Vertical Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Reality Index evaluates companies’ likelihood of success in bringing an advanced air mobility aircraft to market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby has completed its first series of flight tests as part of South Korea’s K-UAM Grand Challenge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical’s near-term funding concerns were resolved on Nov. 25.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The rally kicked off early this month when Archer and Joby provided upbeat assessments of their certification and manufacturing progress.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Founder and former CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick, who fought to retain control of the company, will stay on as a board member.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM industry has endured a tough couple of years, during which capital markets have mostly dried up for all but the most bullish market leaders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The air taxi startup has unveiled an aggressive plan for 2030, but whether it can raise enough cash to survive that long is an open question.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace unveiled its Flightpath 2030 strategic plan, spelling out an ambitious set of goals related to production, finances and tech development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite rose 2.5% during the month of October, a modest result that masks deeper financial strain at many eVTOL startups.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility has received a $50 million loan, building on its solid balance sheet as it works to develop and certify its air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
A self-described investor in distressed companies, Mudrick Capital is the largest creditor of UK-based Vertical.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace says it has enough cash to make it into the second quarter (Q2) of 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Tests included simulating the failure of one of the aircraft’s eight electric propulsion units (EPU) while in piloted tethered flight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The sell-off coincided with a weak week on Wall Street.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
MagniX unveils hybrid testbed; VoloCity vibration testing; UK gets first vertiport; electric aircraft training.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
The gain paled compared to the nearly 4% gain in the S&P 500.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The 1% weekly gain in the AAM Stock Composite came during a week when the S&P 500 traded flat.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein, Tony Osborne, Jens Flottau
Two startups join short list of companies that have unveiled full-scale prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite rose by 2.7% last week, compared to a roughly 0.8% decline in the S&P 500.
Advanced Air Mobility Departments

By Ben Goldstein
The new prototype is by far Vertical’s most advanced yet.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
After the initial funding wave, investors grow leery of unfulfilled promises by startups.
Farnborough Airshow

By Ben Goldstein
The UK regulator also struck an agreement with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to closely cooperate on type certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace has dropped plans to perform flight demonstrations at the Farnborough Airshow, citing a need to prioritize its flight test program.
Emerging Technologies