electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Ben Goldstein
The first stage of the type certification process, the certification basis spells out the environmental and airworthiness requirements for new aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Experts spoke at the Aerospace Technology Institute's annual conference in October.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite rose 2.5% during the month of October, a modest result that masks deeper financial strain at many eVTOL startups.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has completed the first flight of its electric air taxi in Japan at Toyota’s Higashi-Fuji Technical Center in Shizuoka.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Shanghai-based TCab Technology says it has raised “several hundred million yuan” to promote industrialization of the E20 eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The agreement seeks to license the operational supervisors who will monitor EHang’s EH216-S autonomous multicopter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Comparatively less attention has been paid to the future operators of AAM aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The transaction saw Joby issue 40 million shares at $5.05/share, raising about $200 million.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
A self-described investor in distressed companies, Mudrick Capital is the largest creditor of UK-based Vertical.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Another BWB challenger, flying wind turbine, large uncrewed freighter, and automaker flies eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

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

Aviation Week Staff
South Korea’s government plans to designate Jeju Island as an operational test area for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis.
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