electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility expects its engineering prototype to achieve its first wingborne transition by year-end, as certification and commercial progress continue.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has advanced S4 eVTOL certification testing and ramped up production for early U.S. and Dubai passenger operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
HyLight has completed its Series A funding round, raising €13 million ($15 million).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Bulgarian cargo drone developer and operator Dronamics plans to go public on the Nasdaq through a merger with special purpose acquisition company GP-Act III Acquisition Corp.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble
Shield AI has shown off the first prototype of its X-Bat tail-sitting, vertical-takeoff-and-landing autonomous combat aircraft and plans a first flight before year’s end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Beta Technologies has begun early systems testing on its CX300 electric aircraft and has applied to certify an upgraded pusher motor.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
These briefs cover Norway's VTOL test push, Comac's electric regional jet, Bridger's survey deal and new eVTOL, fuel-cell and avionics developments.
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By Sergio Cecutta
China’s eVTOL sector is booming under the low altitude economy initiative—nearly two dozen startups have flown full-scale aircraft, SMG Consulting says.
Advanced Air Mobility

Jennifer Meszaros
WeFly's W280 passenger eVTOL won certification acceptance in China, but a company executive says routine operations are years away.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk Aero has opened Hollister vertiport in California to test autonomous Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft and precision landing systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Reach Power says that in September it demonstrated a quadcopter flying for 10 hr. via wireless power beaming.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bristow Group is gearing up for the launch of an advanced air mobility trial in Scotland next year, building on Norway test flights with Beta's CX300 aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Indian startup Nalwa Aero has flown a subscale model of its Aphulas box-wing eVTOL air taxi, demonstrating hover and forward flight with eight tilting propellers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Electra has landed its EL2 hybrid-electric blown-lift demonstrator on Manhattan’s Downtown Skyport.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Despite a relatively quiet profile on its eVTOL program, Beta Technologies became the first U.S. startup to secure market survey approval from the FAA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Raytheon’s Advanced Technology team will supply the radar and electronic warfare systems for the Shield AI X-Bat, an autonomous, VTOL combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Rim-drive electric fan flies; USAF’s logistics blended wing body demo; Moya transitions cargo eVTOL; Evio advances hybrid-electric battery.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
DTA Aircraft has secured 28 reservations for its two-seat JP1 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft and plans to begin U.S. flight testing in April 2027.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has unveiled plans for electric air taxi networks in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Austin.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has fleshed out its thinking on the hazards posed by downwash from VTOL aircraft and released draft design standards for heliports and vertiports for industry comment.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Brazilian startup Moya Aero has completed the first full transition flight with its full-scale Moya 256 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Beta Technologies has secured the first FAA market survey authorization for an eVTOL, permitting flights with prospective customers onboard its Alia A250.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Chery unveils two eVTOL aircraft including a five-seat air taxi at its Global Innovation Conference as the Chinese carmaker enters the advanced air mobility race.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Autonomous flight systems developer Reliable Robotics says the value of its Series D fundraising round has increased to $275 million.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Skyfly Technologies has closed a $10 million seed round led by Singapore-based HICO Investment Group.
Advanced Air Mobility