electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky’s tailsitter eVTOL; X-59 on the flight line; autonomous in Alaska; and unlocking biomass for SAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
DARPA picks nine for Ancillary; China’s drive/fly eVTOL; Alef’s flying car; and hydrogen future for training aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Infrastructure operator Ferrovial has partnered with real estate developer Milligan to identify and develop sites for vertiports in the UK.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Dubbed the Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort (CLUE), the system was developed by AFRL’s Information Directorate.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The fund will be used for continued development of the AE200, a piloted four-passenger electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Aska began ground testing in the first quarter and now has FAA certification and authorization for uncrewed flight testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The French aerospace company anticipates European certification in the first quarter of 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Based in Austin, Texas, LIFT is developing a single-seat unwinged multicopter called the Hexa.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The companies will produce initial conceptual designs for operational and demonstration systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese carmaker Guangzhou Automobile Group has unveiled a concept for a future drive/fly electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The aircraft has received FAA special airworthiness certification for flight testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The certificate will allow the company to demonstrate the prototype in public, a milestone planned for this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
German air rescue organization ADAC Luftrettung has purchased two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft for research operations starting in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has approved the certification basis for Lilium’s electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Startups look to larger vehicles as eVTOL leaders move into the all-important certification testing phase.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The EL-2 Goldfinch’s multiple electric propellers blow the wing to enable ultra-short takeoffs and landings.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Spanish engine manufacturer ITP Aero has revealed plans to study all-electric propulsion technology for the urban and regional air mobility markets.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Supernal announced agreements with GKN Aerospace, Qarbon Aerospace and UmbraGroup related to production of its S-A1 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing craft.
Paris Air Show

By Ben Goldstein
Speaking at Paris Air Show, Volocopter CEO Dirk Hoke unveiled details about a previously-unreported next-generation VoloCity air taxi.
Paris Air Show

By Ben Goldstein
French advanced air mobility startup Ascendance Flight Technologies has announced three new suppliers for its hybrid eVTOL aircraft.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup AutoFlight is debuting its fourth full-scale proof-of-concept electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi at the Paris Air Show.
Paris Air Show

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility and Blade Air Mobility have announced plans to integrate Eve’s electric air taxis into Blade’s European helicopter network.
Paris Air Show

By Ben Goldstein
Archer is displaying its Midnight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft at the Paris Air Show.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
Large airship aloft, ducted-fan high lift, tiltwing eVTOL UAV and flying on fuel cells.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Brazil’s aviation regulator ANAC has signed letters of intent with its European and UK counterparts to cooperate on certification of eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility