Global eVTOL Aircraft Market
On Oct.05, 2023, Opener. Aero, a light eVTOL developer, rebranded as Pivotal following the launch of its first scalable production aircraft, Helix. The company has changed its name to Pivotal despite the new nomenclature, and it will continue business as it looks to open orders for the Helix eVTOLs very soon. Pivotal has seen multiple generations with its personal aircraft and recently launched a pre-production eVTOL platform, the BlackFly.
On Oct.05, 2023, Elroy Air, a leader in developing an end-to-end autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo system, announced that its Chaparral eVTOL cargo drones are witnessing exceeding commercial demand. In 2023, the demand for its Chaparral aircraft has exceeded 1,000 vehicles. In September, it announced a deposit-backed agreement with Bristow for five Elroy Air Chaparral VTOL cargo drones.
Over the past several years, the company has seen tremendous excitement built around the Chaparral system and its applications. The growing demand for Elroy Air's Chaparral systems represents scaled production and early deployments in the future, prioritizing defense and operations outside the United States. Elroy Air has previously secured commitments from the commercial, defense, and humanitarian markets, including Mesa Airlines, Bristow and FedEx.
On Oct.05, 2023, CycloTech unveiled its CycloRotor-powered eVTOL air car concept, CruiseUp. After 15 years of development and prototype testing, the company presented its first concept aircraft. The CruiseUp is a unique personal two-seater eVTOL air car designed for cross-town hops, and it works better than any other eVTOL. CycloTech exists to propagate and commercialize a single idea, the CycloRotor propulsion system.
Key Companies in the eVTOL Aircraft Comapanies include
- EHANGÂ (China)
- Volocopter GmbH (Germany)
- Uber Technologies Inc. (US)
- Aurora Flight Sciences (US)
- A³ by Airbus (US)
- Bell Textron Inc. (US)
- Workhorse (US)
- Lilium GmbH (Germany)
- TERRAFUGIA (US)
- OXIS Energy Ltd (UK)
- Karem Aircraft Inc. (US)
- MGM COMPRO (Czech Republic).
- Kitty Hawk (US)
- EmbraerX (Brazil)
- LIFT Aircraft Inc. (US)
- Opener (Canada)