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As 2025 draws to a close, Aviation Week editors Ben Goldstein and Graham Warwick chart the highs and lows in the advanced air mobility sector this year.

China’s Aerofugia has completed a Series C funding round to support certification and production of its AE200-100 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing eVTOL.

The D18, with a 4,350-kg gross weight, is a member of Tengden’s Twin-Tailed Scorpion family of twin-boom uncrewed aircraft.

China’s state-owned engine manufacturer unveiled all-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-combustion powerplants at the Aero Asia 2025 show in Zhuhai on Nov. 27-30.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

For years the question for the AAM market was about technology. Now the question is market viability.

Electric air taxi developer Joby is the sole aviation launch customer for Nvidia’s latest AI edge processor.

Regent Craft said it will soon resume sea trials with its Viceroy electric seaglider following an accident in in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay.

Metal-organic frameworks offer lightweight solid-state hydrogen storage for drones.

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German electric commuter; LH2 refueling demo; Korean urban air mobility testing; and Merlin autonomy progress.

The company is taking a contrarian view in the eVTOL market by designing a hybrid, six-passenger aircraft focused on regional air mobility.

South Korea has launched the second phase of its advanced air mobility demonstration project with urban demonstration flights in the city of Incheon, bordering the Korean capital Seoul.

Sept. 12, 1933, changed the future of air transportation.

Aside from a small handful of startups, the boom in advanced air mobility shows signs of going bust.

China is looking to replicate its dominance in the global electric vehicle and commercial drone markets with the nascent eVTOL industry.

For the first time since its acquisition by Joby, Blade returned to NBAA-BACE 2025 to offer air shuttle rides between the convention center and Henderson Executive Airport.

Eliminating cells can reduce the weight and cost of battery packs.

Famous automotive manufacturers bet on space, electric air taxis and hydrogen power.

The hybrid-electric, short-takeoff-and-landing transport could fill a gap in the military’s air mobility fleet.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

GE-Beta team on turbogenerator; megawatt milestone for DLR’s Balis; fuel cell put through paces; and flying car meets other traffic.

Ascendance is testing structure, aerodynamics and propulsion as it develops its hybrid-electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing regional aircraft.

Dozens of startups are racing to develop eVTOL air taxis in China. We pick the leaders.

Ascendance is gathering momentum as it sees success in system testing.