Advanced Air Mobility

As Archer, Joby and Volocopter inch closer to certification, several obstacles still stand in the way.

Amprius Technologies has formally opened its “megawatt hour” lithium-ion battery manufacturing line expansion in Fremont, California.

Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has revealed its concept for a hydrogen-electric ducted-fan business aircraft.

The AAM Reality Index was little changed in December, leaving Volocopter positioned in the top-ranked slot.

U.S. regional air carrier JSX has revealed plans for a massive expansion of its public charter jet service.

Overair has announced the completion of its first full-scale prototype aircraft, paving the way for a ground and flight test campaign beginning early next year.

Florian Guillermet, CEO of French ATC organization DSNA, will have more responsibilities as head of the European Union Aviation Safety Association.

The United Arab Emirates has continued its aggressive move to embrace advanced air mobility.

Overair has received a U.S. Navy contract to develop the high-integrity individual blade control tech in its Butterfly optimum-speed tiltrotor eVTOL aircraft.

The AAM Stock Composite added another 3.1% during the week ending Dec. 15.

Rocket Lab’s 42nd launch of a two-stage Electron booster lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 11:05 p.m. EST Dec. 14.

BVLOS approval is critical to efficiently expanding the drone delivery network.

Spanish startup Crisalion believes it has created a unique air taxi design.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published noise standards for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Natilus, the developer of a blended-wing body unmanned cargo aircraft, has unveiled its concept for remote pilot control stations,.

(EASA) has selected Florian Guillermet, the director of France’s air navigation services provider DSNA, as its new executive director.

Johann Bordais, previously head of Embraer Services and Support, became the new CEO of air-taxi spinoff Eve Air Mobility during the summer.

A comparison of the various upcoming milestones for three leading air taxi startups.

Honeywell and Pipistrel have demonstrated a ground control station for drones as they work to prepare the Nuuva 300 uncrewed cargo aircraft for flight testing.

A UK team completes ATM simulations for advanced air mobility while an EU-funded project staff addresses the transition from piloted to automated flights.

The AAM Stock Composite slipped nearly 3% during the week ended Dec. 8, underperforming major equity indexes in the U.S.

The three partners are initially focused on metropolitan areas like Tokyo, but eventually aim to expand eVTOL operations across Japan.

German air-taxi startup Volocopter is pressing ahead with plans to launch commercial service at the Paris Olympics next summer, despite mounting opposition.

Elroy Air’s Chaparral, Electra’s Goldfinch and Daher’s EcoPulse take the next step in electric aircraft propulsion.

Lilium and Lufthansa plan to explore a strategic partnership that may see the carrier integrate the Lilium Jet eVTOL into its fleet.