electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Graham Warwick
Vertical Aerospace has switched its airframe supplier for planned production of its VX4 eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Textron eAviation has slowed its Nexus eVTOL aircraft development to refocus resources on other programs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby's decision to buy Blade Air Mobility’s passenger transport business represents the clearest path to early revenues yet among any of the air taxi upstarts.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has partnered with L3Harris to develop a hybrid eVTOL aircraft for defense applications—an optionally piloted, turbine hybrid version of its S4.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
German aerospace researcher John Lou has made a name for himself as a thought leader in advanced air mobility circles. Now, he's developing a battlefield drone.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Michigan’s air mobility testbed; simulating transonic wings; Europe prepares for eVTOLs; and first electric-aircraft propeller.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round, intended to finance expansion of its U.S. operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

Zaynab Zlitni
Urban-Air Port, a British vertiport infrastructure company, has teamed up with Indian eVTOL developer Nalwa Aero to develop a UAM network in India.
Advanced Air Mobility

Zaynab Zlitni
UrbanLink Air Mobility will lease up to 10 Beta Technologies Alia electric conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
An FAA advisory circular is expected to make it easier for new applicants to reach agreement with the regulator on the type certification basis for eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has issued its long-awaited MOSAIC rule, capping a multi-year effort to revamp its outdated Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) regulations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan’s military will procure 48,750 drones over the next two years from domestic manufacturers, according to a government tender notice published this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Zaynab Zlitni
SkyGrid has issued a white paper examining safety challenges associated with integrating Third-Party Service Providers into the National Airspace System.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Chinese startup Autoflight’s eVTOL cargo drone, the V2000CG CarryAll, has received airworthiness certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble, Ben Goldstein
Jaunt Air Mobility revealed plans to introduce a medium-sized cargo drone for the middle-mile logistics market in 2 1/2 years.
Advanced Air Mobility

Zaynab Zlitni
U.S. drone manufacturer Blueflite will take part in a drone delivery initiative focused on transporting automotive parts by air.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Japanese eVTOL developer SkyDrive announced plans to launch into repeated demonstration flights with its multicopter eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

Zaynab Zlitni
Dexa, a U.S.-based autonomous drone delivery company, has received a national waiver from the FAA authorizing its drones to operate BVLOS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby flies hydrogen UAS; WeFly flies full-scale eVTOL; carmaker expands eVTOL line; Slovakian hydrogen VTOL; and fuel cell performance record.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Michigan is to create an advanced air mobility (AAM) testbed.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The proliferation of Chinese eVTOL makers in SMG Consulting’s AAM Reality Index shows no sign of abating.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Swift Engineering has won a contract to further develop its solar-powered, high-altitude drone, with plans to demonstrate a 30-day flight in 2026.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Analysis of drone activity conducted by the FAA’s Assure center of excellence for uncrewed aircraft systems has highlighted several challenges.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
EASA has released regulations aimed at enabling safe implementation of crewed vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A Slovakian-led research project to develop a hydrogen-powered vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft has been approved to receive almost €60 million ($69 million) in European Union funding.
Advanced Air Mobility