AAM_Tech_Developments

Archer Aviation has finished building its battery pack manufacturing line in San Jose, California.

Joby continues to advance toward type certification, submitting test plans for its S4 air taxi, while continuing with certification tests of components.

A consortium led by H2Fly has received German government funding to develop a 350-kW hydrogen fuel cell system designed for commercial aircraft applications.

Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research is adding a facility to enable tethered flight testing of eVTOL aircraft.

A subscale flight demonstrator of distributed electric propulsion for large passenger aircraft has made its remotely piloted first flight.

U.S. electric seaglider startup Regent has partnered with sustainable- and maritime-aircraft lessor Monte to offer leasing options for the Viceroy seaglider.

Chinese startup Volant Aerotech has completed a 100 million yuan ($14 million) funding round to continue development of its VE25-100 eVTOL air taxi.

Merlin and MIT Lincoln Laboratory are integrating the next-generation collision-avoidance system for uncrewed aircraft into the Merlin Pilot flight system.

Robinson Helicopter has made the first corporate acquisition in its 50-year history by purchasing an uncrewed air system (UAS) developer.

Advanced battery startup Amprius and battery pack manufacturer Stafl Systems to develop high-performance battery systems for uncrewed aircraft and AAM.

The European Commission has adopted a package of legislation for drones and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.

U.S. startup Rotor Technologies has completed what it described as the world’s first live demonstration of an autonomous helicopter.

Europe’s two fast-rotorcraft demonstrator projects are racing to achieve first flight before the EU’s long-running Clean Sky 2 research program finishes.

Indian regional air mobility startup JetSetGo has announced a series of orders that could see it add up to 280 advanced air mobility aircraft into its fleet.

Johann Bordais, previously head of Embraer Services and Support, became the new CEO of air-taxi spinoff Eve Air Mobility during the summer.

Here are short items on advance air mobility company developments.

Honeywell and Pipistrel have demonstrated a ground control station for drones as they work to prepare the Nuuva 300 uncrewed cargo aircraft for flight testing.

German air-taxi startup Volocopter is pressing ahead with plans to launch commercial service at the Paris Olympics next summer, despite mounting opposition.

Lilium and Lufthansa plan to explore a strategic partnership that may see the carrier integrate the Lilium Jet eVTOL into its fleet.

Flyv plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with Twente Airport to research how the airport can become better connected through Flyv’s air-taxi services.

U.S. startup Reliable Robotics has completed a fully autonomous flight with a modified Cessna Caravan with no pilot on board,

Electric Power Systems is developing a modular family of battery systems for electric aircraft propulsion.

Odys Aviation is developing an uncrewed cargo aircraft using a scaled-down version of its blown-lift hybrid-electric eVTOL propulsion system.

U.S. startup Rotor Technologies is producing the first two R550X autonomous rotorcraft, which are uncrewed modifications of the Robinson R44 light helicopter.