Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) unveiled a subscale model of a conceptual two-seat electric basic trainer at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2021 held on Oct. 19–23.
San Francisco, California-based electric aircraft developer, Airflow, was founded in 2019 by five former Airbus Vahana team members.
In early December, Coral Springs, Florida-based Doroni Aerospace, Inc. announced the development of its showroom model, digital twin and full-scale propulsion system.
Bend, Oregon-based Element 1 Corporation announced on Nov. 29 that it had signed an agreement with McLean, Virginia-based NEXA Capital Partners, LLC, to accelerate the adoption of its methanol-to-hydrogen generators for fuel cell applications in aerospace and particularly eVTOL.
On Nov. 26, French car company Renault unveiled a quadcopter eVTOL with a fuselage inspired by its Renault 4, as the final celebration for the 60th anniversary of the “R4.”
Autoflight, an eVTOL developer based in Shanghai, China, announced on Nov. 22 that it had raised $100M in a Series A investment round led by Lukasz Gadowski and his Berlin-based company, Team Global.
Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, a division of the Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer, announced new partnerships in Asia and Europe in November and December.
Volocopter, the German eVTOL developer, has reportedly abandoned plans for a merger in a SPAC deal, according to a Nov. 26 account in the German financial outlet Finance Forward.
On Nov. 11, German eVTOL developer Volocopter conducted a flight demonstration at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea.
In November, Manta Aircraft, a Switzerland-based developer of hybrid-electric vertical and/or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft, announced five new partnerships.
