Wing heads to Denver as suburbs write drone hub rules
Walmart had sought hub sites in Longmont, which does not allow them. Northglenn votes this month on keeping launch pads 200 feet from homes.
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Electric air taxis and urban air mobility: who is certifying, who is funded, and how close passengers are to flying.
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Vertical countersues Archer as court trims Joby lawsuit
Archer now fights its rivals in three forums. Vertical, which wants Midnight blocked, is also under an NYSE warning for trading below $1.
Vertical Aerospace Reviews Options as It Opens Valo Plant
Its cash lasts into August 2027. The first aircraft for certification is due in its new hall at the end of that year.
Textron Flies Military Drone Between Virginia Vertiports
The first-ever claim is Textron's own, and the state network the drone was testing is being built for passenger and cargo aircraft.
Volocopter's first product is now a two-seat ultralight
The company that was going to fly the Paris Olympics is certifying an aircraft for flying clubs. Supernal cut 80% of staff. Vertical trades at $0.60.
Dubai Certifies the First Purpose-Built Commercial Vertiport
The UAE's GCAA has certified VDX, the Skyports vertiport next to Dubai International, the first purpose-built commercial vertiport to be certified.
Archer Buys Boeing's Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid in eVTOL Deal
Archer is acquiring Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid, absorbing a rival air taxi programme and a profitable military drone unit in one deal.
Wisk's Second Gen 6 eVTOL Prototype Completes First Flight
Wisk Aero's second Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL prototype has flown for the first time, joining the original in a California flight test campaign.
EHang EH216-S Makes First Crewed eVTOL Flights in Mexico
EHang's EH216-S pilotless eVTOL completed its first people-carrying flights in Mexico and Latin America at the FAMEX Tulum Air Show 2026.
Joby Aviation Flies eVTOL Over New York City
Joby Aviation flew its S4 eVTOL between JFK and Manhattan heliports in New York City's first electric air taxi flights.