Advanced Air Mobility

Short stories about developments in the Advanced Air Mobility industry.

Europe’s detect-and-avoid; AI counts carry-ons; France’s hydrogen Technocampus; megawatt-class controller for hybrid turbofan.

Vertical’s near-term funding concerns were resolved on Nov. 25.

The rally kicked off early this month when Archer and Joby provided upbeat assessments of their certification and manufacturing progress.

Certifying an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi is prohibitively expensive. With markets tight, some startups are changing course.

The hybrid-electric, STOL aircraft demonstrated its lower acoustic signature and potential transport uses in distributed military operations during an event.

The Heart X1, set to fly next year at Plattsburgh International Airport, will be representative in size of the ES-30, designed to carry 30 passengers.

Founder and former CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick, who fought to retain control of the company, will stay on as a board member.

Megawatt hybrid power for U.S. Army, Terrain fingerprints for navigation, Australian eVTOL flies and H3’s 400-kW fuel cell.

News about companies in the Advanced Air Mobility sphere.

The AAM industry has endured a tough couple of years, during which capital markets have mostly dried up for all but the most bullish market leaders.

Downtown Skyport, backed by Skyports Infrastructure and Groupe ADP, has been selected to operate the Downtown Manhattan Heliport for five years from January.

Multiple private and public entities across the region have aligned behind the drive to be a leader in advanced air mobility.

U.S. startup Odys Aviation has completed a series of initial transition flights using a subscale prototype of its Laila hybrid eVTOL drone.

The company touts its two-seat demonstrator’s work to validate concepts that are key to planned larger variant.

The company has also announced a partnership with Tecnam aircraft dealer Altisky for local assembly and distribution across North America and the Caribbean.

News about companies involved in Advanced aAr Mobility.

EHang continues to lead the global electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft market in key metrics, posting Q3 industry-leading delivery figures.

Skyfly Technologies, an eVTOL aircraft developer, has been selected to join a UK defense initiative that aims to develop heavy-lift uncrewed aircraft systems.

AMSL Aero has begun untethered flight tests of a full-scale technology demonstrator for its Vertiia box-wing electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

The air taxi startup has unveiled an aggressive plan for 2030, but whether it can raise enough cash to survive that long is an open question.

Bird-inspired anti-stall flaps; green flightpaths; deflected-thrust eVTOL; and hydrogen refueling guidelines.

The bevy of AAM news from Zhuhai Airshow is the clearest signal yet of the seriousness with which Beijing is proceeding in its push to create a nationwide low-altitude economy.

MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) and Maeve Aerospace are teaming up for the development of Maeve’s planned M80 80-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

Three of the modular systems would produce 1.2 megawatts, enough to power a regional aircraft, the Toulouse-based company says.