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The new hangar will host the final assembly line, with an airfield for development flight tests and production check flights.

What if a startup chose to cut out the intermediary steps and start instead with a larger platform? That is the bet that Lyte Aviation is making.

The German startup’s chief executive discusses a pivot to private aviation, the need for additional funding and the company’s planned service-entry date.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has partnered with three entities to develop commercial routes using its zero-emission fuel-cell powertrains.

Whether each company in the advanced air mobility race has the necessary capital to see their plans through to certification remains an open question.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace has received design organization approval from the the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.

Helicopter lessor LCI has been bolstered by investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.

FlyBlade India has signed multiple memoranda of understanding to establish advanced air mobility operations and infrastructure in India.

Japan’s Yamato Holdings has invested in Regent to expand the market for its wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to include parcel delivery and logistics.

U.S. gyroplane developer Skyworks Aeronautics plans to move testing and certification to the UK.

Liliium is encouraged by the results of independent tests of the silicon-anode lithium-ion cells that will be used in its seven-seat Lilium Jet.

Aura Aero is a French AAM) startup with ambitions of building a family of electric regional aircraft.

With both securing certification and preparing for operations looming, Joby Aviation has beefed up its board of directors.

EHang says that more than 70% of compliance testing required by the CAAC has been or will be completed soon.

Jekta received its first potential order in the form of a letter of intent from Gayo Aviation for 10 of its PHA-ZE 100 electric amphibious seaplanes.

Åland is a cluster of islands located in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden.

The point-to-point flight is estimated to take about 10 min. in Archer’s Midnight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

Beta plans to certify a CTOL version of its electric aircraft ahead of the VTOL variant.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace plans to seek additional investment this year to continue development of its VX4 eVTOL air taxi.

The newly appointed CEO of Jetson predicts that some of the earliest adopters of electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles will be private owners.

Newly hired Overair Chief Financial Officer Thomas Whayne says he plans to focus on raising money and pursuing strategic partnerships.

Lilium is a German advanced air mobility startup aiming to develop and certify its Lilium Jet eVTOL by 2025.

Listen in to hear about progress of the AIR One, a two-seater eVTOL marketed as a personal daily commuter vehicle for those with a pilot’s license.

The loan is to be used to support the company as it begins to invest in facilities, workforce and supply chains in South Yorkshire.

The seed of the idea for the fixed-wing CX300 was planted in early 2022.