Advanced Air Mobility

Boeing’s investment in Quebec will fund an aerospace innovation zone, the development of an autonomous eVTOL air taxi and support advanced landing gear research.

It marks the latest effort by Joby to expand into the Middle East, having previously announced plans to operate its S4 air taxis in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

EHang continued to grow its orders and sales numbers in the first quarter.

The AAM Stock Composite rose 4.3% last week, boosted by a better than 10% increase in EHang.

Textron eAviation has acquired the assets of Germany’s Amazilia Aerospace.

The top-rated company in the AAM Infrastructure Reality Index is London-headquartered Skyports.

Another Chinese startup has emerged with ambitions to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Archer Aviation has announced a new partnership with Etihad Aviation Training to recruit and train pilots to operate its Midnight air taxis in Abu Dhabi.

Swiss startup Daedalean anticipates certification of the first cockpit avionics to incorporate machine learning by year-end or early in 2025.

The text of the latest FAA Reauthorization Bill contains numerous provisions intended to advance the adoption of advanced air mobility.

Lilium has announced the beginning of construction of a new certification testing facility in Munich.

The London Heliport has faced a constant struggle for its own existence, as property developments edge ever closer to the site’s FATO.

Hyundai Elevator is to lead a Seoul-funded project to develop a vertiport as part of the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) core technology development program.

Heart Aerospace has announced a redesigned hybrid propulsion system built around off-the-shelf turboprops and electric motors.

In March 2023, Northvolt and Cuberg announced plans to develop an aviation-specific battery module using lithium-metal pouch cells.

AirBaltic has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate with Dutch company Fokker Next Gen on design of a hydrogen-powered 120-150-seat airliner.

The company expects the first use cases to be aerial work.

Uncrewed helicopter manufacturer and aerial intelligence company SwissDrones has secured $10 million in Series B funding.

The AAM Stock Composite dropped 2.7% last week, compared to a 1.9% increase in the S&P 500.

The company is now “cleaning up” the study so that it can be peer reviewed and released publicly by the Energy Department.

The fly-off is intended to lead to a follow-on engineering and manufacturing development phase and initial production.

Archer Aviation CEO Adam Goldstein recently made a bold prediction about the potential for urban air mobility (UAM) in India.

Lilium is in advanced discussions with the French government for subsidies and loan guarantees.

Archer expects to make the first transition of its full-scale Midnight prototype in the coming months, marking a key milestone in development of its air taxi.

Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul has acquired Chilean counterpart Ecocopter to form one of the largest rotary-wing operators in Latin America.