The growth of the Air-taxi and eVTOL industry in the last decade and the deep study of its potential has originated a wide diversity of aircraft, demanding the existence of different regulations to ...

European regulators have published proposed certification guidance for the new wave of hybrid and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, in a move designed to reflect the relative ...

Vertical Aerospace has again pushed back its eVTOL certification target to 2026, citing difficulties in agreeing on compliance methods for new technology with authorities, a challenge its CEO expects ...

There are many companies working on vertical take-off and landing aircraft these days, some in more advanced stages of R&D than others, and we've covered them extensively here on autoevolution these ...

New Horizon Aircraft (HOVR) is back in focus after advancing a dual use certification pathway for its Cavorite X7 hybrid electric VTOL aircraft in partnership with Cert Center Canada, aligning with ...

The German manufacturer of the Lilium eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) jet is getting closer to the highly-anticipated official launch moment after a long certification journey that ...

As expected, the UK Civil Aviation Authority is to adopt the European Union Safety Agency’s (EASA) Special Conditions for VTOL (SC-VTOL) as the basis for UK certification of electric vertical takeoff ...

French startup Ascendance Flight Technologies announced in late March that it has raised €21 million (about $22.8M USD) in funding. Ascendance has developed a full-scale prototype of its vertical take ...

Respondents also reported issues with the FAA's electric aircraft certification framework-which the agency is considering ...

EASA's Special Condition VTOL certification requirements include an Enhanced category for commercial operations in urban environments. Germany-based Volocopter is one of many companies planning to ...