Advanced Air Mobility

Beta’s autonomy pick; Cranfield’s hydrogen pivot; hybrid powerplant progress; flying cell tower testbed.

A half century later, the channel wing aircraft concept has been revived by Maryland-based startup HopFlyt.

Aurora Flight Sciences is to co-invest with DARPA in completion and initial flight testing of the X-65 active flow control demonstrator.

Joby has sued its main competitor Archer over alleged theft of trade secrets and intellectual property by a former employee.

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has put development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain retrofit for the Britten-Norman Islander on hold.

Beta Technologies has selected Near Earth Autonomy to support development of its MV250 autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.

VerdeGo Aero has started low-rate production of its turbine-based hybrid-electric VH-4T-RD propulsion system.

Honda has revealed new details about its previously secretive eVTOL aircraft development plan and the turbogenerator at the heart of its design.

For years the question for the AAM market was about technology. Now the question is market viability.

China’s United Aircraft carried out the first flight of its R6000 large tiltrotor UAS, roughly a year after the initial prototype rolled off the assembly line.

Archer and Joby have both announced plans to launch flight testing in Saudi Arabia, part of an effort to establish air taxi services in the kingdom.

Vertical Aerospace plans to reveal its certification eVTOL aircraft design on Dec. 10 in London, according to Stuart Simpson, the startup's CEO.

The Helicopter Company is expanding its global presence via acquisition and planning to branch out into Advanced Air Mobility operations.

Joby Aviation has detailed the path by which it hopes to gain approval to launch passenger operations in the United Arab Emirates.

The 2025 Dubai Airshow featured perhaps the strongest advanced air mobility (AAM) showing of any major airshow to date.

ZeroAvia has received Design Organization Approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

The Climate Impulse project aims to demonstrate long-distance flight with a hydrogen electric aircraft relying on a digital twin for optimum routing.

Lunar Blessing is looking to launch an on-demand luxury air taxi service in the UAE and nearby countries.

The CEO of Lift Aircraft says interest in its Hexa 2 personal eVTOL is taking off in the Middle East after a series of recent demonstration flights in Abu Dhabi.

Regent is making a splash with a full-size immersive mock-up of its flagship Viceroy Seaglider at the Dubai Airshow with the UAE a key market for the company.

Dr Talib Alhinai outlines the progress Archer is making towards entry into service for its Midnight aircraft in Abu Dhabi.

For an AAM industry approaching critical capital depletion timelines, the disconnect between spectacle and substance poses existential risks.

Air taxi developer Joby is marking its debut at Dubai Airshow as the first-ever eVTOL company to perform aerial demonstrations here as it prepares to launch local services next year.

After securing early engagement authority from the U.S. FAA last year, Honda R&D is working on finalizing technologies for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Joby’s hybrid eVTOL; maritime drone demonstrations; Tokyo air taxis; and advancing additive manufacturing.