electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Ben Goldstein
The middle mile between large freighters and van deliveries is notoriously inefficient. A new generation of startups is confident it has the solution.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Readers write about the FARA cancellation, crewed space exploration, the late Robert Liebeck and the world’s largest eVTOL air taxi.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace's CEO discuses the Valo eVTOL air taxi, which is planned to launch by 2027 and certify by 2028.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
AAM developers developers are increasingly leaning on simulation to overcome challenges that span pilot training, engineering and aircraft design.
Maintenance & Training

By Ben Goldstein
It appears that Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary Supernal has conceded that its advanced air mobility ambitions will not come to fruition any time soon.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has begun piloted vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight testing of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
AIR Tashkent of Uzbekistan and Samson Sky of the U.S. have completed an agreement to bring the Switchblade Flying Car to Uzbekistan in Central Asia.
Business_Aviation_AAM_departments

By Graham Warwick
It has many identities, but civil aviation beyond the scheduled airlines stands at a cusp.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Marc Sellouk, founder and chair of Flyte, started his first company, a tech company, in 1998 then found himself looking for the next challenge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation said it made substantial certification progress in Q4, as it prepares to begin certification flight testing with its first conforming aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup MightyFly has raised $10 million to accelerate development and early deployments of its autonomous hybrid eVTOL logistics aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Singaporean eVTOL demonstrator; missile-launching uncrewed X-plane; BWB goes double-deck; and cheaper SAF by co-electrolysis.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced the selection of Bristol as the site of its new UK engineering hub.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Uncrewed aerial logistics company Speedbird Aero has secured a strategic investment from Brazilian food delivery platform iFood.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Graham Warwick
Initiatives are underway to develop flight rules for advanced air mobility that capitalize on the unique operating capabilities of new aircraft configurations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at overhauling parts of FAA type certification, with a focus on eVTOL and AAM aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick
The eVTOL sector has converged around 4-6 passengers as optimal for urban air taxis. China’s AutoFlight wants to turn that on its head.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
SkyDrive has signed a preorder agreement with 7A Drones for 10 SD-05 air taxis for emergency transportation of patients and medical staff in Taiwan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Another Chinese startup has flown a full-scale eVTOL demonstrator in a timescale that has yet to be matched by any Western aircraft developer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
With its Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL now flying, Wisk Aero says the next phase of development will focus on demoing how its autonomy systems function within NAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
China’s EHang says it expects an accelerated certification timeline for its long-range VT35 autonomous eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. startup is commercializing technology to 3D print conformal batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Munich-based startup ERC Systems has begun flight testing a full-scale demonstrator of its future hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
With the introduction of the world’s largest eVTOL air taxi, China’s AutoFlight is targeting emerging demand from business travelers.
Advanced Air Mobility