Advanced Air Mobility

Lilium's board turnover comes on the heels of the Bavarian state government clearing the way for a €50 million ($55 million) loan guarantee to support the AAM outfit.

Tests included simulating the failure of one of the aircraft’s eight electric propulsion units (EPU) while in piloted tethered flight.

The company is also anticipating receipt of its G-1 Certification Basis from the FAA “any day now.”

Airbus UAM CEO Balkiz Sarihan tells Aviation Week the CityAirbus NextGen full-scale eVTOL prototype is on track to make its first flight before year-end.

Joby on Sept. 10 presented a letter of intent to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority.

The Bavarian state government has cleared the way for a €50 million ($55 million) loan guarantee to support advanced air mobility startup Lilium.

Eve Air Mobility is now aiming to fly its full-scale engineering prototype “early next year,” CEO Johann Bordais says.

The sell-off coincided with a weak week on Wall Street.

The company has also detailed a three-step product strategy.

The governments have approved a 2.96 trillion won ($2.2 billion) project to regenerate the area around Gimpo.

Swiss startup Jekta has announced an order from South Korean lessor Solyu for 30 of its PHA-ZE 100 hydrogen-electric seaplanes.

Aircraft serial number 0001 is being assembled at Bye’s facilities at Centennial Airport in Denver.

The testbed aircraft made its first flight in June from the company’s test facility at California’s Mojave Air & Space Port.

2024 was supposed to be the year that eVTOL air taxis launched services, but by mid-year it was apparent that goal was no longer obtainable.

Under the new rule, uncrewed aircraft system operators will be able to obtain temporary frequency assignments.

Ampaire has completed the critical design review for conversion of the Beechcraft King Air to hybrid-electric propulsion.

Beta is installing 22 chargers at locations along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts.

Among air taxi OEMs, Eve Air Mobility was the only gainer, rising around 5% to $2.81.

CEO Dirk Hoke will leave Volocopter in February 2025 and Dieter Zetsche, former CEO of Daimler-Benz, has been named Chairman of the AAM startup's Advisory Board

PAL-V has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with airport owner Forum Group to establish an assembly and delivery center for the Liberty fly-drive vehicle.

The AAM Reality Index measures the likelihood of AAM startups certifying and commercializing their vehicles.

Brisbane's transport plan foresees UAM offering faster travel options to regional spots such as Gold Coast and direct access to the city center from major hubs.

China’s AeroHT, a subsidiary of electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng, has publicly debuted its Land Aircraft Carrier, but slipped first deliveries of the combination ground-air vehicle into 2026.

Aura Aero is closing in on certifying an aerobatic two-seater and working to raise the required equity to develop its 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

Cycle life determines the economics of using batteries for applications including electric aircraft.