Advanced Air Mobility

French startup VoltAero has begun construction of a final assembly plant for its Cassio 330 hybrid electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

All the major drone delivery companies are preparing to scale up their operations in the U.S.

A group of European aviation and mobility organizations have joined forces to jointly pave the way for the introduction of electric regional aviation.

The biggest loser was Surf Air Mobility, which dropped 17.2% to $1.35.

Embraer and Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec have received approval for their U.S.-based joint venture Nidec Aerospace,

The custom battery cell selected by the unidentified aircraft developer has an energy density of 400 Wh/kg.

Wisk Aero has begun conducting test flights of its autonomous air taxi out of Long Beach Airport, California.

LuftCar has received a term sheet worth up to $100 million from GEM Investment Group.

Thales’ drone division in Singapore has developed the ScaleFlyt Remote ID "transponder" for drones.

When some think of vertiports capable of handling advanced air mobility services, they may imagine large complexes. The reality, however, may be more modest.

Rhode Island-based electric seaglider startup Regent has announced the completion of a $60 million Series A funding round.

Austrian startup CycloTech has unveiled a design concept for an “air car.”

Supernal is working to develop electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

Personal air mobility startup Jetson has announced the successful completion of a $15 million seed round.

The UK is moving toward an outcomes-based approach in regulating remotely piloted aircraft systems and the advanced air mobility sector.

Deutsche Aircraft has completed wind tunnel testing of the 328Alpha hydrogen-electric powertrain flight demonstrator.

Joby Aviation has begun flying its S4 tiltprop electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a pilot on board.

Australia’s V-Star Powered Lift Aviation and radiopharmaceutical supplier Cyclotek have signed an agreement to trial the use of long-range uncrewed aircraft to deliver time-sensitive medical tracers to regional imaging centers.

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A German startup is aiming to prove that low-cost regional airlines can be disruptors.

Deutsche Aircraft has completed powered-model wind tunnel testing of its D328 Alpha hydrogen-electric propulsion demonstrator.

Opening of the facility is a public sign of the progress being made by electric-aircraft startup Beta Technologies

Flying hydrogen laboratory; trainer flies on SAF; Joby eVTOL for Korea; and airport cargo robot.

The rules, regulations and parameters within which vertiports will operate are all works in progress.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.