Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky is ground-testing the powertrain for its HEX hybrid-electric tiltwing VTOL aircraft ahead of flight tests with two uncrewed demonstrators next year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
DOT and FAA have selected eight pilot projects across the country to test operations involving eVTOL and other AAM aircraft under the new public-private eIPP.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Japanese eVTOL developer SkyDrive has agreed to a general certification plan for its three-seater SD-05 with the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The middle mile between large freighters and van deliveries is notoriously inefficient. A new generation of startups is confident it has the solution.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace's CEO discuses the Valo eVTOL air taxi, which is planned to launch by 2027 and certify by 2028.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Safe separation of UAM aircraft in automated airspace is to be evaluated by uncrewed airspace management providers ANRA Technologies and SkyGrid.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
South Korea plans to establish its first commercial vertiport for urban air mobility services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
AAM developers developers are increasingly leaning on simulation to overcome challenges that span pilot training, engineering and aircraft design.
Maintenance & Training

By Ben Goldstein
It appears that Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary Supernal has conceded that its advanced air mobility ambitions will not come to fruition any time soon.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has begun piloted vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight testing of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
AIR Tashkent of Uzbekistan and Samson Sky of the U.S. have completed an agreement to bring the Switchblade Flying Car to Uzbekistan in Central Asia.
Business_Aviation_AAM_departments

By Graham Warwick
The FBOs that support private and business aviation have a key role in enabling the rollout of AAM.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
It has many identities, but civil aviation beyond the scheduled airlines stands at a cusp.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Self-healing composites; supercooled-droplet icing detector; and new flight rules for advanced air mobility.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation said it made substantial certification progress in Q4, as it prepares to begin certification flight testing with its first conforming aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup MightyFly has raised $10 million to accelerate development and early deployments of its autonomous hybrid eVTOL logistics aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has filed a patent infringement complaint against Vertical Aerospace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
German startup MD Aircraft has signed a letter of intent with Bengaluru, India-based Makmor for 10 MDA1 eViator nine-passenger electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Hybrid-electric Atea VTOL developer Ascendance has received the demonstrator’s airframe from composites specialist Duqueine and is beginning final assembly.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
A UK government-funded program to develop a zero-emissions airliner ground taxiing system has been announced by consortium members.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Singaporean eVTOL demonstrator; missile-launching uncrewed X-plane; BWB goes double-deck; and cheaper SAF by co-electrolysis.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced the selection of Bristol as the site of its new UK engineering hub.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Skyryse is pushing its SkyOS digital flight control system through the final phases of FAA supplemental type certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Uncrewed aerial logistics company Speedbird Aero has secured a strategic investment from Brazilian food delivery platform iFood.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Initiatives are underway to develop flight rules for advanced air mobility that capitalize on the unique operating capabilities of new aircraft configurations.
Advanced Air Mobility