Saudi: NEOM Announces Success of First Air Taxi Test Flights
NEOM Company announced on Wednesday the successful testing of Volocopter aircraft and first eVTOL flight in Saudi Arabia, marking another step towards adoption and commercial eVTOL operation in NEOM and beyond.
NEOM Company and Volocopter, a pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), made the announcement about the successful completion of a series of air taxi test flights in NEOM. This marks the first time an eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft has received a special flight authorisation and performed test flights in Saudi Arabia.
The flight test campaign lasted over a week and built on 18 months of collaboration between NEOM, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), and Volocopter, with the aim of implementing and scaling an electric UAM ecosystem and testbed in NEOM. The parties worked closely to ensure full regulatory compliance and safety ahead of the test campaign.
