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Advanced air mobility startup Plana Aero recently unveiled its CP-01 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

Airbus is making progress on its urban air mobility vehicle, hoping for certification and service entry this decade.

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.

Electrification of propulsion is enabling the exploration of some novel ideas for aviation, even some that are not officially considered to be aircraft.

Brazilian startup Moya Aero has begun assembling a near-full-scale prototype of its planned eVTOL uncrewed cargo aircraft.

The Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite rose alongside major U.S. stock indexes during the four-day trading week ending June 2.

News of Advanced Air Mobility commercial, technological and military activity from around the world.

Piasecki Aircraft plans to convert the former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex into an R&D center for next generation VTOL and UAS aircraft systems.

Volocopter is a German startup that is on track to become the first Western company with a certified passenger-carrying eVTOL vehicle.

Ryse Aerotech is an Ohio-headquartered company developing an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle for the personal use market.

Boeing has taken full control of self-flying air taxi developer Wisk.

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

Stephen Fitzpatrick, the company’s founder and CEO, recently sat down with the AAM Report to share his thoughts.

Natilus has selected ZeroAvia to supply its hydrogen-electric powertrain as an option for the autonomous, blended-wing-body (BWB) Kona aircraft.

Lilium has signed a pair of firm agreements for its Pioneer Edition Lilium Jet with two European operators.

Asked whether the aspiration to have certifiable AAM aircraft flying by 2025 was realistic, panelists reached an emphatic conclusion: absolutely yes.

UK electric air taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has signed an agreement with Kakao Mobility of South Korea for 50 preorders of its VX4 eVTOL vehicle.

U.S. startup Doroni Aerospace has launched a Series A offering, aiming to raise $20-30 million to develop its H1 Hummingbird two-seat personal eVTOL vehicle.

The Alice is a clean-sheet battery-electric commuter airplane with a traditional conventional-takeoff-and-landing (CTOL) design.

Swedish aircraft lessor and investment company Rockton has firmed up a letter of intent (LoI) for 40 hybrid-electric ES-30 aircraft from Heart Aerospace.

Joby, Lilium and Archer have secured additional funding from existing investors.

Archer Aviation has announced the establishment of a new Government Services Advisory Board, staffed by a cadre of retired military officers.

Swiss electric seaplane startup Jekta has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Honeywell.

The memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies establishes a cooperative framework in a number of areas.

The hybrid CP-01 is capable of carrying six passengers or 600 kg (1,500 lb.) of cargo up to 500 km (310.6 mi.) at a cruise speed of 300 km/hr. (186.4 mph).