Advanced Air Mobility

Green Taxi Solutions has partnered with StandardAero to certify its electric taxiing system, initially on the Embraer E175 with funding support from the FAA.

French startup Ascendance has announced a partnership with EXOES for the production of the batteries for its hybrid electric Sterna powerplant modules.

Aviation Week Intelligence Network's fleet analysts have released an updated forecast for the advanced air mobility (AAM) market that sees a global fleet of 600 in-service electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft by 2030.

An integration pilot program to be set up by the FAA under the direction of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump is expected to begin in 2026.

Stuart Simpson is CEO of Vertical Aerospace. He recently sat down with Aviation Week to discuss the company’s planned hybrid aircraft.

The FAA has green-lighted design, engineering and construction firm Clayco to operate drones beyond visual line of sight at its many U.S. construction sites.

Dutch startup Maeve Aerospace has redesigned its planned hybrid-electric regional aircraft to target the replacement of today’s regional jets beginning around the middle of the next decade.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders directing FAA to take immediate action to expand drone operations and strengthen counter-drone capabilities.

Australian startup Skyportz has released a new iteration of its vertipad design and intended to mitigate the downwash and outwash hazard from eVTOL aircraft.

Factorial Energy has shipped its first solid-state lithium-metal battery cells for drone use to Avidrone Aerospace, a developer of long-range UAS.

Creating an infrastructure to support global aviation development of hydrogen programs and ongoing wide-scale adoption remains a significant challenge.

French startup VoltAero has launched its hybrid-electric powertrain into the experimental aircraft market.

Volz will supply actuators for the Adaptive Digital Automated Pilotage Technology (Adapt) program.

The first passenger-carrying, all-electric aircraft demonstration flight has landed at a major U.S. airport.

EDAG Group is supplying aluminum airframe structures to Israel’s AIR for a production version of the AIR One personal eVTOL and uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Joby Aviation has announced the signing of an MOU with Saudi Arabian conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel to launch an aircraft distribution network.

Longtime McKinsey analyst Robin Riedel, considered a major thought leader in the burgeoning AAM scene, has accepted an offer to join Metropolis Technologies.

Brazilian startup Moya Aero is to develop a second, larger uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Shares in electric air taxi startups soared in May, boosted by a series of upbeat progress reports issued alongside financial results for the first quarter.

Archer has completed the piloted first flight of its Midnight eVTOL air taxi.

Chinese air taxi startup Aerofugia has obtained its operating certificate, the first in the country for a manned eVTOL with tilting propellers.

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Vertiport startup UrbanV and future air taxi operator Future Flight Global have announced a partnership to operate eVTOL air taxis.

Joby has announced the closing of a $250 million funding tranche from its largest investor, Toyota.

EHang broke its silence around the status of its long-awaited VT35, revealing plans to roll out its first prototype as soon as the third quarter.