electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Ben Goldstein
With the first eVTOL vehicles expected to enter service in the next couple of years, a key question remains about pilot training and certification.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has issued its regulation on powered-lift operations and pilot certification, a milestone that paves the way for the onset of eVTOL services in the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The draft rulemaking kicked off a firestorm among the eVTOL industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese automaker Chery has flown the prototype flight module for a drive/fly electric “land and air” vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Atlantic has partnered with both Archer and Joby on electrifying its network of FBO facilities across the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Designed to comply with FAA’s Part 103 ultralights rules, most single-seat personal eVTOLs would not require type certification or a pilot license to operate.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The AMTech project has created a free educational resource for advanced air mobility services job seekers and employers.
Workforce & Training

By Graham Warwick
Fan-in-wing VTOL airlifter; Electrifying the C-130; Hover record goal for LH2 drone; Fly-drive logistics eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Many advanced air mobility (AAM) startups have spent the better part of the last decade researching, designing and prototyping.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The engine-maker’s failure to sell its electric propulsion unit reflects the financial fragility of the advanced air mobility sector.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Composite cryogenic tank developer Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories has begun fabricating a fuel-cell-powered multicopter drone.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The report was completed in July 2022 but not released publicly until Sept. 30.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Part of the challenge of wildfire response is detecting a fire and dispatching first responders to remote areas before it reaches an inflection point.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A subscale prototype of the e350 Flying Cargo Van is planned to fly by 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
he recent decision by U.S. startup Electra.aero to bring on former Boeing executive Marc Allen as new CEO reflects a shift in focus.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
As part of that transition, Archer is focused on completing the first phase of its high-rate factory in Covington, Georgia.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Next steps for wake surfing; measuring e-SAF emissions; solar stratospheric UAS upgrade; and uncrewed medical eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
Market research has started on a new intratheater airlifter program that could begin fielding hundreds of new aircraft after 2031.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Graham Warwick
Drone delivery company Matternet is expanding beyond the health care market, launching its first home delivery service in Silicon Valley, California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Many players in the growing eVTOL scene have successfully transitioned with a variety of aircraft configurations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
EPS has been developing its EPiC 1.0 rechargeable lithium-ion battery system to power electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Ultra 2XL is a 3,000-lb. gross-weight coaxial-rotor uncrewed helicopter, powered by a Rolls-Royce RR300 turboshaft engine.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Lilium “requires additional capital immediately to continue to fund its ongoing operations.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Toyota is investing an additional $500 million in Joby Aviation, with the funding to support certification and commercial production of its electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
We look at the status of manufacturers on three continents, citing where they are in development, their financial status and more.
Aircraft & Propulsion