Advanced Air Mobility

n overview of AAM startup cumulative funding as of Aug. 2024.

Piasecki is to modify an ultralight helicopter with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system, hoping to fly the piloted technology demonstrator by year-end.

The startup emerged presented its plans to develop a twin-hull, hydrogen-electric wing-in-ground-effect vessel and supporting hydrogen fueling infrastructure.

Lilium has received initial approval for a €220 million ($240 million) French government support package, industry sources tell Aviation Week.

Composite cryogenic tank developer Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories has begun fabricating a fuel-cell-powered multicopter drone.

For advanced air mobility startups to succeed on a venture backable timeline, they will need to move much faster to avoid running out of funds.

The €13.7 million ($14.9 million) project is being led by Thales and also includes Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo Helicopters and Spain’s Indra.

Part of the challenge of wildfire response is detecting a fire and dispatching first responders to remote areas before it reaches an inflection point.

A subscale prototype of the e350 Flying Cargo Van is planned to fly by 2026.

A ranking of AAM startups by number of conditional orders.

A ranking of AAM startups building UAVs for cargo and logistics.

he recent decision by U.S. startup Electra.aero to bring on former Boeing executive Marc Allen as new CEO reflects a shift in focus.

Miami-based UrbanLink Air Mobility has agreed to purchase 10 Eviation Alice nine-passenger electric aircraft with an option for 10 more.

As part of that transition, Archer is focused on completing the first phase of its high-rate factory in Covington, Georgia.

The 7%-scale CX-1 is planned to be followed by the CX-2.

Drone delivery company Matternet is expanding beyond the health care market, launching its first home delivery service in Silicon Valley, California.

Many players in the growing eVTOL scene have successfully transitioned with a variety of aircraft configurations.

Wing has selected Charlotte, North Carolina, to be the next U.S. metro area served by its drone delivery service.

Regent has started hardware and systems integration for its first full-scale electric seaglider prototype, keeping it on track for initial crewed sea trials planned for later this year.

EPS has been developing its EPiC 1.0 rechargeable lithium-ion battery system to power electric regional aircraft.

The Ultra 2XL is a 3,000-lb. gross-weight coaxial-rotor uncrewed helicopter, powered by a Rolls-Royce RR300 turboshaft engine.

Lilium “requires additional capital immediately to continue to fund its ongoing operations.”

The document, DO-406, clears the way for manufacturers to produce avionics using AURA Network Systems’ 450-MHz spectrum.

Toyota is investing an additional $500 million in Joby Aviation, with the funding to support certification and commercial production of its electric air taxi.

Japan’s SkyDrive is collaborating with startup Braid Technologies to use artificial intelligence and mathematical modeling techniques to optimize the structure of its next-generation eVTOL by generating thousands of design patterns and selecting the most optimum based on a large number of parameters that impact weight.