Joby Aviation has launched a series of piloted demonstration flights in New York City, offering one of the clearest real-world examples yet of how electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis could operate between airports and urban centers in congested U.S. airspace. During the second flight in the company’s four-part Electric Skies campaign on April 27, Joby’s S4 aircraft flew from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Manhattan’s West 30th Street Heliport in about seven...

Dutch aviation company ELECTRON Aerospace has achieved a major milestone in the development of its all-electric E5 aircraft, moving it closer to its planned entry into service by 2031. The five-seat aircraft is now set to enter prototype construction, with first flight targeted for late 2027. The announcement was made at AERO Friedrichshafen, where ELECTRON confirmed the E5 has passed its Design Concept Review. An external board verified that the design meets key requirements for...

Vertical Aerospace has reached a major milestone in the development of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, completing its first piloted one-way transition flight. The VX4 prototype, flown by test pilot Paul Stone on April 2nd at the company’s flight test center at Cotswold Airport in England, demonstrated its ability to transition from vertical lift to forward flight. The aircraft lifted off vertically, accelerated into wingborne flight, and then landed conventionally...