Advanced Air Mobility

The AAM Stock Composite ticked down by 3.5% during the four-day trading week ending Sept. 8.

Lilium has selected experienced supplier Saint-Gobhain Aerospace to provide the cabin windows and cockpit windshield for the Lilium Jet.

Heart Aerospace's ES-30 electric regional aircraft is the first Part 25 transport-category application for Honeywell’s paperback-sized flight control computer.

Startup Electra.aero says aluminum is easier to certify with the FAA, as well as more straightforward to manufacture and repair.

EASA’s final rules for eVTOL operations differ in significant areas from the FAA proposals.

The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation unit plans to sign a memorandum of understanding in October with the FAA to gather flight-testing data for the regulator.

U.S. startup Jump Aero has unveiled the aircraft concept and initial business model for its JA1 Pulse first-response aircraft.

Germany’s H2Fly has completed the first flights of a hydrogen-electric aircraft using cryogenic liquid-hydrogen storage.

SkyDrive and JAXA have signed a joint research agreement devoted to improving noise-estimation technology for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft

Volocopter and the Bristow Group have partnered to launch aerial mobility services with a firm order for two VoloCity air taxis and options for up to 78 more.

President Joe Biden on Sept. 7 nominated Michael Whitaker to lead the FAA, which has functioned for the past year and a half under acting administrators.

Overemphasizing technology and design can burn cash and slow certification.

Walmart expects to add Wing to its growing drone delivery network, with plans to launch service at two stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The FAA has authorized UPS Flight Forward to operate drones beyond visual light of sight for small package delivery.

Bristow Group has secured early delivery slots for five of U.S. startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft.

The AAM Stock Composite followed equity markets higher during the week ending Sept. 1, rallying 6.5% compared to a 1.8% rise in the S&P 500.

The HIA consists of Airbus, Bristol Airport, LCC easyJet, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, and renewable energy company Ørsted.

The U.S. Energy Department is supporting development of 1,000 Wh/kg energy storage, enough to power a 100-seat, 700-nm range all-electric regional aircraft.

Marwan Lahoud, a former Airbus senior executive, has been appointed chairman of France’s Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space, known as ISAE-Supaero.

Consultant EA Maven says the economic benefit of AAM travel could be broad, but vertiport infrastructure remains one of many potential stumbling blocks.

The flights are part of the Korean telecommunications provider’s efforts to develop technology to support the commercial deployment of urban air mobility.

EASA submitted its proposed rules, called Opinion 03/2023, to the European Commission (EC) on Aug. 31 for adoption.

With the root cause quickly identified, Vertical says its certification target of late 2026 remains unchanged.

EHang's EH216-S is on track to be the first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to be type-certified in the world.

As EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky leaves Sept. 1, Luc Tytgat has been named acting executive director.