Advanced Air Mobility

Swiss startup H55 has chosen Equipmake to supply the electric motor for its 100-kW electric propulsion system that will power the Bristell B23 Energic trainer.

Daher CEO Didier Kayat has set the target of proposing a hybrid-electric product to the market by 2027.

The AAM Stock Composite declined 8% during the week ending June 23.

The FAA has approved the certification basis for Lilium’s electric air taxi.

The program announced its decision on June 23, disclosing that it had discovered “failure modes” that would take too long to fix.

UK AAM business Skyports shares visuals of its planned Dubai vertiport as the company edges closer to executing its first build.

Startups look to larger vehicles as eVTOL leaders move into the all-important certification testing phase.

The timeline for retrofitting the aircraft, as well as the number of aircraft to be retrofitted with automated systems, is yet to be determined.

Daher, Safran and Airbus have completed 30 hr. of flight testing without power to the electric propellers on the EcoPulse demonstrator.

This year’s highlights from Le Bourget include a massive airplane order and the looming AAM shakeout.

The EL-2 Goldfinch’s multiple electric propellers blow the wing to enable ultra-short takeoffs and landings.

CEO Klaus Roewe is “not worried at all” about the company’s ability to achieve type certification by 2025.

Spanish engine manufacturer ITP Aero has revealed plans to study all-electric propulsion technology for the urban and regional air mobility markets.

Supernal announced agreements with GKN Aerospace, Qarbon Aerospace and UmbraGroup related to production of its S-A1 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing craft.

Embraer and GKN Aerospace have announced they will explore the potential for a hydrogen-powered flight demonstrator.

Safran Helicopters will develop a 600-kW turbogenerator for Electra.aero’s prototype nine-passenger hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Billy Nolen, Archer’s chief safety officer and former FAA acting administrator, believes customer and regulatory demand for AAM is strong in the U.S.

Speaking at Paris Air Show, Volocopter CEO Dirk Hoke unveiled details about a previously-unreported next-generation VoloCity air taxi.

Despite battery energy storage limitations, more startups are at the Paris Air Show this year presenting their plans to develop electric regional aircraft.

French advanced air mobility startup Ascendance Flight Technologies has announced three new suppliers for its hybrid eVTOL aircraft.

ZeroAvia's agreement with low-carbon regional aircraft lessor Monte has matured into the first definitive purchase for hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion systems.

Andre Stein, co-CEO Eve Air Mobility, speaks to Lee Ann Shay, Aviation Week executive editor MRO and business aviation

Eve Air Mobility has announced a series of conditional orders from a lessor and two operators for up to 150 air taxis at Paris Air Show.

Propulsion developer ZeroAvia and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Regional Jet Aviation completed a study that identified an initial CRJ700 retrofit entry point.

Amid a strategic review, Rolls-Royce Electrical pushes forward with key power tests for urban and regional air mobility applications.