Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Factorial Energy has shipped its first solid-state lithium-metal battery cells for drone use to Avidrone Aerospace, a developer of long-range UAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
GKN clarified its plans for hydrogen-aviation programs after Airbus’ decision to push back the expected development timescale for a hydrogen-powered airliner.
Emerging Technologies

By Angus Batey
Creating an infrastructure to support global aviation development of hydrogen programs and ongoing wide-scale adoption remains a significant challenge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
French startup VoltAero has launched its hybrid-electric powertrain into the experimental aircraft market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Volz will supply actuators for the Adaptive Digital Automated Pilotage Technology (Adapt) program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The first passenger-carrying, all-electric aircraft demonstration flight has landed at a major U.S. airport.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
EDAG Group is supplying aluminum airframe structures to Israel’s AIR for a production version of the AIR One personal eVTOL and uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has announced the signing of an MOU with Saudi Arabian conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel to launch an aircraft distribution network.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Longtime McKinsey analyst Robin Riedel, considered a major thought leader in the burgeoning AAM scene, has accepted an offer to join Metropolis Technologies.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Brazilian startup Moya Aero is to develop a second, larger uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Shares in electric air taxi startups soared in May, boosted by a series of upbeat progress reports issued alongside financial results for the first quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has completed the piloted first flight of its Midnight eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Chinese air taxi startup Aerofugia has obtained its operating certificate, the first in the country for a manned eVTOL with tilting propellers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Many well-funded aviation startups have struggled to deliver the breakthrough technologies they were set up to develop. Why is that?
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard, James Pozzi, Graham Warwick
Manufacturers, maintenance providers and Part 147 schools are setting plans for supporting electric aircraft, engines and ground support equipment.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Vertiport startup UrbanV and future air taxi operator Future Flight Global have announced a partnership to operate eVTOL air taxis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby has announced the closing of a $250 million funding tranche from its largest investor, Toyota.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Cargo UAS collaboration; automating helicopter flight; XTI explores hybrid-electric; riblets for Vueling’s Airbus A320s.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
EHang broke its silence around the status of its long-awaited VT35, revealing plans to roll out its first prototype as soon as the third quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Uncrewed traffic management specialist ANRA Technologies UK has become the first company to be certified as a provider of U-space digital airspace services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace has completed the first piloted wing-borne flight of its VX4 eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

JENNIFER MESZAROS
China’s Wanfeng Auto Holding Group is laying the groundwork for Volocopter’s European rollout.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Merlin received an experimental airworthiness certificate from New Zealand's CAA, allowing it to begin certification flight testing of its autonomous system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk has partnered with NASA to jointly research integration of autonomous aircraft and drones into the National Airspace System.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia is to build a manufacturing hub for hydrogen-electric powertrains near Glasgow Airport in Scotland.
Advanced Air Mobility