electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Ben Goldstein
The company believes there is a path to operate its uncrewed air taxis on commercial services without the need for new FAA rulemakings.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A cascading loss of propellers resulting from a blade failure caused by an anomalous propeller tilt mechanism was the likely cause of the crash of a Joby S4.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Bell has completed sled tests of the stop/fold rotor concept for a high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing X-plane being designed under a DARPA competition.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The partnership will see LuftCar manufacture the air module and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for its flying cars in the Philippines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The GoAero organization has launched a competition to develop and test a vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft in simulated emergency response missions.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The foreign carmaker is not identified, but Volkswagen Group China in 2022 built and flew a full-scale demo for an autonomous four-passenger eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Volocopter has been aiming to obtain European Union Aviation Safety Agency type certification of the Volocopter–the first for an eVTOL–by mid-2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The agreement’s objective is to develop a robust low-altitude industrial ecosystem in Guangzhou, EHang says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The “airworthiness configuration” demonstrator made its first flight in December in Hanyuan in Sichuan province.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
New Eviation CEO Andre Stein is shifting his focus to electrifying small commuter airplanes for regional air mobility services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite dropped nearly 7% during the week ending Feb. 2, marking its fourth consecutive weekly decline since the start of 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
South Korean drone maker This Is Engineering (TIE) has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its planned autonomous passenger eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight expects certification early this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Speaking recently to the AAM Report, Eric Allison, Joby’s head of product, said that he views FBOs as a key part of the “first leg of the infrastructure stool.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced that its Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft has completed the first phase of company flight testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
What if you could buy a road-drivable electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle for the same price of a luxury car–but with even better performance?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Lilium has signed an agreement with parts and repairs provider AJW Group to provide global spares distribution for the Lilium Jet eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility has selected Austria’s FACC to provide the horizontal and vertical tail for its eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick took action this week to reassure viability of his company by committing up to $50 million in additional capital.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
MightyFly has unveiled the third generation of its Centro hybrid electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.
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
The UK is seeking input on the design of vertiports at existing airfields.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Overair has partnered with Clay Lacy Aviation to introduce advanced air mobility (AAM) services in Southern California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UK startup ARC Aerosystems has secured the first sale of its Pegasus two-seat autogyro, the jumping off point for its planned Linx family VTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Fast rotorcraft race to flight; Wing’s bigger package-carrier; Airbus tests fuel-cell system; and ZeroAvia develops hydrogen refueler.
Aircraft & Propulsion