Volant Completes First Manned Flights

Volant expects type certification of the VE25-100 in 2026.

Chinese startup Volant Aerotech has completed the first series of manned flight trials in its VE25-100 lift-plus-cruise eVTOL. The Shanghai-based company said the initial piloted flights involved multiple sorties and covered vertical takeoff and landings, hovers and low-speed maneuvers. The testing...