Advanced Air Mobility

China’s CATL says its power-dense condensed battery technology has flown in an aircraft with a takeoff weight of 4 metric tons.

There is an expectation that the in-development AAM/eVTOL sector will find its earliest adopters among business aviation’s customer base.

The Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary’s first full-scale demonstrator is currently being assembled at its facility in Irvine, California.

Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero has acquired software certification specialist Verocel to support development of its Generation 6 autonomous electric air taxi.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has introduced its certification readiness level concept.

The line is focused on maximizing energy density and cycle life with the safety required for certification.

Joby Aviation may fly passengers on air tours and market survey flights before starting commercial air taxi operations, the company says.

Archer Aviation is hoping to begin for-credit testing of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft before year’s end, the firm’s chief commercial officer says.

AAM/eVTOL professionals are making linkages between safety and the creation of robust business cases.

Wisk Aero has partnered with Houston Airports to support the strategic planning needed to bring autonomous air taxis to the Greater Houston region.

The AAM Stock Composite snapped a multiweek losing streak during the week ending June 21.

EHang has announced a firm order for 30 aircraft with plans to sell an additional 270 to China's Wencheng County in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

Chief technology officer Michael Cervenka argues that the Bristol-based company can punch above its weight because of key decisions made early.

Skepticism is growing about the near-term usefulness and commercial viability of the new vehicle class.

Archer Aviation plans to launch an air taxi network across five locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

With ambitions to operate air taxi service on demand—and at a frequency far greater than airliners fly currently—Joby Aviation has unveiled ElevateOS software.

Airbus says it is targeting ambulance and medical services as an early market for its eVTOL system, follow the unveiling of its four-person CityAirbus NextGen.

Skepticism is growing about the near-term commercial prospects of eVTOLs.

SkyDrive has applied to the FAA for a type certificate for its SD-05 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

Recent revisions of the certification requirements for EVTOL aircraft that narrowed the gap between European and U.S. regulators come as welcome news to Lilium.

The latest events in advanced air mobility are chronicled.

The AAM Stock Composite again hit a new record low for the year.

Latvian airline airBaltic’s training arm has signed a letter of intent with Diamond Aircraft to purchase three eDA40 electric training aircraft.

Archer Aviation has announced a partnership with Signature Aviation, giving it access to the latter’s network of more than 200 FBOs.

French AAM startup Ascendance Flight Technologies says development work on its first full-scale Atea prototype is progressing toward a first flight in 2025.