Advanced Air Mobility

Beta Technologies has begun early systems testing on its CX300 electric aircraft and has applied to certify an upgraded pusher motor.

China’s eVTOL sector is booming under the low altitude economy initiative—nearly two dozen startups have flown full-scale aircraft, SMG Consulting says.

WeFly's W280 passenger eVTOL won certification acceptance in China, but a company executive says routine operations are years away.

EHang plans to station an initial fleet of 25 EH216-S autonomous multicopters in Thailand.

Wisk Aero has opened Hollister vertiport in California to test autonomous Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft and precision landing systems.

Muon beam part inspection; quadcopter soars on beam power; turning methane into SAF; and ultra-low-NOx hydrogen turbojet.

Joby Aviation has begun a weeklong series of piloted flights in Florida, with demonstrations planned in Tampa Bay, Orlando and at Kennedy Space Center.

U.S. startup Maxwell Aircraft has announced plans to develop the M1 Hybrid, a hybrid-electric amphibious aircraft, initially for the cargo market.

Archer Aviation is partnering with ITA Airways to explore electric air taxi services connecting Italian airports and city centers.

ARIA has picked North Wales’ Snowdonia Aerospace Test Center for £70 million stratospheric platform flight trials.

Reliable Robotics begins autonomous flight system tests under the FAA’s eIPP initiative.

Bristow Group is gearing up for the launch of an advanced air mobility trial in Scotland next year, building on Norway test flights with Beta's CX300 aircraft.

Drone delivery providers Zipline, Wing and DoorDash introduce sound modeling and quieter aircraft designs to address noise concerns as FAA rulemaking nears.

Indian startup Nalwa Aero has flown a subscale model of its Aphulas box-wing eVTOL air taxi, demonstrating hover and forward flight with eight tilting propellers.

Electra has landed its EL2 hybrid-electric blown-lift demonstrator on Manhattan’s Downtown Skyport.

Despite a relatively quiet profile on its eVTOL program, Beta Technologies became the first U.S. startup to secure market survey approval from the FAA.

Aerospace integrator SNC is to collaborate with U.S. startup Skyryse to bring automated flight controls and autonomy to existing aircraft fleets, beginning with defense platforms.

As drone traffic grows, Wing and Robinson Helicopter differ on strategic vs. dynamic deconfliction, while industry eyes Part 108 rulemaking as key to scaling.

Realizing a vision that has defined the startup since its founding, Electra.aero has operated a fixed-wing aircraft without vertical flight capability at a New York heliport for the first time.

Aura Aero is converting its X-Volt demonstrator from parallel to series hybrid-electric propulsion, targeting a 2027 first flight for its ERA aircraft.

DTA Aircraft has secured 28 reservations for its two-seat JP1 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft and plans to begin U.S. flight testing in April 2027.

DreamFly Aerotech closes a Series A+ funding round and expands partnerships as it advances certification for its DF600 and DF3000 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.

Archer Aviation has unveiled plans for electric air taxi networks in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Austin.

The FAA has fleshed out its thinking on the hazards posed by downwash from VTOL aircraft and released draft design standards for heliports and vertiports for industry comment.

U.S. autonomous flight startup Reliable Robotics has begun test flights from Albuquerque, New Mexico, under a four-phase project that is planned to culminate in revenue-generating cargo flights by a Cessna Caravan modified into an uncrewed aircraft.