Cash-Strapped Startups Pivot To Subscale Cargo Drones

Laila eVTOL

Odys Aviation plans to go to market with the Laila, a subscale, uncrewed version of its planned nine-passenger regional aircraft.

Credit: Odys Aviation
The advanced air mobility industry has endured a tough couple of years during which capital markets have mostly dried up for all but the most bullish market leaders like Archer Aviation, Beta Technologies and Joby Aviation. For the large cohort of smaller, lesser-capitalized startups that plan to go...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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