Advanced Air Mobility

“We certainly haven’t discounted” using the Alia for passenger flights, Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran tells Aviation Daily.

Lilium has announced the start of production of its initial batch of type-conforming Lilium Jets.

A team of government and industry partners led by Wisk Aero has announced the successful completion of a series of unmanned flight trials in New Zealand.

U.S. startup Reliable Robotics has completed a fully autonomous flight with a modified Cessna Caravan with no pilot on board,

Sweeping changes and streamlining plan targets fourfold profit increase by 2027 and exit from electric propulsion sector.

Air New Zealand has ordered an Alia electric aircraft from U.S. startup Beta Technologies for commercial demonstration flights planned for 2026.

Next-generation aircraft electrical systems are incorporating design changes to meet requirements for advanced air mobility platforms.

AI leaders cooperate; Cargo eVTOL flies; UK extends R&D funding; and China’s firefighting eVTOL.

Here are news items from assorted companies in the business of Advanced Air Mobility.

The AAM Stock Composite nudged higher by 3.7% during the week ended Dec. 1, continuing a recent stretch of mostly positive trading.

Brazilian startup Moya Aero has begun flight testing its prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) uncrewed cargo aircraft.

U.S. charter and cargo carrier Global Crossing Airlines has announced the creation of UrbanX, a dedicated subsidiary devoted to urban air mobility.

Eve Air Mobility and Flexjet have completed their first urban air traffic management software simulation outside London.

U.S. electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies has received a $20 million grant from the state of New York.

Electra.aero begins flight-testing its blown-lift distributed electric propulsion ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing technology.

Hamidi says that Airmedic and Limosa will be holding weekly meetings to determine the optimal configuration and equipment needs of the cabin.

The agreement was outlined in a memorandum of understanding.

NASA soon intends to lift the curtain on a whole new strategy of turning to America’s private sector for the launch of a lunar lander.

U.S. startup Surf Air Mobility has partnered with Brazilian regional carrier Azul Conecta to electrify a portion of the carrier’s Cessna Caravan fleet.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has received cash deposits from Bristow Group to secure early delivery positions for an initial five eSTOL aircraft.

The FAA and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency are trying to figure out how best to certify the safety of nondeterministic programs.

Hybrid eSTOL flies; sea-based high-speed VTOL; China’s electric regional; Piasecki’s tilt-duct ARES revived.

Chinese commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac has displayed a model of a 19-seat all-electric regional aircraft, the CE-25A.

The moves are part of a sweeping reorganization outlined by CEO Tufan Erginbilgic.

Ecojet has selected ZeroAvia’s ZA600 and ZA2000 hydrogen-electric powertrains to power its future fleet, ahead of the startup’s planned launch in 2024.