Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Controlling a hydrogen engine; staring RF sensors; triple-wall LH2 tanks; next phase for South Korea’s K-UAM.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation and Formula 1 will explore using the Midnight eVTOL air taxi to transport fans and VIPs to Grand Prix circuits.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance push is giving advanced battery developers like Amprius Technologies a path to scale beyond stalled EV demand.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
SkyDrive has secured investment from Tobu Railway and Tobu Top Tours, adding its fifth railway partner as it targets eVTOL service entry in Japan by 2028.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace has received AS9100 aerospace quality certification from BSI, a milestone it says makes it the first eVTOL developer to earn the credential.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
South Korea has pushed back its urban air mobility commercialization targets to 2028 and 2032, launching the Neo K-UAM Grand Challenge and a new hybrid-electric eVTOL development program through KASA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Merlin will demonstrate an autonomous casualty evacuation flight using a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan next year in Morocco for the U.S. military.
Advanced Air Mobility

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By Graham Warwick
Archer Aviation has moved a Midnight air taxi prototype to Los Angeles to prepare for eVTOL flights ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Drone developer and operator Skyways has received the first authorization from the FAA to conduct long-range, beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations from the U.S. coastline over the sea, starting early next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Unither Bioelectronics is preparing to fly its hydrogen-electric-powered helicopter testbed on liquid hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
NASA unveils adaptable X-70; LTA airship stretches legs; Zipline boosts drone delivery; Maxwell’s hybrid-electric amphibian.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Galaxy 1 Communications and Viasat have advanced their satellite connectivity service for uncrewed and AAM aircraft to commercial production.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia's new CEO says the hydrogen-electric startup has stabilized and plans its first ZA200 power system deliveries in 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Industry officials say the FAA's upcoming BVLOS drone rule marks a starting point, not the finish line, for commercial scale.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bell has delivered the milestone 2,000th 407 single-engine light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility expects its engineering prototype to achieve its first wingborne transition by year-end, as certification and commercial progress continue.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace’s modified Saab 340B megawatt-class hybrid electric testbed has successfully demonstrated the use of electrically augmented power during takeoff.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has advanced S4 eVTOL certification testing and ramped up production for early U.S. and Dubai passenger operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Zipline has raised $1.5 billion at a $21.5 billion valuation to expand U.S. drone manufacturing and delivery operations nationwide.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vaeridion has raised €30 million for its Microliner electric aircraft prototype and been selected for a €94.5 million EU grant to scale production.
Emerging Technologies

By Angus Batey
HyLight has completed its Series A funding round, raising €13 million ($15 million).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Bulgarian cargo drone developer and operator Dronamics plans to go public on the Nasdaq through a merger with special purpose acquisition company GP-Act III Acquisition Corp.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has received additional U.S. Air Force funding to accelerate development and operational testing of its autonomous flight platform.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Drone delivery firms Wing, Zipline and DoorDash are cutting noise and building community trust as U.S. states sue the FAA over drone package delivery impacts.
Advanced Air Mobility