Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup Volant Aerotech has completed a 100 million yuan ($14 million) funding round to continue development of its VE25-100 eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Published on May 2, the UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report confirms company statements immediately following the Aug. 9 incident.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Unseenlabs, a French startup, plans to launch its Generation NexT constellation of radio frequency detection satellites in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight’s V2000CG CarryAll received Chinese type certification on March 22, the first certification of a winged eVTOL aircraft in the world.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Founded in 2019, MightyFly says it is the first developer of large autonomous cargo eVTOL aircraft to receive an FAA flight corridor approval.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The two air taxi front-runners in the U.S. are developing piloted, four-passenger eVTOLS and aim to launch commercial service next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The two German air taxi companies need state support to exit a funding crisis, but party politics and risk aversion may force their sale to foreign investors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby said it will launch into flight testing with production prototypes of its S4 air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Spanish/Australian startup Dovetail Electric Aviation expects to begin ground testing a new iteration of its integrated hydrogen fuel cell powerplant as soon as June.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Reliable Robotics has completed a road map that outlines how KC-135 Stratotankers can be automated.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Ben Goldstein, Sergio Cecutta
Investors have plowed billions of dollars into eVTOL ventures but now many are running out of cash. Listen in to hear the latest on the plight of Lilium and Volocopter.
Check 6

By Jens Flottau
Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe has slammed German politics for putting the future of the company and the infant advanced air mobility sector in jeopardy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace has announced the appointment of Stuart Simpson as new CEO, replacing founder Stephen Fitzpatrick, who will join the company’s board of directors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The Royal Aeronautical Society has released a briefing paper that serves as a “pre-mortem approach” to eVTOL safety, attempting to anticipate challenges.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Alia eVTOL makes the first piloted full transitions between vertical and horizontal flight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Swiss electric propulsion developer H55 has announced the commercialization and opening of the orderbook for the Bristell B23 Energic.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Garrett Reim
Whisper Aero is building its aerospace business around a seemingly unlikely product—a leaf blower.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
China’s EHang has filed a shelf registration to sell up to $100 million in new shares via a public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
The work will culminate with flights of a De Havilland Dash 7 regional airliner modified with a hybrid-electric propulsion system in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Elysian has expanded the advisory board providing input on the design, development and operation of its proposed 90-passenger battery-electric aircraft, the E9X.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Eviation has redesigned its Alice all-electric nine-seater aircraft again, pivoting to a more conventional fuselage shape.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has rolled the second production prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi off its pilot line in Marina, California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite rose 4.3% during the week ending April 26, compared to a 2.7% rise in the S&P 500.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Another Chinese startup has emerged to fly a full-scale electric vertical-takeoff-and landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility