Aircraft from VONAER

Agreement highlights growing demand for regional air mobility in Asia and beyond PLANA US, Inc. announced on September 22 that it has signed a letter of intent with VONAER, a Korea-based air mobility service provider, for the delivery of 20 hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The deal outlines the supply of 5 […]

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From Air Taxis to Emergency Transport: FAA Calls for AAM Proposals

DOT, FAA call for proposals for AAM operations  By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill  The U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA have issued a call for state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments to compete for a chance to launch a pilot program to test out their plans to incorporate electric vertical takeoff and […]

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SkyDrive Announces Successful Test Flights at Osaka Expo 2025

New SkyDrive Test Flights Japanese eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive Inc. recently announced the successful completion of a series of demonstration flights for its SD-05 passenger model at the Osaka Expo 2025 between July 31 and August 24th. The demonstration flights, which lasted several minutes, took the SKYDRIVE up and out from the Expo venue’s vertiport and […]

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AutoFlight Delivers World’s First One-Ton eVTOL Aircraft with Full Airworthiness Certification

China’s AutoFlight achieves a world-first with certified heavy-lift eVTOL drone, paving the way for large-scale low-altitude operations. Historic Delivery of Certified Heavy-Lift eVTOL Shanghai-based advanced air mobility company AutoFlight has made aviation history by delivering the world’s first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a maximum take-off weight exceeding one ton. The aircraft, […]

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Why Major Airlines Are Investing in Advanced Air Mobility

United, Delta, and Republic Airways see AAM as a solution to infrastructure, access, and efficiency challenges At the AUVSI Drone and AAM Policy Symposium held in Washington, D.C., on July 29–30, 2025, aviation and policy leaders gathered to discuss the future of flight. One panel focused on why some of the biggest names in manned aviation—United […]

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Skyportz Offers Free Vertipad Licenses to U.S. Companies Supporting White House eVTOL Initiative

Australian firm introduces patented modular vertipad to address FAA safety concerns and battery fire risks Skyportz, a global leader in vertiport design and research, has announced that it will offer free access to its patented modular vertipad design to U.S. companies participating in the White House’s new eVTOL pilot initiative. The offer is intended to […]

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SkyDrive Unveils Full-Scale Mockup of SD-05 eVTOL at Expo 2025 Osaka

Visitors Experience the Future of Urban Air Mobility with Life-Size Model and Boarding Opportunity SkyDrive Inc., a leading Japanese eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft manufacturer, has revealed a full-scale mockup of its SKYDRIVE SD-05 model to the public for the first time at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. The display is part of the […]

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