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Joby’s S4 Completes Region’s First Piloted eVTOL Full-Transition Flights in Dubai

Joby Aviation’s S4 prototype has completed the first regionally piloted full-transition eVTOL flights in Dubai, marking a key step in its three-pronged commercialization strategy. Conducted under UAE regulators implementing the FAA’s testing framework, these 10-minute demonstrators pave the way for passenger service by 2026.

2025-06-30T06:42:32.764299-07:00

Reuters

Archer Aviation Raises $850M After Trump Executive Order to Accelerate eVTOL Deployment

2025-06-12T22:34:11.076358-07:00

Royal Aeronautical Society

Drones, Engines and Next-Gen Fighters Take Center Stage at Paris Air Show 2025

2025-06-15T21:59:27.872456-07:00

Royal Aeronautical Society

Paris Air Show Day 3: Airbus Lands A350 Freighter, Embraer Secures SkyWest E190 Order and France Eyes Saab GlobalEye

2025-06-18T21:52:10.283945-07:00

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Joby’s In-House Air Conditioning System Underpins Desert eVTOL Operations and Showcases Vertical Integration Joby Aviation’s internally developed air-conditioning system has demonstrated essential performance during high-temperature eVTOL flights in desert conditions. By designing and producing this environmental control subsystem in-house, Joby reduces dependency on external suppliers, accelerates certification and maintains tighter cost and reliability controls for its upcoming urban air mobility services.

2025-07-01T13:02:26.789563-07:00

Joby’s In-House Air Conditioning System Underpins Desert eVTOL Operations and Showcases Vertical Integration

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Joby’s First eVTOL Arrives in Dubai, Begins Piloted Flights Ahead of 2026 Launch Joby Aviation has delivered its first eVTOL to the UAE and initiated piloted vertical takeoff-and-landing and wingborne flights in Dubai. Under UAE regulators adopting the FAA’s testing framework, the company is undertaking market readiness work and plans to begin passenger services in 2026.

2025-07-01T08:35:16.532085-07:00

Joby’s First eVTOL Arrives in Dubai, Begins Piloted Flights Ahead of 2026 Launch

eVTOL Insights

FAA Completes Human-in-the-Loop Simulation to Test eVTOL Operations at LAX The FAA ran a human-in-the-loop simulation at LAX to test the integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft into one of the world’s busiest airport operations. Joby Aviation’s Head of Government Policy Greg Bowles says the exercise marks a significant step toward commercial eVTOL service at Los Angeles International.

2025-07-01T02:12:36.413426-07:00

FAA Completes Human-in-the-Loop Simulation to Test eVTOL Operations at LAX

eVTOL Insights

FlyNow Aviation’s eCopter Completes First Untethered Trials in Austria FlyNow Aviation’s electric eCopter has completed its first untethered trials at a test site in Eastern Austria, marking a key development milestone. Since initial flight tests in 2021 and a two-year tethered testing phase, the company is advancing toward certification and commercial operations.

2025-07-01T01:10:00.766573-07:00

FlyNow Aviation’s eCopter Completes First Untethered Trials in Austria

Aviation Week

EHang Secures 50 EH216-S Autonomous eVTOLs for Guizhou Cultural Tourism EHang has landed a purchase order for 50 units of its EH216-S pilotless electric VTOL multicopters to support low-altitude cultural and aerial tourism services in Guizhou Province under a partnership with Anshun authorities, marking a key step in China’s urban air mobility commercialization.

2025-06-30T14:59:14.479642-07:00

EHang Secures 50 EH216-S Autonomous eVTOLs for Guizhou Cultural Tourism

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Joby’s S4 Completes Region’s First Piloted eVTOL Full-Transition Flights in Dubai Joby Aviation’s S4 prototype has completed the first regionally piloted full-transition eVTOL flights in Dubai, marking a key step in its three-pronged commercialization strategy. Conducted under UAE regulators implementing the FAA’s testing framework, these 10-minute demonstrators pave the way for passenger service by 2026.

2025-06-30T06:42:32.764299-07:00

Joby’s S4 Completes Region’s First Piloted eVTOL Full-Transition Flights in Dubai

Vertical Mag

MightyFly’s Third-Gen Cento eVTOL Executes Autonomous Cargo Loading and Flight Demonstration for USAF MightyFly showcased its MF100 Cento hybrid-electric eVTOL cargo aircraft on May 8 at New Jerusalem Airport as part of its AFWERX SBIR Phase II contract. The demo highlighted its patented Autonomous Load Mastering System, executing DoD-relevant missions including autonomous flight, cargo loading/unloading, onboard package handling and balance management across multiple sectors.

2025-06-27T10:43:14.030310-07:00

MightyFly’s Third-Gen Cento eVTOL Executes Autonomous Cargo Loading and Flight Demonstration for USAF

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FlyNYON Commits to Up to Five Beta ALIA eVTOLs for Passenger Tours FlyNYON, the New York helicopter tour specialist, has committed to buying up to five Beta Technologies ALIA all-electric eVTOL aircraft for passenger sightseeing services. The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, signals growing interest in zero-emission aerial tours as urban air mobility advances.

2025-06-27T10:43:11.630384-07:00

FlyNYON Commits to Up to Five Beta ALIA eVTOLs for Passenger Tours

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