Advanced Air Mobility

Liebherr and Safran have joined the growing list of suppliers for the Eurodrone medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS).

The first two Joby aircraft are expected to be delivered to Edwards AFB, California, by early 2024.

Startup Guardian Agriculture has received FAA approval to operate its autonomous, eVTOL aerial application aircraft across the U.S.

Certification issues are delaying Harbour Air Seaplanes’ plans to convert its fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beavers to electric propulsion.

Three companies sign MOU to jointly research, develop and construct a carbon-free hydrogen micro-production hub.

Britten-Norman and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions have agreed to merge to create an integrated producer of zero-emission aircraft.

MTU Aero Engines has acquired German electric motor developer eMoSys to expand its activity in electric powertrains.

A project has been launched to develop a concept for a center of excellence to help industry embrace liquid hydrogen as a fuel for aviation.

Advanced air mobility stakeholders are grappling with how best to train the thousands of new pilots that will be needed to turn the vision into reality.

China’s CATL has launched a high energy-density “condensed battery” technology and is targeting the electric passenger aircraft market.

Austrian company and government agency join to demonstrate a piston aeroengine that runs on a combination of kerosene and hydrogen.

The burgeoning regional air mobility (RAM) movement could revitalize point-to-point travel to underused airports.

One of the premises of advanced air mobility is that it can bring improved connectivity and economic development to disadvantaged regions.

MGI Engineering has built two versions of its Mosquito subscale electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator.

Quiet electric propulsion startup Whisper Aero has received Series A funding that will allow launch production of its electric ducted fan.

A premise of advanced air mobility is that it can bring improved connectivity and economic development to disadvantaged regions.

ZeroAvia plans to enter the market in 2025 with the 600-kW ZA600 fuel-cell powertrain retrofit for 9-19-seat regional aircraft.

A three-month project to see mail delivered by UAS between hubs on different islands in the Orkney archipelago is to launch this spring.

The Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite climbed 5.6% during the week ending April 14.

California-based Skyway is to provide vertiport management systems and urban air traffic management infrastructure to Australian vertiport developer Skyportz.

As part of its safety continuum approach to certifying eVTOLs, the FAA has been negotiating with manufacturers on a case-by-case basis.

The Rhode-Island-based startup also announced plans to build out a 600,000 ft.² production facility to fulfill an estimated $8 billion in customer orders.

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has selected Evolito to supply electric motors and inverters for its Project Fresson hydrogen-electric aircraft demonstrator.

SkyDrive has started preselling its SD-05 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to private individuals.

New Wisk CEO Brian Yutko is doubling down on his company’s bet that it can safely certify an autonomous, passenger-carrying electric air taxi this decade.