Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Lift Aircraft has launched the first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle pay-per-flight experience.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced plans to partner with Abu Dhabi-based helicopter operator Falcon Aviation on building out a vertiport network in the UAE.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Chinese startup Autoflight’s CarryAll uncrewed electric eVTOL vehicle is expected to be type certified by Chinese regulators in the coming weeks.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility says its first full-scale prototype air taxi is on track for completion during the second quarter of 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
A sharp rally in Canadian hybrid air taxi startup Horizon Aircraft contributed to a 6.5% increase in the AAM Stock Composite last week.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has released a revised certification basis for the Joby JAS4-1 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has unveiled the completed prototype of its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing advanced air mobility aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Japanese startup SkyDrive has begun construction of its first prototype SD-05 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
The tests will establish the performance of the unmodified aircraft before the start of the hybrid-electric conversion effort.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Skyports Infrastructure is to develop the UK’s first vertiport testbed at Bicester Motion, a former Royal Air Force airfield in Oxfordshire.
Advanced Air Mobility

The AAM Reality Index tracks OEMs across a range of metrics to judge their likelihood of achieving certification, commercial service and scaled production.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation says it has acquired an existing facility at Dayton International Airport in Ohio to begin initial parts manufacturing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
There is a four-way tie for first place in the most recent edition of the AAM Reality Index.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Japanese startup Hien Aero Technologies has conducted a hover test with its proof-of-concept Dr-One V2B hybrid turbine-electric uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The UK CAA launched the challenge in November 2023 to help exploit the potential of hydrogen as a zero-emission aviation fuel.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
The FAA has granted a light-sport aircraft airworthiness exemption to Pipistrel’s two-seat, high-wing Velis Electro.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The funding from investors Breeze Invest and Konos Holdings boosts CycloTech toward its goal of raising €53 million this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startups Transcend Air and MagLev Aero are collaborating on the potential application of MagLev’s frictionless electric propulsor technology.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Spanish aerostructures and engine components supplier Aciturri is to acquire a stake in Dovetail Electric Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite rose by around 1% during the week ending March 1, roughly matching the performance of the S&P 500.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Ampaire has acquired electric aero tow startup Magpie Aviation, part of its plan to branch out into new applications and expand its customer base.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The startup is working hard to secure the necessary permits and approvals for its first two vertiport sites in its planned Rome network.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Volocopter has received an extension to its Production Organization Approval from Germany’s aviation authority.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Sora Aviation plans to develop a 30-passenger large tiltrotor eVTOL called the S-1.
Advanced Air Mobility

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is open to cooperating with urban air mobility provider Joby as it prepares to set up an air taxi operation in Dubai.
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