electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

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

XTI Aerospace, a developer of vertical flight technologies and VTOL aircraft, has paid $40 million to acquire Drone Nerds.

The 2025 Dubai Airshow in November puts a spotlight on the emirate’s long affiliation with aviation.

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

China’s ARIDGE has unveiled its new A868 hybrid-electric tiltrotor eVTOL.

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.

Joby Aviation has powered on the first aircraft for use in its Type Inspection Authorization flight test campaign.

Eve Air Mobility, backed by Embraer, signed a framework agreement Nov. 3 with Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT).

Vertical Aerospace, a UK air taxi startup, is set to commence transition flight testing this week.

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Joby Aviation announced the start of manufacture of conforming propeller blades for its S4 eVTOL air taxi at its factory in Dayton, Ohio.

German electric commuter; LH2 refueling demo; Korean urban air mobility testing; and Merlin autonomy progress.

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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.

Cryogenics specialist Fabrum has demonstrated filling of lightweight composite tanks with liquid hydrogen.

GPS backup on a chip; DARPA heavy-lift drone challenge; Canada funds air mobility projects; and motors for defense drones.

Sept. 12, 1933, changed the future of air transportation.

French personal air mobility startup Zapata announced plans to open its first flight center in Las Vegas early next year, offering paying customers the chance to fly the hybrid VTOL Air Scooter.

China’s regulatory framework for ultralights has long been established under Chapter O of CCAR-91, mirroring FAA Part 103.

Technologies for air mobility and airships are among a new wave of research projects to be funded by the Canadian government under a program to support decarbonization of the aerospace sector.

SkyGrid has signed anagreement with MIT Lincoln Laboratory to jointly research and develop high-resolution forecast models for low-altitude flying aircraft.

DARPA has launched a prize challenge to demonstrate multicopter uncrewed aircraft that can carry payloads more than four times their weight.

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

London’s Metropolitan Police service has launched a pilot drone service to see if the technology can help them respond more quickly to emergency calls.