Advanced Air Mobility

Startup Pyka has received approval from the FAA to operate its autonomous electric crop spraying aircraft in the U.S.

The award is similar to one received by Joby Aviation in April to deliver and operate up to nine of its S4 eVTOL aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

The LimoConnect V2 was unveiled July 22 at the Electric Aircraft Symposium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

French startup Aura Aero flew its Integral S training aircraft for the first time on July 28 from Toulouse-Francazal airport.

South Korean eVTOL startup Plana plans to lease space in the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence in Springfield, Ohio.

Some startups—including Netherlands-based PAL-V and California-based Alef Aeronautics—believe flying cars might offer a more efficient solution.

Russia is developing technology for a hybrid-electric regional airliner, with plans to fly a demonstrator in 2026, news agency Tass says.

Aerofugia is a subsidiary of Chinese carmaker Geely.

China’s AutoFlight is claiming a world first with the formation flight of three prototypes of its planned Prosperity 1 air taxi.

Ribbit is a Toronto-based startup that is using autonomy to help improve air cargo access to far-flung communities in Northern Canada.

Diamond Aircraft completed the first flight of its eDA40 electric training aircraft from Weiner Neustadt, Austria, on July 20.

Wisk Aero remotely flew the aircraft for four minutes over Runway 18/36 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is to collaborate with Heart Aerospace to define the power distribution system for the Swedish startup’s planned ES-30 electric regional airliner.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has secured an investment from Statkraft Ventures, a fund that specializes in energy transition and clean technology.

Colorado-based vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) startup XTI Aircraft has announced a reverse merger with real-time location services provider Inpixon.

Most airline close calls happened within 1 1/2 mi. of a runway approach or departure zone.

Opener has unveiled an early access program for its Blackfly ultralight personal eVTOL to gain feedback from initial owners and prepare for commercial launch.

The sell-off came after a J.P. Morgan analyst downgraded Joby Aviation’s stock from neutral to underweight.

United says it is exploring options to move its Aviate pilot training academy to electric-powered aircraft and away from internal combustion.

Comac Times (Shanghai) Aviation has been set up to supply aerospace components and batteries as China looks to develop electrically powered aircraft.

The FAA has published an implementation plan for advanced air mobility, part of a proposed public-private initiative called Innovate28 (I28).

Eve Air Mobility and its parent company Embraer have announced the selection of the first air taxi manufacturing plant in Brazil, located in the city of Taubate in Sao Paulo state.

The FAA is proposing changes to the regulations for light-sport aircraft (LSA) that would allow electric propulsion systems and simplified flight controls.

Having received U.S. FAA approval for their continuous autopilot system certification plan, Reliable Robotics says it will now shift to testing and validation.

Hybrid-electric propulsion pioneer Ampaire has acquired Talyn Air, a U.S. startup developing an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.