Want to make a sightseeing flight by Passenger Drone? Nowadays it is possible in the Chinese city of Henqin. Last week, 36 tourists made a scenic flight in the EHang 216 AAV, an electrically powered multirotor drone with room for…
The German emergency response organization ADAC Luftrettung has placed an order for two electrically powered VoloCity air taxis with Volocopter. These are two-person aircraft that can take off and land vertically, just like a helicopter or drone. The first test…
The German company Volocopter will operate an electric Air Taxi service in the Asian city of Singapore. To this end, a partnership has been entered into with the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of…
The Chinese developer of heavy lift drones EHang has put a new video online showing how five electrically powered air taxis perform a flight in a nicely synchronized manner. With the demonstration, the company wants to show the benefits of…
On July 14, the EHang 216 performed sightseeing flights with passengers on board in Yantai, a coastal city in East China. As part of the EHang ‘World Flight Tour’, four passengers took scenic flights around Yantai’s Fisherman’s Wharf, a popular…
Major supplier of aerospace products, Honeywell International Inc. announced on Monday that it will launch a new business unit to enter the Drone Industry. The new department will focus on the autonomous aviation space, including drones, air taxis, unmanned cargo…
EHang announced that the company has received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to test its Passenger Drone, the EHang 216. The company says that it “became the world’s first AAV company approved by a national aviation…
