Advanced Air Mobility

Universal Hydrogen has run its megawatt-class fuel cell powertrain testbed using fuel supplied by its liquid hydrogen module for the first time.

Lilium says that production of key structures for its second production-conforming Lilium Jet is now underway.

Archer Aviation is shifting focus to the compliance and implementation phases of the FAA's type certification process.

Eve Air Mobility has selected Spain’s Aciturri to supply wing skins, spars and leading and trailing edges for its eVTOL aircraft.

Startup Beyond Aero has completed France’s first crewed flight of a hydrogen-electric aircraft.

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) trade association is rebranding itself as Vertical Aviation International (VAI).

The AAM Stock Composite declined 6.7% during the week ending Feb. 23, bringing its total losses for the year so far to nearly 27%.

Using the e-fuel in a hybrid powertrain more than doubles the efficiency of SAF usage, the company says.

The aviation industry is different for hybrid propulsion, advocates say.

Joby Aviation has announced completion of the third stage of the FAA’s five-step aircraft type certification process.

Wisk Aero has partnered with the city of Sugar Land, Texas, to explore building out an autonomous urban air mobility ecosystem in the Greater Houston region.

Dovetail Electric Aviation has begun tests of an integrated hydrogen fuel-cell powerplant targeted at flight tests on a modified Beechcraft King Air.

Eaton Aerospace and the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have signed a three-year research collaboration agreement to develop eVTOL solutions.

Aura Aero is to receive €13.2 million ($14.1 million) in government funding to support development of the Era hybrid-electric 19-seat regional airliner.

Eve Air Mobility has signed an agreement with Yugo to study the potential for urban air mobility and eVTOL flights in Southeast Asia.

The AAM Stock Composite barely budged during the week ending Feb. 16, inching up by 0.1%, compared to a 0.4% decline in the S&P 500.

Startup Vertical Aerospace has won an £8 million ($10 million) grant from the UK government to develop next-generation propellers for its VX4 eVTOL air taxi .

PhilJets, a regional operator in the Philippines, has signed a deal with Lilium to set up a high-speed regional air mobility service in Southeast Asia.

Japanese researchers are studying the design for a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

French startup Aura Aero has rolled out the first prototype of the Integral E two-seat electric training aircraft.

Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX expects to name a new CEO in the coming weeks.

With a vast population, fast-growing middle class and stifling urban congestion, India looks ripe to be a major early launch market for UAM services.

Dubai has emerged as one of the early major markets for urban air mobility, including plans to serve as a key international launch market for Joby Aviation.

Alaka’i Technologies is flight testing two hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric vertical-take-off-and-landing vehicles on a near-daily basis.

Russia’s Siberian Research Institute for Aviation has performed the first test flight of Partizan, its ultra STOL transport aircraft demonstrator.