Skyports is challenging misconceptions about the development and operation of vertiports as the UK company closes a $26.1 million Series B funding round intended to consolidate its position as a leader in the advanced air mobility infrastructure market.
Transportation research center DriveOhio has released an Advanced Air Mobility Framework document aimed at positioning Ohio for the expected growth of the AAM industry in the state.
Infrastructure developer Skyports Infrastructure and AirAsia’s Advanced Air Mobility, a unit of AirAsia Aviation Group Limited, have signed a one-year letter of intent to study air taxi infrastructure development in Malaysia.
Hybrid Air Vehicles has begun marketing a larger cousin of its in-development low-carbon Airlander 10 airship, and has set up a partner program with potential customers to help inform design and specification.
Reducing the adverse effects of tourism on the environment is emerging as a potential use case for advanced air mobility and aircraft with clean and quiet alternative propulsion systems.
Advanced air mobility developer Beta Technologies has secured a 75-year lease at Burlington International Airport in Vermont to build a 355,000-ft.² electric aircraft production facility.
While startups have been racking up conditional orders for their in-development advanced air mobility aircraft, news concerning the infrastructure that will been needed to support all these aircraft has been slower coming. But there were signs of progress at the Farnborough Airshow.
Midway through 2022, the priority for advanced air mobility companies is on certifying aircraft, but just as important is sizing the future market and where the vehicles will be located.
Europe’s Sesar 3 Joint Undertaking public-private partnership for air traffic management research has awarded grants for two projects for operational demonstrations that support the Digital European Sky vision to modernize the region’s aviation infrastructure.
The pros and cons of the different fuel-cell types should be considered carefully for hydrogen-powered aircraft, as well as liquid-hydrogen production sites, says Bauhaus Luftfahrt, a Munich-based aviation science and technology think-tank.
Regional carrier Mokulele Airlines has been named the launch partner in Hawaii for Regent’s 12-passenger Viceroy seaglider, an electric wing-in-ground-effect transport for dock-to-dock overwater routes.
Netherlands’ electric aircraft startup Venturi Aviation has closed a €3.4 million ($3.6 million) funding round and unveiled a new name, Maeve Aerospace.
Airline information technology provider SITA is to supply its Smart Path biometric identity management technology as a component of the passenger journey through vertiports to be developed by the UK’s Skyports.
Hybrid-electric propulsion startup Ampaire has partnered with sustainable infrastructure developer Black & Veatch to electrify airports to support the deployment of advanced air mobility.
Airports Council International World has released a policy brief on advanced air mobility, advocating for a seamless integration of these new entrants into airports, alongside a knowledge center on drone risk mitigation to promote safe and secure operations at airports.
U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on May 23 introduced bipartisan legislation to help communities prepare for the eventual integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies.
Volocopter has signed a memorandum of understanding with fixed-based operator Jetex to deploy and operate vertiport infrastructure and services for urban air mobility.
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