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Volocopter completes crewed eVTOL test flight out of Rome vertiport

Rebecca Bellan

German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startup Volocopter conducted its first crewed public test flight in Italy Thursday morning. The flight launched from a vertiport built at Rome’s Fiumicino…

Volocopter completes crewed eVTOL test flight out of Rome vertiport
Transportation

Wisk Aero reveals its market-ready, self-flying air taxi

Rebecca Bellan

EVTOL company Wisk Aero will put forward its Generation 6 four-passenger autonomous air taxi for FAA certification.

Wisk Aero reveals its market-ready, self-flying air taxi
Transportation

Joby Aviation’s contract with US Air Force expands to include Marines

Rebecca Bellan

The United States Department of Defense is deepening its relationship with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company Joby Aviation.  Joby said Wednesday that it is expanding its existing…

Joby Aviation’s contract with US Air Force expands to include Marines