Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The series of challenges aviation has been through lately in its sustainability endeavor is discouraging.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
A bimonthly ranking of AAM startups according to likelihood of achieving certification, mass production and entry-into-service.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Ben Goldstein
Brazil has the world’s second largest agriculture market for aerial application behind the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Robinson Helicopter Company debuted in the index’s No. 8 slot, with a score of 7.5/10.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Green Aerospace has been founded by CEO David Green, who previously worked with U.S. electric propulsion unit startup H3X.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Advanced Air Mobility Institute has named Jim Ives as new executive vice president of its board of directors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Alef is conducting flight testing of a lighter prototype, the Model Zero.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Lilium Aerospace filed for insolvency after its main investor failed to provide promised funding for the rebuilding of operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The first hydrogen-fueled aircraft to enter service are expected to use automotive-style pressurized gaseous hydrogen storage.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Both aircraft have a similar configuration, with eight propellers on four underwing booms.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Recent government-wide layoffs have not affected any safety-critical employees in the FAA, Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau said in an agency-wide email.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Excluding China, the 60 largest eVTOL startups have raked in a combined total of $13 billion since their inception.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The Navy for years has talked about the absurdity of using an MH-60 to deliver a few pounds of replacement parts and has now moved to fund a large cargo drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Air White Whale has signed a pact with local courier Kuayue Express to see how its W5000 uncrewed cargo aircraft could operate cargo services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Arlington, Washington-based Eviation laid off most of its staff in early February.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
AutoFlight has secured a 157 million yuan order for 12 CarryAll uncrewed and Prosperity passenger eVTOL aircraft from Hanyang Investment Development Group.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia has secured the first sale of a standalone electric propulsion system to Jetcruzer International.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Automated flight systems developer Merlin is partnering with cargo carrier Quikjet Airlines to assess and correlate pilot fatigue with inflight performance.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The certification allows Archer to train and qualify pilots at its new academy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Both Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation are racing to launch air taxi service in the United Arab Emirates.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The Gulf state, home to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, aims to define aerial corridors and regulations within the next 20 months.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
One particularly promising solution to battling wildfires like those in Los Angeles is the use of aerial firefighting with uncrewed helicopters.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
German electric aircraft startup Lilium has suspended operations and may be forced to file for insolvency again shortly.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The explosion of interest around advanced air mobility has spurred new interest in electrifying seaplanes.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A full-scale electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft belonging to Supernal is undergoing ground testing at Mojave Air & Space Port in California.
Advanced Air Mobility