Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The 2,000-kg (4,400-lb.) gross weight electric aircraft received its Chinese type certificate in March 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
China’s EHang has joined the European Union-funded Urban Supply Aerial Vehicles for Emergencies (U-SAVE) project.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The 255,000-ft.2 Seaglider Manufacturing Facility is located in Quonset Industrial Park in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Located at the agency’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) is available to industry and academia.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at addressing the key challenges of charging infrastructure and pilot training.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Even said a strategic review of the program concluded that battery technology had not yet evolved to meet the minimum level of performance.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The company is providing no time frame for this planned expansion of its reach.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The flight of Ampaire’s “Hawaii Bird” testbed, one of its two modified Skymasters, into Long Beach Airport came after tough-won regulatory approvals.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The deal will net the UK startup $84 million after deducting fees related to the transaction.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
New readiness levels aim to demystify and delineate progress through the labyrinth of aviation certification.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The sector seems more real than ever as eVTOL-makers ramp up production of full-scale aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Solving that challenge is doubly important for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-fuel turboprop; cargo uncrewed air vehicle flies on liquid hydrogen; riblet paint on Boeing 787; BAE battery for Airbus hybridization.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Bengaluru-based startup Sarla Aviation unveiled its prototype Shunya air taxi on Jan. 20.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
But despite the high hopes, industry watchers generally agree that air taxi operations will not be profitable until they reach scale.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Planned for the summer, the flight will involve Beta’s conventional-takeoff-and-landing Alia CTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Heart’s full-scale demonstrator has arrived in the U.S. as the Swedish startup prepares to conduct the first flight of the 105-ft.-span electric aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
The UK eVTOL startup showcases progress with aircraft and battery development as it prepares to close a vital new funding round.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
With the first eVTOL air taxis expected to enter into service as soon as this year, industry stakeholders are racing to assemble the pieces for a smooth launch.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
The FAA plans to conduct additional flight testing with eVTOL OEMs as it works to develop unified performance-based design rules for vertiports and heliports.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk’s Vice President for Certification Cindy Comer recently caught up with Aviation week to discuss the company’s progress toward its G-1 certification basis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The acquisition of Ferrovial Vertiports, announced Jan. 8, came after a pivot by Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial away from the vertiport business in late 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
China’s Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry has signed a purchase agreement with Shenzhen Yingwu General Aviation for ZG-One two-seat eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Andrew Clare has taken over as CEO from co-founder Dave Merrill.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The introduction of the downwash caution area (DCA) was the result of flight surveys of multiple prototype eVTOL aircraft for the FAA.
Advanced Air Mobility