Advanced Air Mobility

Airship developer Flying Whales has selected Honeywell's 1-megawatt power system for its LCA60T large-capacity hybrid-electric cargo airship.

A prototype of the basketball-sized XTS-210 engine is planned for delivery to the U.S. Army in 2024.

Stralis Aircraft has selected H3X to supply 1.4-megawatt electric propulsion units for its planned hydrogen-electric powertrain retrofit for the Beech 1900D.

The Advanced Air Mobility Composite surged higher by more than 12% during the week ending March 31.

The prototype was assembled at the Jinshan uncrewed aircraft test site on the outskirts of Shanghai.

The German startup’s chief executive discusses a pivot to private aviation, the need for additional funding and the company’s planned service-entry date.

Volocopter plans to begin piloted test flights of its first production-standard VoloCity eVTOL air taxi in July.

Limosa plans to develop the LimoConnect, an eight-seat tiltrotor with distributed electric propulsion.

UK to certify gyroplanes; Lilium ramps battery work; Kite electrifies light aircraft; Quiet toroidal propellers

Whether each company in the advanced air mobility race has the necessary capital to see their plans through to certification remains an open question.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace has received design organization approval from the the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.

FlyBlade India has signed multiple memoranda of understanding to establish advanced air mobility operations and infrastructure in India.

The true vision of UAM, and the time savings it can produce, can be achieved only if the process of transiting in and out of vertiports is capped.

U.S. gyroplane developer Skyworks Aeronautics plans to move testing and certification to the UK.

Liliium is encouraged by the results of independent tests of the silicon-anode lithium-ion cells that will be used in its seven-seat Lilium Jet.

Advanced air mobility (AAM) startup Altaport has announced partnerships intended to complement its vertiport automation solution.

Aura Aero is a French AAM) startup with ambitions of building a family of electric regional aircraft.

With both securing certification and preparing for operations looming, Joby Aviation has beefed up its board of directors.

News and other happenings from across the AAM Sector.

The AAM Composite rose 2.1% during the week ending March 24.

The KM-120 is designed for easy retrofit and factory installation in aircraft powered by small piston aeroengines.

EHang says that more than 70% of compliance testing required by the CAAC has been or will be completed soon.

Ascendance conducted full-scale ground testing of its hybrid system on an iron bird test bench in 2022 and is entering the prototyping phase.

Zipline’s home delivery drone; Amprius’ 500 Wh/kg battery; Ampaire flies for ARPA-E; and Wingcopter goes hydrogen.

Kookiejar is a Swedish startup that plans to build out networks of affordable, small and modular vertiports with minimal infrastructure.