Advanced Air Mobility

The Open Skies Cornwall program is one of 17 projects funded by the British government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Current laws designed for conventional aircraft often rely on traditional fixed-wing and helicopter concepts.

Aviation is assuming a leading role in fuel cell technology development.

The Caxias do Sul-based company gained attention after announcing a letter of intent in December to purchase 40 aircraft from Eve Air Mobility.

The so-called swing test involved a representative six-seat vehicle in a lift-plus-cruise configuration.

The FAA has advanced Reliable Robotics’ G-2 determination of compliance issue papers from Stage 2 to Stage 3.

U.S. startup Aska has debuted a full-scale prototype of its A5 drive-and-fly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Airbus’ USim simulation environment is already being used to validate NASA concepts of operation for AAM.

With locations in Singapore, Toulouse and Austin, Texas, H3 is developing hydrogen-electric propulsion systems to help decarbonize aviation.

The Amsterdam-based company will also help Archer manufacture its Midnight four-passenger air taxi.

The notice of proposed rulemaking would adopt service rules for the use of C-band spectrum at 5030-5091 MHz for command and control of UAS.

Communication and sensor systems usually run independently.

Amazon started drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, on Dec. 22.

The design has 12 electric lift fans embedded in the wing and four in the canard foreplane.

Ten years into its development of a delivery drone, Amazon has started flying packages to customers at locations in Texas and California.

During the week ending Dec. 23, the AAM composite dropped by 11.3% from the week prior.

UAV President Mike Leskinen details the airline’s vision for integrating new technologies into its existing fleet and network.

As Samad, the Cranfield, England-based startup was founded to develop the e-Starling ducted-fan eVTOL luxury jet.

Qingdao West Coast Area’s investment arm has committed to investing an initial $10 million in the Chinese eVTOL startup.

The final rule is expected to be published by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority in the first quarter of 2023.

Maeve Aerospace plans to develop a 44-seat electric regional airliner with a design range of 300 nm.

Spirit AeroSystems is the market leader, according to the consultancy’s December report.

Eve Air Mobility has secured two lines of credit worth a combined $92.5 million from Brazil’s National Development Bank.

The grants were included as part of the Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act.

The company intends to begin its flight test campaign in January 2023 at Kemble Airfield in Gloucestershire.