African Pilot Magazine

Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing -eVTOL

28 April 2026
AutoFlight Completes First 2-Ton-Class eVTOL Tea Delivery in China
AutoFlight has completed China’s first 2-ton-class eVTOL trial for dedicated spring tea transport, demonstrating a fully…
1 March 2026
SkyGrid and Wisk Release ‘Enabling Scalable Urban Air Mobility Through Automated Flight Rules’ Paper
SkyGrid and Wisk outline how Automated Flight Rules can enable safe, scalable Urban Air Mobility in…
20 February 2026
Full Flight Simulator to Train the First Wave of Eve Air Mobility Pilots
Embraer-CAE Training Services acquires first full flight simulator to support Eve Air Mobility pilot training and…
12 February 2026
AirX Signs Firm Order Agreement with Eve Air Mobility for Two eVTOL Aircraft
Eve Air Mobility signs binding order with Japan’s AirX for up to 50 eVTOL aircraft, advancing…

Joby completes first piloted eVTOL air taxi flight between two public airports, marking a key…

Horizon Aircraft and ZeroAvia will explore integrating hydrogen-electric propulsion into the Cavorite X7 eVTOL, aiming…

The FAA has certified the first electric aircraft propeller—here’s what it means for global aviation…

Joby Aviation launches air taxi readiness work in Dubai with piloted eVTOL flights and begins…

Archer has completed the initial flight of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft at Al Bateen Executive…

Archer Aviation partners with Ethiopian Airlines to deploy Midnight electric aircraft under its Launch Edition…

SkyDrive has received G-1 certification basis approval from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for…

Volocopter and Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services have partnered to introduce eVTOL air taxi services in…

Eve Air Mobility and JetSetGo partner to explore the implementation of Eve’s Vector Urban ATM…

Discover how Boeing NeXt and HorizonX pioneered the evolution of eVTOL technology, urban air mobility,…