Advanced Air Mobility

Volocopter rose to the top ranking in the latest AAM Reality Index.

Germany’s Volocopter has dislodged Joby Aviation from the top slot in the latest AAM Reality Index.

Innovate UK, a component council of UK Research and Innovation), is funding a new training and educational provider called AAM4Gov.

SkyDrive and Kansai Electric Power Co. have jointly developed charging equipment for electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Archer is using two of Beta’s Charge Cube systems at its flight-test facilities in California, as well as a number of Beta’s Mini Cube mobile charging systems.

The AAM Stock Composite rebounded by more than 12% during the week ending Nov. 3, reversing a stretch of large weekly losses.

Rotary engine and hybrid power system developer LiquidPiston has raised $30 million through a crowdfunding campaign on DealMaker.

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute has flown its electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator in public for the first time.

Brazilian startup Moya Aero has secured another customer for its high-capacity electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft.

Archer Chief Commercial Officer Nikhil Goel sat down again with the AAM Report.

Volocopter has conducted crewed flight tests of its 2X electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Florida.

The German startup describes the flights as the first by an eVTOL at large international airport in the U.S.

Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital company led by investor Tim Draper that has funded companies including SpaceX and Tesla.

Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has delivered an Aero2 X2.2 demo to U.S. drone operator Spright for flight testing of the electric tiltwing UAS in Oregon.

Australian electric propulsion startup Kite Magnetics has opened its Green Aviation Test Facility in Melbourne.

Joby Aviation reported continued progress on the path to type certification for its S4 electric air taxi.

SkyFly is developing the two-seater Axe aircraft, which can take off and land both conventionally and vertically.

Universal Hydrogen (UH2) has demonstrated loading and unloading of its liquid hydrogen modules on an ATR 72 test aircraft at Toulouse Blagnac Airport.

HeliJet has placed an order for up to eight Alia electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Beta Technologies.

The British Antarctic Survey is to test the Windracers Ultra UAS in the Antarctic summer to explore if autonomous systems can be used to collect science data.

Lilium has named business aircraft brokerage ArcosJet DMCC as its exclusive authorized dealer for private aircraft sales in Cyprus, Israel and the UAE.

PteroDynamics' X-P4 prototype flew nine autonomous launch and recovery demonstrations from the deck of the expeditionary fast transport ship at a Navy event.

The AAM Stock Composite declined by more than 10% last week, its second straight double-digit weekly loss, falling to its lowest level since early January.

Saudi Arabia’s Neom Investment Fund has made the single largest investment in U.S. electric seaglider developer Regent’s $60 million Series A round.

TCab's full-scale eVTOL technology demonstrator conducted the uncrewed flight at Dongyang Hengdian General Airport in Jinhua, Zhejiang province.