Advanced Air Mobility

Beta Technologies and Blade Air Mobility announced the successful completion of a test flight at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York.

Part 135 cargo carrier Ameriflight has signed a letter of intent to purchase 35 Rhaegal-A drones from startup Sabrewing Aircraft.

Joby Aviation announced that it has begun final assembly of its first partially-conforming S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

Dubai has chosen the initial locations and designs for a vertiport network that is expected to be operational in 2026.

Advanced battery developer Ionblox has increased its Series B funding round to $32 million.

Last week’s only gainer from the AAM Composite was additive-manufacturing services company Velo 3D.

U.S. startup H3X is beginning deliveries of a high power-density electric motor to customers for testing in aerospace and defense applications.

LCI has placed conditional orders with Beta Technologies for up to 125 of its eVTOL utility aircraft, and with Elroy Air for up 40 of its cargo drones.

“Let’s Get Flying: Our Plan For Action” has been compiled by the Future Aviation Industry Working Group on Airspace Integration (FAIWG:AI).

“As far as the readiness level of the infrastructure, we are at near-zero right now,” Skyway CEO Clifford Cruz told Aviation Week.

Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology have flown a tailless uncrewed aircraft system using active flow control for maneuvering.

The UK government has announced £117 million ($141 million) in funding for projects to develop technologies for zero-emission hydrogen and electric propulsion.

Alaska Airlines and United Airlines both plan to be early adopters of electric aircraft but have contrasting visions for initial operations.

Overair is a California-based startup looking to develop and certify a piloted, five-seat tiltrotor electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

Joby Aviation announced that it has effectively completed its G-2 Means of Compliance approval process with the FAA.

Reliable Robotics will study the use of its automated flight and navigation technology in large, multi-engine U.S. Air Force jets.

Based in Montreal. 3C is a Transport Canada-approved independent flight test center and certification Design Approval Organization.

The pre-Series A funding round was led by Grand Flight Investment, a Shanghai-based industrial investment fund.

The biggest gainer during the week ending Jan. 3 was additive-manufacturing company Velo 3D.

The partners will develop a concept of operations for hydrogen in airports and plan the demonstration flights.

The 1-megawatt powertrain demonstrator is installed in a modified nacelle with large air inlets on either side to cool the fuel cells.

French electric aircraft startup Aura Aero and Thales are to jointly develop connected avionics for regional aviation.

The project has been devised as a flying testbed for distributed electric propulsion technologies that could be used on future commercial aircraft.

The FAA is focusing on enabling UAM “at scale” at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

The Acting FAA Administrator paid a visit to Archer Aviation headquarters on Jan. 31.