US FAA to roll out pilot training and certification rules relating to eVTOL air taxis

The United States aviation regulator, the FAA, has announced that it will be rolling out a raft of rules relating directly to comprehensive training and pilot certification for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis which are seen as the solution to urban air mobility.

Recently a multitude of eVTOL-focused companies have gone public, and the FAA sees the need for new aircraft-type regulation. This is primarily because while eVTOL aircraft take off and land like a helicopter, en route to their destination, they fly like an airplane. The FAA has confirmed that its proposal is in line with International Civil Aviation Organization requirements and therefore this will allow certified pilots to operate in other countries.

In May, the FAA issued an