Virgin Atlantic is to partner with Joby Aviation on the launch of an innovative air taxi service in the UK. The partnership aims to offer seamless, zero-emission, short-range journeys from LHR and MAN.


Virgin Atlantic is to partner with Joby Aviation on the launch of an innovative air taxi service in the UK. The partnership aims to offer seamless, zero-emission, short-range journeys from LHR and MAN.

LODD, an Abu Dhabi-based company specialising in AI-powered drone technology and autonomous aerial logistics, and Skyports Infrastructure have unveiled vertiport designs for three strategic locations.

UrbanV and PAX Aeroportos, concessionaire of Campo de Marte and JacarepaguĂĄ airports, are collaborating to develop Advanced Air Mobility in Brazil with a testbed for innovative solutions in real-world conditions.

In this article, Pegasus, TSA, SkyTeam, ZRH, Frontier, Swedavia and more, preview what you can expect to hear in 5 unmissable sessions at FTE Global â the âCES of Aviationâ â LA, 28-30 October 2024.

SEA Milan Airports, Lilium and Skyports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding laying the groundwork for the development of a passenger eVTOL network in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.

Southwest â a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub â and Archer Aviation have signed an MoU to develop plans for electric air taxi networks utilising eVTOL aircraft at California airports.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us at the 20th anniversary FTE Global, the âCES of Aviationâ taking place in the new location of Dallas, Texas, on 8-10 September 2026, co-located with IFSA Global EXPO. Headline Partners include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Southwest Airlines, and Dallas Love Field Airport.
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Groupe ADP, Embraer and Eve Air Mobility have signed an MoU focused on innovation and sustainable development, aiming to prepare the future of low-carbon aviation in and around Paris-Le-Bourget Airport.

Groupe ADP and AutoFlight have signed an MoU to conduct experimental electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flights from Pontoise Vertiport âto pave the way for the future of aviationâ.

Eve Air Mobility has extended its partnership with Widerøe Zero, an initiative by Widerøe focused on sustainable aviation with the mission to ârevolutionise the industry and create a greener future for air travelâ.

United Airlines and Eve Air Mobility have announced plans to bring Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to San Francisco with electric commuter flights. They are also working to identify the future route network for UAM.

Eve Air Mobility has extended its partnership with Widerøe Zero, an initiative by Widerøe focused on sustainable aviation with the mission to ârevolutionise the industry and create a greener future for air travelâ.

United Airlines and Eve Air Mobility have announced plans to bring Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to San Francisco with electric commuter flights. They are also working to identify the future route network for UAM.

UrbanV and SITA have signed an MoU to design and refine a new passenger processing and operating ecosystem at the test vertiport located at Rome Fiumicino Airport. Operations are scheduled to start in 2024.

Groupe ADP and Skyports have unveiled the passenger terminal testbed for future electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) at Pontoise-Cormeilles airfield in Paris.

As part of the arrangement, the companies will work together to integrate a Joby-operated service into Deltaâs customer-facing channels.

Aeroporti di Roma, Volocopter and UrbanV, have conducted the first crewed eVTOL public test flight in Italy and unveiled the countryâs first vertiport.

The new vertiport hub, which will be located at a private terminal at SĂŁo Paulo International Airport, is expected to open at the end of 2023.
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FTE speaks to Carlo Tursi, CEO of UrbanV â a newly established company set up with the aim to accelerate the development of urban air mobility infrastructures internationally.
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