Advanced Air Mobility

U.S. autonomous aviation startup Reliable Robotics has announced the receipt of two new contract awards from the Department of Defense and NASA.

Eve Air Mobility has chosen the name Vector for its in-development urban air traffic management solution, with first deliveries now planned for 2026.

A UK-based startup has begun flight tests of a co-axial, rotary-wing UAS that it hopes to bring to the military market in the next two years.

A ranking of AAM infrastructure startups, March 2024.

Liquidity of AAM startups as of end of Q4 2023.

Automaker Stellantis has completed the open-market purchase of an additional 8.3 million shares in eVTOL vehicle developer Archer Aviation.

The Incheon metropolitan government has released an advanced air mobility concept of operations for the port city, South Korea’s third largest metropolis.

Joby Aviation has agreed to deliver two aircraft to MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, widening its existing partnership with the U.S. Air Force.

Routine drone operations across the country by 2027 and autonomous air taxi demonstration flights by 2030 are among targets set in the future aviation plan.

Integrating the first UAM aircraft into today’s urban airspace environments is going to be a huge challenge, a UK panel says.

The high discharge rates required during takeoff by electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft could dramatically reduce battery cycle life.

EHang reported improved sales and deliveries alongside its financial results for the fourth quarter.

The AAM Stock Composite rose better than 8% during the week ending March 15, boosted by a massive rally in EHang.

Spanish companies will use a microsatellite built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics to test their planned space-based air traffic management (ATM) system.

Charging for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis could increase electrical demand at vertiport sites by six-seven times.

The Varied AAM Noise and Geographic Area Response Difference (Vangard) test will use NASA’s recently developed Remote Psychoacoustic Test Platform.

To explore consumer willingness to participate in AAM by flying on eVTOL aircraft, an online survey of 975 individuals in the U.S. was conducted.

Southwest Airlines is exploring the feasibility of an inter-island and intra-island seaglider network in Hawaii.

Joby is a vertically integrated OEM developing most of its own components and systems in-house, while Archer is relying on Tier One legacy aerospace suppliers.

Lilium has announced a partnership with leading FBO chain Atlantic Aviation to build out infrastructure to accommodate its eVTOL vehicle across the U.S.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace said it expects its second full-scale VX4 eVTOL vehicle prototype to be completed in “the coming weeks.”

German-headquartered startup Lyte Aviation has announced plans to develop a 19-seat variant of its Skybus large hybrid eVTOL vehicle.

Lift Aircraft has launched the first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle pay-per-flight experience.

Archer Aviation has announced plans to partner with Abu Dhabi-based helicopter operator Falcon Aviation on building out a vertiport network in the UAE.

Chinese startup Autoflight’s CarryAll uncrewed electric eVTOL vehicle is expected to be type certified by Chinese regulators in the coming weeks.