Businessaviation.aero - HOUSTON, Texas, March 18, 2024 -- EHang, a frontrunner in the Urban Air Mobility, announced the successful inaugural flight of its EH216-S, an unmanned electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft, in Latin America. This milestone event occurred at The Westin Reserva Conchal resort in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province and was witnessed by national authorities and media. It was part of a ceremony dedicated to showcasing the benefits of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), emphasizing its potential to foster sustainable development and improve the region’s quality of life and tourism experience.
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Velizy-Villacoublay, France, March 14, 2024: Embraer and Dassault Systèmes have forged a unique partnership, harnessing the power of Dassault Systèmes' cutting-edge simulation technology to develop quieter electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for Eve Air Mobility. This collaboration leverages the SIMULIA PowerFLOW application, which offers comprehensive fluid dynamics simulations to anticipate real-world operational conditions. Engineers can accurately evaluate the aircraft's flight performance and sound emissions.
Airbus has officially unveiled its fully electric CityAirbus NextGen prototype to the public, with plans for its initial flight later this year. This CityAirbus is a two-tonne airframe featuring a wing span of around 12 meters. It is engineered to achieve a flight range of 80 km and a cruising speed of 120 km/h. This design positions it as an ideal choice for a range of missions within large urban areas, including Medical services, ecotourism, and passenger transport.
AutoFlight’s Prosperity eVTOL completed the world’s first inter-city electric air-taxi demonstration flight between Shenzhen and Zhuhai, a groundbreaking moment in the evolution of urban air mobility, spotlighting the transformative potential of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) technology. This pioneering flight, covering 50km (31 miles) in just 20 minutes—a journey that typically takes three hours by car—underscores the efficiency and innovation at the heart of AutoFlight’s mission.
SUGAR LAND, TX – – Wisk Aero, a frontrunner in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), has partnered with the City of Sugar Land, Texas, to introduce autonomous air mobility to the Greater Houston area. Through this collaboration, they plan to evaluate and select a site at Sugar Land Regional Airport to build vertiport infrastructure that supports Wisk’s autonomous air taxi services. This preliminary partnership is poised to pave the way for a broader network, enhancing connectivity across the Greater Houston region.