Volocopter is to supply electric aircraft for the planned city of Neom in Saudi Arabia. To this end, the partners have set up a joint venture to set up an eVTOL mobility system. Neom has ordered 15 Volocopter aircraft and plans to start operations within the next two to three years.


According to the announcement, the joint venture will be the sole operator of the first routes in the planned city. It's not just about air taxi services, but also “vertical logistics services...

Several French players in the aviation and transport industry have opened a test center for sustainable urban air mobility at the Pontoise-Cormeilles airport just outside the French capital, Paris. Trials of eVTOL from several manufacturers are now starting there.

The on-site tests are to be carried out together with the French civil aviation authority. The declared goal of those involved is to create at least two flight routes for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. The driving...

With the Californian company Archer, another startup for electric flight taxis is announcing itself. Archer can count on solvent investors - and developers from well-known companies - in the race for dominance in electric drones.


Archer is developing a purely electric aircraft that can take off and land vertically and is intended to carry four passengers over distances of up to 60 miles (almost 100 kilometers) at a speed of up to 250 km / h. Archer claims to be using the...