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Joby’s hybrid eVTOL; maritime drone demonstrations; Tokyo air taxis; and advancing additive manufacturing.

Followers of the emerging eVTOL industry often speak of the “Big Three” Western startups: Archer, Beta Technologies and Joby. But should there be a “Big Four”?

As U.S. eVTOL startups look ahead to the start of certification flight testing with the FAA, questions remain.

Netherlands-based Ambitious Air Mobility Group has signed binding investment terms with Czech electric air taxi startup Zuri.

There are varying degrees of progress for the four major Western eVTOL startups, and they all provided reports for the third quarter of 2025.

Archer announced a pact to acquire Hawthorne Airport in Central Los Angeles, expected to form the operations hub of its planned air taxi network in the city.

The Tokyo metropolitan government has laid out a plan to introduce commercial urban air taxi service by 2030, with Archer Aviation, Joby Aviation and SkyDrive participating in a pilot project.

Beta Technologies has raised more than $1 billion by listing in New York with proceeds set to support the electric aircraft startup's expansion.

South Korea has launched the second phase of its advanced air mobility demonstration project with urban demonstration flights in the city of Incheon, bordering the Korean capital Seoul.

Aside from a small handful of startups, the boom in advanced air mobility shows signs of going bust.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Korean Air has announced the selection of Archer Aviation as its exclusive eVTOL air taxi partner in Korea.

Archer Aviation expects to start FAA certification flight-testing of the four-passenger battery-electric Midnight air taxi next year.

Air taxi developer Archer Aviation announced it has won a competitive bid process to acquire the patents of insolvent electric aircraft manufacturer Lilium.

China’s Aerofugia has rolled out the first AE200-100 eVTOL air taxi off its production line in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Joby Aviation has closed an equity sale worth $513.9 million in a move that fortifies its balance sheet as it gears up for the final stages of the FAA type certification process.

Archer and Joby are understood to have joined Advanced Air Mobility Group in placing competing bids for Lilium, the insolvent electric aircraft manufacturer.

Archer and Joby displayed their eVTOL aircraft at the California International Airshow in Salinas on Oct. 4-5.

Joby Aviation becomes the third electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer to fly a prototype at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Japan.

Archer Aviation and Soracle have expanded their partnership with a new plan to launch air taxi services in Osaka Prefecture and other urban areas in Japan.

South Korean eVTOL developer Plana has secured a letter of intent from helicopter operator Vonaer for 20 CP-01 hybrid-electric air taxis.

Given the delays so far, it remains unlikely that Supernal can enter service any time before early next decade at the soonest

Leading U.S. eVTOL air taxi startups announced plans to enlist in the U.S. Transportation Department's newly created eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).