AAM

Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. regulator responds to industry concerns by offering alternative pathways for powered-lift training and operating limits.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin, Bill Carey, Guy Norris, Jeremy Kariuki
The show featured a new challenger for broadband inflight connectivity, updates to unconventional aircraft and more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Uncrewed cargo eSTOL, China’s logistics seaplane and Germany’s megawatt-scale fuel test site.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The advanced air mobility startup has few options left as it urgently seeks fresh funding. A bankruptcy filing has become a more likely scenario.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
A handful of startups are betting that more efficient electric and hybrid propulsion will open up new markets around the world for water-based aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alex Derber
A third straight year of declining funding for UAM development is impacting several factors including establishing aftermarket support networks.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The AMTech project has created a free educational resource for advanced air mobility services job seekers and employers.
Workforce & Training

By Jens Flottau
Volocopter has suffered from delays and financial uncertainty. Its recent board reshuffle moves Chinese investor Geely into a central spot.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
The Bavarian state government has cleared the way for a €50 million ($55 million) loan guarantee to support advanced air mobility startup Lilium.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Although there is no imminent threat, pilot groups are stepping up their campaign against reduced-crew and single-pilot concepts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
MagniX unveils hybrid testbed; VoloCity vibration testing; UK gets first vertiport; electric aircraft training.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Multiple energy-dense battery options are becoming available for aviation use, but are they good enough?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Robinson Helicopter’s tie-up with United Therapeutics to develop a hybrid-electric version of the R66 is a sign of new CEO David Smith’s drive for innovation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
United Therapeutics’ founding objective to manufacture artificial organs and overcome the critical shortage of human organs for transplant is nearing takeoff.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
While AAM will get its start using existing heliports and private terminals at airports, dedicated vertiport infrastructure is beginning to take shape.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
For years, the FAA has faced heated criticism from the drone industry that it was moving too slowly on authorizing commercial drone operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Fleet Data Team
The new advanced air mobility forecast from Aviation Week is the first major industry outlook in over a year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
After the initial funding wave, investors grow leery of unfulfilled promises by startups.
Farnborough Airshow

By Ben Goldstein
Skepticism is growing about the near-term usefulness and commercial viability of the new vehicle class.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency have updated their eVTOL certification guidance to narrow the gap between their approaches.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Although shareholders have put more money into advanced air mobility, getting government loans could still be crucial, and avoiding program delays will be key.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Nexus eVTOL takes shape; Archer heads to Korea; Hy2Move boosts hydrogen; and certifying seagliders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The near-term UAM market will take time to mature and scale, but regional air mobility enjoys a large addressable market today.
EBACE

By Ben Goldstein
The aircraft will rival the carrying capacity of the largest civilian helicopters but with lower operating costs and a far superior noise and emissions footprint.
EBACE

By Ben Goldstein
Chief Commercial Officer Sebastien Borel spoke with Aviation Week Network ShowNews on the EBACE sidelines.
EBACE