Advanced Air Mobility

The company conducted a charge-discharge cycle test of the battery pack in the stratosphere Jan. 30-Feb. 2 with subsidiary HAPSMobile.

The seed of the idea for the fixed-wing CX300 was planted in early 2022.

Fleet management and air transport startup EVFLY has signed an accord with AutoFlight to buy 205 Prosperity I and Prosperity Cargo eVTOL aircraft.

The United Arab Emirates has issued UPS with a temporary license to test electric aircraft for cargo operations.

Manufacturers of electric vertial-takeoff-and-landing vehicles have done a great job in capturing the hearts and minds of investors and the general public.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace has opened its Vertical Energy Center aerospace battery facility in Bristol, England.

A clearer path to certification and operation of a fixed-wing electric aircraft is another reason given for the move.

Swiss battery startup H55 has received unspecified funding support from the Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions program.

The Advanced Air Mobility Composite crashed by nearly 15% during the week ending March 10.

Airbus has teamed with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to study how the OEM’s CityAirbus eVTOL aircraft could handle future medical missions.

Many developers of eVTOL and AAM platforms envision a future in which their aircraft operate autonomously.

The projects will bring together multiple universities and industry partners and provide students with an opportunity to tackle key challenges facing aviation.

ZeroAvia believes the technology could eventually be sufficient to power aircraft with 100-plus seats.

Archer Aviation has announced that assembly of the first nonconforming prototype of its Midnight electric air taxi is nearly complete.

Advanced battery producer American Lithium Energy has secured $13.2 million in funding to expand its U.S.-based manufacturing capacity.

The CEO of Ferrovial Vertiports has called for an industry-wide pivot to focus on building out an ecosystem of infrastructure and services for eVTOLs.

Pelligra is a family-owned business with a portfolio of more than 1,200 properties across Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and overseas.

Beta Technologies has opened an engineering center in Montreal to support design, certification and production of the structure for its Alia eVTOL aircraft.

Sikorsky and GE Aerospace plan to develop a fully autonomous hybrid-electric testbed powered by a CT7 turboshaft-driven hybrid-electric propulsion system.

The agreement, outlined in a letter of intent (LoI), includes a conditional order for 10 of Electron’s battery-electric, fixed-wing aircraft.

Archer Aviation has closed a deal for a local government incentives package.

U.S. startup PteroDynamics has closed a $7.5 million seed funding round and teamed with Leidos to bid for a DARPA X-plane project.

Jay Merkle was hired to be Supernal's Senior Director for Regulatory Affairs.

Airbus-backed advanced battery developer Amprius Technologies plans to build its first gigafactory in Brighton, Colorado.

Lufthansa Aviation Training has declared its intent to be the European launch customer for Diamond Aircraft’s eDA40 electric training aircraft.