Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
There is a four-way tie for first place in the most recent edition of the AAM Reality Index.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Japanese startup Hien Aero Technologies has conducted a hover test with its proof-of-concept Dr-One V2B hybrid turbine-electric uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The UK CAA launched the challenge in November 2023 to help exploit the potential of hydrogen as a zero-emission aviation fuel.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Tony Osborne
After 35 years, Heli-Expo is transforming into a new, broader event to be called Verticon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The FAA has granted a light-sport aircraft airworthiness exemption to Pipistrel’s two-seat, high-wing Velis Electro.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The funding from investors Breeze Invest and Konos Holdings boosts CycloTech toward its goal of raising €53 million this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startups Transcend Air and MagLev Aero are collaborating on the potential application of MagLev’s frictionless electric propulsor technology.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite rose by around 1% during the week ending March 1, roughly matching the performance of the S&P 500.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Ampaire has acquired electric aero tow startup Magpie Aviation, part of its plan to branch out into new applications and expand its customer base.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The startup is working hard to secure the necessary permits and approvals for its first two vertiport sites in its planned Rome network.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Volocopter has received an extension to its Production Organization Approval from Germany’s aviation authority.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Sora Aviation plans to develop a 30-passenger large tiltrotor eVTOL called the S-1.
Advanced Air Mobility

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is open to cooperating with urban air mobility provider Joby as it prepares to set up an air taxi operation in Dubai.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Tony Osborne
Listen in to hear from Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Tony Osborne on the ground at Heli-Expo as show organizers have moved to embrace eVTOLs.
Check 6

By Sergio Cecutta
Analysis of past type certification efforts shows that current timelines for eVTOL startups are far too optimistic.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Northrop Grumman plans to lay off up to 1,000 employees at its Space Park facilities in Redondo Beach, California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Sikorsky has unveiled the configuration of the Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully autonomous prototype to be developed with GE Aerospace, at Heli-Expo.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Universal Hydrogen has run its megawatt-class fuel cell powertrain testbed using fuel supplied by its liquid hydrogen module for the first time.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium says that production of key structures for its second production-conforming Lilium Jet is now underway.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation is shifting focus to the compliance and implementation phases of the FAA's type certification process.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Beyond Aero has completed France’s first crewed flight of a hydrogen-electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
The Helicopter Association International (HAI) trade association is rebranding itself as Vertical Aviation International (VAI).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite declined 6.7% during the week ending Feb. 23, bringing its total losses for the year so far to nearly 27%.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
An agreement to launch commercial air taxi services in Dubai in the 2025-2026 timeframe would make the emirate one of the first active UAM markets in the world.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Using the e-fuel in a hybrid powertrain more than doubles the efficiency of SAF usage, the company says.
Emerging Technologies