electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Graham Warwick
Overair is assembling the first uncrewed full-scale demonstrator for its Butterfly tiltrotor electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Doroni Aerospace has launched a Series A offering, aiming to raise $20-30 million to develop its H1 Hummingbird two-seat personal eVTOL vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program has established airspace innovation and battery energy storage teams.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
German aerospace center DLR is planning a new facility for full-scale crash and impact testing of helicopters and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing craft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Department of Transportation has created an interagency working group to help direct strategy and policies related to advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Seoul’s metropolitan government has selected routes for urban air mobility demonstration flights in 2024-25.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
The standards that pilots of these powered-lift aircraft must meet are also expected to be completed by that time, he said.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup RapidFlight has emerged from stealth mode to launch the M2, a Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system that is 3D-printed.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Joby, Lilium and Archer have secured additional funding from existing investors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility has detailed continued progress on its aircraft development program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies establishes a cooperative framework in a number of areas.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
eVTOL noise rules; Adaptive drone wings; Assuring autonomy; and A220 on 100% SAF.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Swiss company H55 is taking a more pragmatic approach to advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Transcend Air has partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries’ North American operation to develop military applications for its planned Vy family of VTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The first noise specifications for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles have been published for public consultation by EASA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The hybrid CP-01 is capable of carrying six passengers or 600 kg (1,500 lb.) of cargo up to 500 km (310.6 mi.) at a cruise speed of 300 km/hr. (186.4 mph).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A relative newcomer to electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing, the UK’s MGI Engineering is not exactly a startup.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has updated its concept of operations for urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace has pushed back the target date for type certification of its VX4 electric air taxi from 2025 to late 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey, Sean Broderick
Amid several major policy and protocol changes, the agency is grappling with a high number of leaders in acting roles.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk’s new CEO Brian Yutko sat down with Managing Editor Ben Goldstein to discuss his company’s vision for autonomous urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
ST Engineering says the Veloce 60 (V60) vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drone is in its final stage of development and nearing production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
European and U.S. regulators are working to ensure transferability of eVTOL type certificates.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Lithium-metal battery; composite LH2 tanks; agricultural eVTOL; and MTU adds electric motors.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Sweden’s Northvolt has joined other advanced battery developers in targeting its latest technology at aviation first.
Advanced Air Mobility