Chad Trautvetter

Aircraft ground handling chain Jetex will build and operate takeoff and landing infrastructure and services for eVTOLs under a strategic partnership with Volocopter. The company provides ground handling services, mainly in the private and business aviation sectors.

The Jetcruzer 450 and 500 fixed-wing aircraft have been mothballed since 2004 but could now be resurrected with electric and hybrid-electric propulsion. The new owners of the prototypes and associated intellectual property are seeking investors to finance efforts to bring the fresh versions to market.

Canada-based AMPERe and its subsidiaries are developing an autonomous, hydrogen-powered VTOL that will be able to carry four people on urban air mobility missions.

Calling the collaboration part of the "next evolution of private aircraft expansion," Bell said the partnership will leverage the large customer base and Avianis flight scheduling software at Wheels Up and Bell’s VTOL aircraft—likely Bell 429 helicopters in the near term and Nexus eVTOLs in the longer term—to provide intra-urban travel from/to city centers using existing airports and helipads.

Otto Aviation wants to complete type certification and service entry for its six-seat Celera 500L aircraft by the end of 2025. The aircraft features a very unusual design that maximizes laminar flow to reduce drag.