Swiss startup Jekta has completed its second 1:9-scale prototype amphibious seaplane and is preparing to launch into a flight test campaign in January.
OHI is positioning Brazilian subsidiary Revo to be an early adopter of eVTOL air taxis, targeting commercial operations using Eve Air Mobility aircraft.
Beta Technologies used its first earnings call to send a clear message that it is shifting from R&D and prototyping to manufacturing conforming test articles.
Prague-based hybrid-VTOL startup Zuri is planning a major shift from years of subscale demonstrators to a full-envelope tiltrotor prototype flight campaign in 2026.
The key role business aviation could play in the rollout of advanced air mobility is clear in Archer Aviation’s unveiling of its planned air taxi network in South Florida.
Advanced air mobility startups are looking to defense for early revenues, so Electra.aero is forming a dedicated defense unit to pursue potential military uses.
Hopscotch Air is using a "mini-IPO" to raise funds to expand its fleet of Cirrus aircraft, and to develop partnerships for developing electric regional aircraft.
SkyGrid has launched a new multi-year cooperative R&D pact with MIT Lincoln Laboratory aimed at developing very-high-resolution weather forecasting for AAM.
Archer Aviation is choosing Karem Aircraft’s optimum-speed tiltrotor technology for the hybrid-electric VTOL that it is developing for the defense market.
French multinational utility EDF has increased its year-old investment in Toulouse-based electric aircraft startup Aura Aero to €2 million, and other briefs.
China’s Aerofugia has completed a Series C funding round to support certification and production of its AE200-100 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing eVTOL.
China’s state-owned engine manufacturer unveiled all-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-combustion powerplants at the Aero Asia 2025 show in Zhuhai on Nov. 27-30.
The advent of solid-state batteries in the automotive sector could precede their emergence in aeronautics by just a few years, according to the CEO of Aura Aero
