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 … [Read more...] about MightyFly Secures $50M Healthcare Contract for Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Deliveries
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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 certified aircraft by 2033 and an … [Read more...] about PLANA Secures Pre-Order for 20 Hybrid eVTOL Aircraft from VONAER
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 landing (eVTOL) vehicles into the … [Read more...] about From Air Taxis to Emergency Transport: FAA Calls for AAM Proposals
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 over the ocean in … [Read more...] about SkyDrive Announces Successful Test Flights at Osaka Expo 2025
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 … [Read more...] about AutoFlight Delivers World’s First One-Ton eVTOL Aircraft with Full Airworthiness Certification
