Advanced Air Mobility

Solar UAV flies stratospheric; HAPS motor test; electric regional ground demo; and agile eVTOL.

U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero and Germany’s Roder Prazision have developed a version of the SR305 diesel-cycle aeroengine for use in hybrid-electric powertrains.

That new funding was widely expected.

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

The partnership will see EHang launch air taxi tourism and sightseeing services with the autonomous, two-passenger EH216-S multicopter.

HawkEye 360 has raised a $58 million round of capital that will be used to fund new radio frequency sensing satellites.

Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe spoke with the AAM Report on the sidelines of the 2023 Paris Airshow to talk about Lilium's recent string of positive developments.

Tier 1 aerostructures supplier GKN Aerospace is leaning into the advanced air mobility industry.

South Korean drone maker This Is Engineering (TIE) has unveiled its concept for an autonomous passenger electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Toyota has laid out a road map for electric vehicle development that could see solid-state lithium-ion batteries being commercialized by 2027-28.

Collins Aerospace says it is on track to open a $50 million aircraft electrification and electric propulsion laboratory dubbed "The Grid" in October.

Gross proceeds from the private placement will be used by the Guangzhou-based startup for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The advanced air mobility industry faces a growing infrastructure funding question.

The project is the first for which MagniX will develop the entire propulsion system, from batteries to motors.

Norwegian drone logistics startup Aviant has launched its Kyte home delivery service in Norway.

AAM OEMs are beginning efforts to build technician training standards, but will there be enough time to do that before aircraft certification?

Sikorsky’s tailsitter eVTOL; X-59 on the flight line; autonomous in Alaska; and unlocking biomass for SAF.

The demonstrator is to be built under Phase 3 of the Electric Aviation in Sweden (Elise) program.

Dufour Aerospace has selected Switzerland’s Connova to supply the composite airframe for its Aero2 tiltwing hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.

The rally in advanced air mobility stocks has been ongoing since early May.

The agency has not had administrator for more than 450 days, and the effects are rippling through aviation and other industries.

Overair Chief Commercial Officer Valerie Manning spoke to the AAM Report about her new role and shared some thoughts about the advanced air mobility sector.

Vaeridion has announced a series of partnerships to support development of its planned nine-passenger eCTOL regional airliner.

VoltAero has selected Avidyne’s Quantum open flight deck avionics system for its hybrid-electric Cassio.

Integration issues were too difficult to overcome for promising experimental aircraft.