SkyDrive has secured investment from Tobu Railway and Tobu Top Tours, adding its fifth railway partner as it targets eVTOL service entry in Japan by 2028.
Vertical Aerospace has received AS9100 aerospace quality certification from BSI, a milestone it says makes it the first eVTOL developer to earn the credential.
South Korea has pushed back its urban air mobility commercialization targets to 2028 and 2032, launching the Neo K-UAM Grand Challenge and a new hybrid-electric eVTOL development program through KASA.
Drone developer and operator Skyways has received the first authorization from the FAA to conduct long-range, beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations from the U.S. coastline over the sea, starting early next year.
Eve Air Mobility expects its engineering prototype to achieve its first wingborne transition by year-end, as certification and commercial progress continue.
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.
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.
China’s eVTOL sector is booming under the low altitude economy initiative—nearly two dozen startups have flown full-scale aircraft, SMG Consulting says.
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.
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.
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.
