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First-response eVTOL; Stop-fold tiltrotor; Hydrogen-electric milestone; Offshore drone delivery

Overemphasizing technology and design can burn cash and slow certification.

The two companies’ eVTOL lawsuits have been dropped before they went to trial.

Aero Challenge Group is to invest “a double-digit million Euro sum” in development of the aircraft designed to carry 1,000 kg of payload or eight passengers.

Another eVTOL technology demonstrator crashes during flight testing. Should the industry be worried?

Baykar’s Akinci drone as well as its associated weapons and sensors will be produced in Saudi Arabia under a new deal estimated at roughly $3 billion.

Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.

Comac/CATL electric aircraft venture; high-power silicon battery; JetBlue and carbon capture; and fly/drive evTOL hovers.

The company has been testing a subscale demonstrator for its Lilium Jet for more than a year and is nearing buildup of an aircraft for certification flight tests.

Industry is concerned about key provisions of the FAA’s proposed operating rules for powered-lift aircraft.

Volocopter’s window to certify the VoloCity ahead of the Olympics is tight, but the real challenge is developing a larger version with a stronger business case.

Programs are adapting to prepare students to work the advanced air mobility industry as engineers, air traffic controllers, pilots and more.

Tunnel test for Nexus; FAA revamps light sport rules; hybrid-electric for eVTOLs; and SMA power for VerdeGo’s hybrid.

AAM OEMs are beginning efforts to build technician training standards, but will there be enough time to do that before aircraft certification?

Upstart Archer denies allegations of intellectual property theft.

Startups look to larger vehicles as eVTOL leaders move into the all-important certification testing phase.

Amid a strategic review, Rolls-Royce Electrical pushes forward with key power tests for urban and regional air mobility applications.

Aviation Week Network’s new forecast is more conservative than rosier industry projections.

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As the 2024 Summer Olympics approach, advanced air mobility providers ramp up plans to offer shuttle services. But obstacles remain.

Ducted-fan Whisper Jet, Quiet cyclorotor propulsion and MIT’s megawatt motor.

With a piloted, four-passenger air taxi on the way, Vertical Aerospace sits down with Aviation Week to discuss the VX4 and larger advanced air mobility sector.

Dallas-based carrier Ameriflight plans to launch large-scale drone operations in the U.S., but says drones will not replace current crewed flying operations.

NASA’s eVTOL crash test lessons; DLR’s impact test site; Formula One informs batteries; Eve tests UAM prototypes.

Low-speed, multiblade rim-driven rotor aims to overcome limitations of conventional rotors.