Vertical Aerospace’s VX4, due to fly in summer 2022, will be used in demo flights in the UK

Lilium is developing a jet-powered electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft

United Airlines has ordered Archer’s in-development Midnight eVTOL

Bristow Group has signed for BETA Technologies’ Alia 250 eVTOL

The Maeve 01’s batteries will have a 400kWh per kilogram energy density

Maeve Aerospace wants to build a 44-seater for regional routes

Maeve says its aircraft will have a 550km range while emitting no CO2 or nitrous oxides

Charging future electric aircraft will be a key part of normalising their operations

Maeve 01’s planned maximum take-off weight is 45,000kg and its payload capacity is 4,965kg

Improving energy densities in batteries means aircraft can fly further or carry more

Maeve Aerospace, formerly Venturi, is based in Delft in the Netherlands

Volocopter’s latest aircraft, the VoloConnect, took flight in May 2022