Advanced Air Mobility

Pivotal is shifting focus from serial prototyping toward the operational realities of supporting real-world customers across multiple mission sets.

Public charter carrier JSX is eyeing a bold move—adding startup Electra.aero’s EL9 Ultra Short to its fleet once the hybrid-electric STOL aircraft is certified.

Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft is simplifying the configuration of its full-scale fan-in-wing Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric VTOL prototype, assembly of which is now underway.

United Aircraft debuted advanced UAVs at the Singapore Airshow, showcasing cutting-edge tech such as the R6000 tiltrotor and launching a global agent program.

AIR EV advances to production with a new Israeli facility, preparing maiden flights of its cargo eVTOL and targeting scaled U.S. operations.

MIT students advance uSTOL tech with ducted fan designs, achieving promising results in short-takeoff and high-speed flight with the Surge models.

AutoFlight unveils the Matrix, a 5-ton-class eVTOL with cargo and passenger variants, showcasing full transition flight in a public demo.

Embraer-CAE Training Services has purchased its first full-flight simulator dedicated to training pilots for Eve Air Mobility’s eVTOL aircraft.

A subscale eVTOL demonstrator has been unveiled by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, expected to pave the way for a four-passenger, full-scale vehicle targeted for certification in 2030.

ST Engineering and Lodd Autonomous signed agreements for the DrN-600 UAS to be trialed in the Middle East and Hili cargo eVTOL to be marketed in Asia-Pacific.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace has become the latest electric air vehicle developer to select advanced axial flux motors developed by Evolito.

Dzyne Technologies has demonstrated a 60-hr. flight time with an upgraded version of its Ultra medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.

Japanese helicopter broker AirX has signed a firm order for two Eve Air Mobility eVTOLS at the Singapore Airshow and also secured options for 48 more.

Vertical Aerospace CEO Stuart Simpson has been hammering home his central pitch.

Sabrina Li, co-founder and chief marketing officer of avionics startup Albatross.Ai, will address the APAC Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Summit in Singapore on Feb. 2

Joby plans to issue $600 million in convertible senior notes and sell about 52.9 million common shares at $11.35 each.

Jeremy “Jam” Hartley hopes his new airline, BEAT Aviation Ltd., will help change the future of regional air mobility.

Swiss startup H55 has finished the testing required for certification of a lithium-ion battery for electric aircraft.

Joining the advanced air mobility dialogue is Shanghai-based eVTOL developer TCab Tech.

China’s Muyutian Aviation Technology, also known as MuYu Sky, has completed a payload test flight with its AT1300 hybrid-electric VTOL uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Eve Air Mobility has secured $150 million in debt financing from a syndicate of financial institutions.

Manufacturing of hardware has begun for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s long-planned hybrid-electric propulsion flight demonstrator, a heavily modified Dash 8-100.

Vertical Aerospace’s Valo electric air taxi made its U.S. debut on Jan. 22, with a non-flying, full-scale mock-up of its eVTOL aircraft displayed in New York.

Electra.aero has signed a predelivery payment agreement with Bristow Group, the first deposit-backed commitment to buy its EL9 Ultra Short aircraft.

A graphic ranking of AAM startups from SMG Consulting.