Australia In 2022, the Australian
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) set out its eVTOL roadmap. Infrastructure group, Skyportz, has been selected to build Australia's first vertiport in
Melbourne by 2026.
Brazil FlyBIS Aviation, a Brazilian
start-up teamed with
Eve Air Mobility, a division of
Embraer. In 2021, Eve signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with
EDP Group to share research for optimal charging techniques. Eve Air Mobility ranks 7th on the 2022 AAM Reality Index. Canadian simulation technology company
CAE Inc. and
Volocopter forged a strategic partnership to produce the world's first AAM pilot training curriculum. Construction was to begin in
Dubai in 2023 by Canadian vertiport infrastructure group,VPorts, for an Advanced Air Mobility Integrator Center. The center will facilitate eVTOL testing.
China small UAS aka droneIn 2019, Chinese manufacturer
EHang began extensive passenger flight testing with autonomous eVTOLs. The Spanish National Academy of Police in
Avila celebrated a successful public maiden flight of the 'EH216-S' by Chinese manufacturer
EHang in December 2022, making Spain the first nation in the
European Union to operate an eVTOL for
public safety.
France Groupe ADP is constructing 4 vertiport locations in
Paris. French multinational corporation
Thales Group has agreed to integrate its custom avionics solution into the
Eve Air Mobility flight deck. French start-up Ascendance Flight Technologies ranked 15th on the 2022 AAM Reality Index.
Germany EVTOL manufacturers
Volocopter and
Lilium Jet, ranked 3rd and 4th in the world on the 2022 AAM Reality Index, respectively. As of 2020 Lilium planned to build the first American vertiport outside the City of
Orlando, Florida.
Japan In Fall 2021,
Honda announced plans to enter the hybrid eVTOL market.
Toyota switched its support from a Japanese start-up to
Joby Aviation. The following year, SkyDrive secured a strategic partnership with Volatus Infrastructure to develop AAM vertiports. Japan and the
MassDOT Aeronautics Division are the only non-European governmental bodies to commit to AAM principles as UIC2 International City/Region Partners along with communities across 15 European nations. In Summer 2022,
Tokyo hosted the inaugural International Advanced Air Mobility Expo. As part of World
Expo 2025 in
Osaka Japan plans to orchestrate nearly 30,000 eVTOL air taxi flights.
Spain UAV manufacturer Umiles Next tested its prototype 'Integrity3' and demonstrated collision-avoidance systems as part of its U-space initiative. According to the
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), U-space includes "all the services required to ensure [UAVs] operate effectively, safely, and securely." Spanish multinational corporation
Ferrovial ranks 2nd in the world for AAM vertiport infrastructure readiness alongside Urban-Air Port in the UK and BETA in the US. MintAir along with American-Canadian firm Jaunt Air Mobility, signed a
letter of intent to collaborate on air taxi development.
Sweden Swedish start-up
Heart Aerospace is developing a hybrid RAM aircraft, earning a 5.1 score in the AAM Reality Index.
Switzerland Dufour Aerospace earned a 2022 AAM Reality Index score of 5.2 for its "Aero3" aircraft. According to the
World Economic Forum, Air-One became the world's first operational vertiport when it opened in April 2022 in
Coventry.
United States In 2020,
Joby Aviation acquired the rights to Uber's Elevate and in August 2021, the company went public. In 2022, Joby set a new eVTOL speed record, had a prototype crash in rural California, achieved an FAA
Part 135 air service certification, and signed
Delta Air Lines as investor and strategic partner. As of 2024, Joby tied with
Beta Technologies and
Volocopter with an industry leading AAM Reality Index score of 8.0, followed by
Archer Aviation (7.9),
Wisk Aero (7.4),
Pipistrel (7.2) among the top ten eVTOL manufacturers. United Airlines invested in both Joby and Volocopter. In November 2023,
Volocopter and
Joby Aviation tested their respective eVTOLs in
New York City, from the
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