Advanced Air Mobility

Reliable Robotics plans to use radar as the basis for its detect-and-avoid system for uncrewed aircraft flying in the National Airspace.

Rolls-Royce says ground testing of its air-cooled lift motor for electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is due to begin “imminently.”

Beta Technologies has flown an Alia electric aircraft prototype to Eglin AFB, Florida, to begin at least three months of flight testing with the U.S. Air Force.

Spanish startup Umiles Next has been rebranded Crisalion Mobility as it continues development of air and ground electric and autonomous systems.

Deployment of the mobile battery charger will also kick-start UH2’s hydrogen delivery services using its modular capsule technology.

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng’s AeroHT division has revealed it is developing the Land Aircraft Carrier, a modular drive/fly design.

Japanese automaker Subaru has unveiled a concept for an eVTOL air mobility vehicle at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 in Tokyo.

Archer Aviation has conducted the first uncrewed test flight of its Midnight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Overair has announced an agreement to sell 20 of its electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles to South Korean helicopter operator HeliKorea.

The AAM Stock Composite crashed by more than 11% during the week ending Oct. 20.

Beta Technologies has applied for a $150 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance its electric aircraft manufacturing facility.

UK-based Helix started out as an automotive combustion engine consultancy business called Integrated Powertrain.

Lilium Jet CCO Sebastien Borel caught up with the AAM Report to provide an update on the company’s progress and share some thoughts on its path to market.

Short articles reporting on developments in the Advanced Air Mobility industry.

Online retailer Amazon says it plans to begin deliveries of goods by UAS in Italy, the UK and to a third U.S. city starting in late 2024.

Regent has signed a $4.75 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to demonstrate its Viceroy prototype for logistics missions in 2025.

Skyryse has begun certification work on its second rotorcraft platform and is Iooking ahead to its first fixed-wing application.

Lilium has partnered with aircraft brokerage EMCJET to offer its Lilium Jet for sale to private customers.

EHang has forged a partnership with the Hefei Municipal Government, to help build out what a “low-altitude economy” for drones and eVTOL vehicles.

Korean Air and Supernal have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the design of an eVTOL vehicle and develop the AAM ecosystem in South Korea.

The nascent advanced air mobility industry has acted as catalyst for new avionics development.

Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation have signed up for Abu Dhabi’s Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industry (SAVI) cluster.

China’s government has issued an outline to guide development of a green-aviation manufacturing industry by 2035.

Archer Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to launch air taxi service there in 2026.

U.S. eVTOL vehicle developer Overair has signed a MOU with Hanwha Systems and the South Korean province of Jeju to develop an AAM ecosystem.