by Dino D'Amore | Apr 28, 2023 | Technology, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Taiho, an engineering company based in Shikoku, Japan has signed a pre-order of SkyDrive’s SD-05 eVTOL aircraft for commercial use. The Shikoku region where Taiho is headquartered faces a lot of transportation and regional revitalization and Taiho believes that...
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 27, 2023 | Technology, Zone: Middle East/Africa
Emirates is all set to launch a new City Check-in and Travel Store, an innovative portable robotic check-in assistant ‘Sara’. It has a 2.5 metre LCD screen showing the latest destination content from Emirates, and more screens showing an interactive touchscreen map....
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 27, 2023 | Airports, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 2.8 million passengers in March 2023, more than 28 times the amount recorded in March 2022. The airport also handled 372,000 tonnes of cargo during the month, a year-on-year growth of 5.8%. Flight movements more than...
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 27, 2023 | Technology, Zone: Americas, Zone: Europe
Volatus Infrastructure has signed a letter of intent with EVFLY to be the exclusive eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) infrastructure and charging station provider on its global AAM [advanced air mobility] projects. “Volatus is excited to work with...
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 27, 2023 | Parts, Zone: Americas, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Joby Aviation has signed a “long-term agreement” with Toyota for the Japanese car producer and Joby shareholder to supply “key powertrain and actuation components” for its electric aircraft. “Our partnership with Toyota continues to be an...
