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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.

Beta’s motors coup; VerdoGo advances hybrid; medical drones deliver in Belgium; charging electric trainer fleets.

Michigan’s air mobility testbed; simulating transonic wings; Europe prepares for eVTOLs; and first electric-aircraft propeller.

The FAA rule removes outdated weight limits on light sport aircraft, increases stall speeds and expands the types of aircraft that qualify as light sport.

VoltAero offers hybrid powertrain; mixed-reality training device; damage-tolerant rotorcraft control; and Moya’s cargo eVTOL family.

Many well-funded aviation startups have struggled to deliver the breakthrough technologies they were set up to develop. Why is that?

The aviation aftermarket prepares for electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen engines at a time when maintenance student testing in the U.S. has challenges.

Manufacturers, maintenance providers and Part 147 schools are setting plans for supporting electric aircraft, engines and ground support equipment.

Even before champagne is uncorked at Le Bourget, aerospace, defense and space are suffering a White House-induced hangover.

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As European startups struggle to raise cash, Heart Aerospace moves from Sweden to Los Angeles.