Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup ZT1 Technology has entered the electric propulsion market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
German electric air taxi developer Lilium's battery supplier CustomCells has filed for insolvency.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup LIFT Aircraft's single-seat Hexa multicopter lost an electric motor during a public demonstration flight at the Osaka World Expo in April.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby achieved a major feat in its eVTOL development program late last month when its S4 air taxi made the first piloted transition between vertical hover and forward cruise.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup AutoFlight has signed an accord with Shenzen-based CITIC Offshore Helicopter and CITIC Financial Leasing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Korean Air plans to build an UAM and aviation safety R&D center with the aim of creating a hub for future mobility and aerospace innovation in South Korea.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
UK startup ARC Aerosystems has signed an agreement to supply up to 30 of its Pegasus III gyroplanes to kidney recovery and transport specialist 34Lives.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Ben Goldstein
Hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace has decided to move its corporate headquarters from Save airport near Gothenburg, Sweden, to Los Angeles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Diamond Aircraft is to demonstrate a hybrid hydrogen-electric propulsion system for general aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Vertical lift specialist Piasecki Aircraft has acquired the Kargo UAV uncrewed logistics aircraft program from Kaman.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has begun routine piloted transitions between vertical and cruise flight during flight testing of its S4 tiltprop electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition has canceled demo flights with LIFT Aircraft’s Hexa eVTOL after a motor propeller fell off in flight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The UAE has OK'd a proposal from Archer to modify the first heliport in Abu Dhabi into a facility that can accommodate helicopters and eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Texas A&M University System has been selected to establish a federal research center to integrate drones and air taxis into the national airspace system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese luxury carmaker Hongqi has unveiled the Tianyan 1 drive/fly vehicle and plans to fly a prototype this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Aura Aero continues to make progress with the flight test campaign for its Integral E electric trainer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
It’s no secret that Robinson Helicopter Company CEO Dave Smith is no fan of the burgeoning eVTOL industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Cormorant Aerospace plans to build the initial version of its planned eight-passenger amphibious aircraft with turbogenerator-based hybrid-electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Artificial intelligence has beaten a human pilot in drone races conducted in Abu Dhabi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer AVIC has flown a full-scale demonstrator of its AR-E3000 electric vertical-takeoff-landing-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Electra.aero has secured $115 million Series B funding to move the EL9 aircraft into the pre-production and certification phase.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has revealed the specifics of its planned air taxi launch network in New York City.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Skyports Drone Services has acquired Australian startup Redbird Aero.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A coalition concept for future airspace calls for integrating automation into safety-critical ATM to meet the demands of an increasingly complex environment.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium employees were promised wages for nearly two months’ work, but those paychecks never arrived.
Advanced Air Mobility