Ideas from the next horizon

The Tokyo 2045 Journal

Hotel vertiports, Japan’s advanced air mobility market, eVTOL certification, routes and fares, rooftop property value, noise and city planning. Dated source reviews alongside an imagined future.

Aircraft & certification · 1 articles

Aircraft & certification5 min read

eVTOL certification in 2026: who is closest to carrying passengers

Type certificates, operating rules and pilot programmes are converging—slowly. Where Joby, Archer, Vertical, EHang and the rest actually stand.

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Aircraft & certificationMarket trends

Concept essays explore fictional designs. Market articles cite real announcements and distinguish plans from operations. All images are AI-generated conceptual illustrations.