Advanced Air Mobility

AAM Briefs: VoltAero, Hydroplane and More

Chinese startup WeFly conducted the first flight of a full-scale uncrewed prototype of its W280 eVTOL air taxi.

ZeroAvia will explore the integration of its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain into Horizon Aircraft’s planned Cavorite X7 hybrid eVTOL.

UK startup Elevate Racing has emerged from stealth with its first product—the AirKart, a single-seat eVTOL inspired by Formula One.

UK startup Sora Aviation has designed a large tiltrotor eVTOL able to carry up to 30 passengers at a time.

Australian startup Siltrax has achieved record power densities in independent third-party testing.

Joby Aviation appears to have conducted an almost-9-hr. flight of a previously unknown hydrogen-electric-powered uncrewed aircraft.

Single-seat eVTOL maker Jetson has completed high-altitude rescue trials with the Górskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe Polish Mountain Rescue Team.

Vertical Aerospace announced the successful closing of a $60 million equity raise, extending its cash runway through the middle of 2026.

Spanish-Australian startup Dovetail Electric Aviation has announced plans to partner with Netherlands-based Zeusch Aviation to develop hybrid-electric retrofits for the Beechcraft King Air twin turboprop.

Spanish startup Grasshopper Air Mobility has partnered with Swedish delivery service Jetpak to offer uncrewed parcel deliveries in Sweden.

Japan’s Marubeni is to resume demonstration flights with Lift Aircraft’s electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) Hexa at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.

Chinese automaker GAC conducted the first flight of its Govy AirJet winged electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing AirJet on July 3.

The maker of the Predator and Reaper family of uncrewed aircraft systems now finds itself as the target of an industry newcomer, but GA-ASI is fighting back.

The July 9 confirmation of Bryan Bedford as the next FAA Administrator is drawing both praise and opposition from industry stakeholders and members of Congress.

An Elektro Tour marked the first-ever crossing of the English Channel by a certified all-electric aircraft, the Pipistrel Electro.

Skyfly Technologies has successfully completed its first roundtrip flight between two airfields in the UK.

Air taxi developer SkyDrive has raised ¥8.3 billion ($56.8 million) including investments from two prominent Japanese rail operators.

Archer has announced the start of flight testing in Abu Dhabi with its uncrewed Midnight eVTOL demonstrator.

Eve Air Mobility has partnered with a pair of companies to offer eVTOL air taxi services in Costa Rica.

AIR has announced the opening of a new production facility in Israel.

Beta Technologies has announced the sale of up to five eVTOL aircraft to FlyNyon, a New York-based aerial photography company.

EHang has announced an order for 50 of its EH216-S autonomous eVTOL multicopters for use in aerial tourism services in China’s Guizhou Province.

U.S. startup Bye Aerospace continues to advance manufacturing work toward its first full-scale prototype of the eFlyer 2 electric trainer.

H3 Dynamics and Malaysia’s PJBumi Technologies are teaming to produce a fixed-wing hydrogen-electric cargo UAS.