Advanced Air Mobility

Based in Montreal. 3C is a Transport Canada-approved independent flight test center and certification Design Approval Organization.

The pre-Series A funding round was led by Grand Flight Investment, a Shanghai-based industrial investment fund.

The biggest gainer during the week ending Jan. 3 was additive-manufacturing company Velo 3D.

The partners will develop a concept of operations for hydrogen in airports and plan the demonstration flights.

The 1-megawatt powertrain demonstrator is installed in a modified nacelle with large air inlets on either side to cool the fuel cells.

French electric aircraft startup Aura Aero and Thales are to jointly develop connected avionics for regional aviation.

The project has been devised as a flying testbed for distributed electric propulsion technologies that could be used on future commercial aircraft.

The FAA is focusing on enabling UAM “at scale” at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

The Acting FAA Administrator paid a visit to Archer Aviation headquarters on Jan. 31.

Starship is a two-stage, Mars-class transport system in development.

Pyka, MightyFly and Moya Aero are among startups developing heavy-payload uncrewed aircraft for cargo use.

Volatus Infrastructure has announced plans to build a new vertiport at Bellefonte Airport in Central Pennsylvania.

Airbus has named two new suppliers for its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

U.S. troops in the Middle East turn to new tech and adapted missile defenses to help protect bases.

Based out of Arlington, Washington, Eviation is a startup seeking to develop and certify an all-electric commuter aircraft.

Azul Conecta is a regional subsidiary of Brazilian LCC Azul.

China’s Aerofugia, a subsidiary of carmaker Geely, has flown a prototype five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi, the AE200 X01.

Stephane Viala, ATR’s former SVP for engineering and head of design organization, has left the regional turboprop manufacturer.

Chinese automaker XPeng says its AeroHT division has received a special flight permit for its X2 two-seat multicopter from the CAAC.

A center for hydrogen-fueled aviation is to be established at Stuttgart Airport in Germany.

Volocopter ascended to the second-highest slot on the AAM Reality Index in February.

The Advanced Air Mobility Composite for publicly held AAM companies rallied by 10.6% during the week ending Jan. 27.

With a 1-kilovolt, 2.5-megawatt electrical system, the Lilium Jet needs new wiring interconnection systems, which will be developed by GKN Aerospace.

Fast rotorcraft take shape, electric trainer advances and SAF from methanol.

U.S. startup Pyka is conducting flight tests of its Pelican Cargo heavy-payload electric uncrewed logistics aircraft in California.