Advanced Air Mobility

Amazon has gained FAA approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights of its cargo drones to expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas.

Textron eAviation has mated the fuselage halves of its Nexus electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator.

Archer Aviation plans to demonstrate its Midnight electric air taxi in South Korea late this year.

The European Commission has approved up to $1.5 billion in state aid to support development and deployment of a hydrogen value chain for the transport sector.

The near-term UAM market will take time to mature and scale, but regional air mobility enjoys a large addressable market today.

Quebec-based aerial sightseeing operator Bel-Air Aviation has signed a letter of intent to convert three aircraft to all-electric eBeavers.

CAE and its partners have passed the PDR for their program to electrify the Piper Archer training aircraft and are heading into detail design of the testbed.

The companies have signed a cooperation agreement related to the planned certification of the ERA 19-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner.

Lilium signed a licensing agreement with Dedienne Aerospace at EBACE 2024 covering tooling for production and maintenance operations.

The aircraft will rival the carrying capacity of the largest civilian helicopters but with lower operating costs and a far superior noise and emissions footprint.

Chief Commercial Officer Sebastien Borel spoke with Aviation Week Network ShowNews on the EBACE sidelines.

The AAM Stock Composite crashed 11% in its worst week since the start of 2024.

Airbus Cryoprop superconducting propulsion; North American hydrogen hub airports; Aurora’s high-speed VTOL; CAE’s electric Archer trainer.

Brinc has unveiled a quadcopter with automated flight controls designed to respond to 911 calls in less than 70 sec.

The recently unveiled redesign of Heart Aerospace's ES-30 regional airliner has received criticism from some corners.

Rolls-Royce and Vertical Aerospace have agreed to exit their contract for the supply of electric propulsion units.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed into law a bipartisan transportation bill.

Espace Aero will be the fourth innovation zone in Quebec.

The new capital raise consists of several components.

Here is SMG Consulting’s latest summary of planned entry into service dates for electric, hybrid electric, and autonomous aircraft in the nascent AAM sector as of April.

The FAA has issued final airworthiness criteria for Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

The company declined to release details of the spacecrafts' size and mass.

Airbus has launched a new technology demonstrator to mature superconducting electric propulsion for a future hydrogen-powered aircraft.

The founder and CEO of Canadian hybrid-electric eVTOL startup Horizon Aircraft said he expects to make the first transition with a half-scale demo by midsummer.

The startup says its revamped hybrid system will increase efficiency, but analysts are not as convinced.