Advanced Air Mobility

The RCS seaplane operations had a shaky start.

MD is the latest company to throw its hat into the emerging regional air mobility sector, with plans for an electric 10-seater called the MDA1.

Inside a drive/fly eVTOL; NASA joins GoAero Prize; engine lubrication in a pod; and lithium-ion device fires on the rise.

The final tranche of funding for hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia came from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

Heart also plans to fly the X1 within the next six months from a yet-to-be-decided airport in the U.S., which would make it the first new-generation hybrid aircraft to reach that milestone.

The advancement of hydrogen and electric propulsion research at Royal NLR comes as several Netherlands-based companies are designing new-generation aircraft.

Lilium's board turnover comes on the heels of the Bavarian state government clearing the way for a €50 million ($55 million) loan guarantee to support the AAM outfit.

Tests included simulating the failure of one of the aircraft’s eight electric propulsion units (EPU) while in piloted tethered flight.

Volocopter has suffered from delays and financial uncertainty. Its recent board reshuffle moves Chinese investor Geely into a central spot.

The company is also anticipating receipt of its G-1 Certification Basis from the FAA “any day now.”

Airbus UAM CEO Balkiz Sarihan tells Aviation Week the CityAirbus NextGen full-scale eVTOL prototype is on track to make its first flight before year-end.

Joby on Sept. 10 presented a letter of intent to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority.

The Bavarian state government has cleared the way for a €50 million ($55 million) loan guarantee to support advanced air mobility startup Lilium.

Eve Air Mobility is now aiming to fly its full-scale engineering prototype “early next year,” CEO Johann Bordais says.

Executives at the ACI-North America conference were told to ready themselves for the integration of new technologies such as air taxis.

The sell-off coincided with a weak week on Wall Street.

The company has also detailed a three-step product strategy.

The governments have approved a 2.96 trillion won ($2.2 billion) project to regenerate the area around Gimpo.

Testing contrail avoidance; Spectrum for UAS control; Electrifying the King Air; Longer-lived batteries.

Swiss startup Jekta has announced an order from South Korean lessor Solyu for 30 of its PHA-ZE 100 hydrogen-electric seaplanes.

Aircraft serial number 0001 is being assembled at Bye’s facilities at Centennial Airport in Denver.

The testbed aircraft made its first flight in June from the company’s test facility at California’s Mojave Air & Space Port.

2024 was supposed to be the year that eVTOL air taxis launched services, but by mid-year it was apparent that goal was no longer obtainable.

Under the new rule, uncrewed aircraft system operators will be able to obtain temporary frequency assignments.

Ampaire has completed the critical design review for conversion of the Beechcraft King Air to hybrid-electric propulsion.