Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
A graphic illustration of AAM entry-into-service targets by SMG Consulting.
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By Graham Warwick
Google subsidiary Wing announced plans to expand its drone delivery service to an additional 150 Walmart stores over the next year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
When Eve Air Mobility’s EVE-100 engineering demonstrator lifted briefly into a controlled hover for the first time on Dec. 19, the moment marked a long-anticipated milestone for the Embraer-backed startup.
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By Graham Warwick
The holy grail of the first all-solid-state battery in a production vehicle for delivery to customers is being claimed by small Finnish company Donut Lab.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Wingcopter of Weiterstadt, Germany, plans to deploy its vertical-takeoff-and-landing drones to Japan.
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By Graham Warwick
Since China’s EHang debuted an autonomous single-seat multicopter at CES in Las Vegas in 2016, the annual consumer tech megashow has become a favored venue.
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By Matthew Fulco
The Donald Trump administration has announced several exemptions for uncrewed aircraft systems not manufactured in the U.S.
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By Tony Osborne
The Spanish defense and aerospace electronics company says the acquisition will allow it to position itself in the growing uncrewed traffic management market and bolster its UK presence.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Elroy Air and Barq Group have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to produce the Chaparral hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft in Abu Dhabi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has accepted the first of two flight simulators developed in partnership with CAE.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer FAW Group completed the first tethered hover flight of the Hongqi Tiannian-1 eVTOL prototype on Dec. 28.
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By Ben Goldstein
The new year is set to be a critical one for the emerging advanced air mobility industry.
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By Michael Bruno
A new ban on foreign UAS, parts or systems in the U.S. will have far-reaching effects for UAS users but may not lead to a renaissance of American providers.
Advanced Air Mobility

Erin Roesler and Victor Meza
The UAS industry’s reaction to the FAA’s beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) notice of proposed rulemaking has been loud, swift, and at times divided.
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Jennifer Meszaros
TransFuture Aviation is advancing the Honghu Mark 1 through a comprehensive flight-test campaign.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Lift Aircraft has launched development of an FAA type-certified version of its Hexa single-seat multicopter eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has revealed a shift in strategy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Vertical Aerospace has rolled out the third and final VX4 full-scale engineering prototype for its planned Valo eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Eve Air Mobility conducted the long-awaited first flight of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing engineering prototype on Dec. 19.
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By Ben Goldstein
DOT has released two documents that establish the federal government’s first framework for integrating AAM aircraft into the national transportation system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Elroy Air has begun point-to-point cargo delivery test flights with its Chaparral hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has partnered with Metropolis Technologies to develop an initial network of 25 vertiports across the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation plans to double its U.S. manufacturing capacity to support production of up to four aircraft per month by 2027.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Israeli eVTOL developer AIR has delivered its first production-standard aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk Aero has completed the first flight of its full-scale Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL air taxi.
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