On Friday, Oct. 13, EHang held a ceremony in Beijing to celebrate: the company had obtained the type certificate (TC) for its two-seat EH216-S Autonomous Air Vehicle (AAV) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). This was a momentous day...

Archer plans to deploy an initial fleet of Midnight aircraft to ADA in addition to a team of pilots, technicians, and engineers to support the initial rollout Abu Dhabi Aviation Group (ADA) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

2024 is proving to be a watershed year for China as it advances its low-altitude economy in preparation for the integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations. Through reforms in regulations, airspace management and the creation...

Chinese companies are rapidly advancing in the “low-altitude” sector (see “China's Low-Altitude Economy and eVTOL Diplomacy,” Vertiflite, Sept/Oct 2024), signaling a transformative era in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL). As major players like AutoFlight, EHang and XPeng AeroHT innovate...

Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer TCab Tech has closed a Series B+ funding round, announcing on March 27 that it has now raised a total of $100 million. The Shanghai-based company did not disclose the amount raised in the latest...