Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Surf Air Mobility has committed to take up to 90 hybrid electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft from Electra.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Varda Space Industries’ reentry capsule has received permission from the FAA to leave orbit, pass through the atmosphere and land back on terra firma.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The AFWerx innovation unit is focused on cargo applications for advanced air mobility aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The aircraft has been delivered to New Braunfels National Airport, Texas.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The Boeing-owned company sees a path to pilotless flight without regulatory changes.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Montreal-based Jaunt Air Mobility is finalizing the G-1 certification basis for Part 29 approval of its Journey eVTOL vehicle with Transport Canada.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite rose 6% during the week ending Feb. 9.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The company believes there is a path to operate its uncrewed air taxis on commercial services without the need for new FAA rulemakings.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Beta’s Alia electric aircraft has participated in a U.S. Air National Guard exercise.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has OK'd a pair of proposals by Reliable Robotics outlining certification requirements for the company’s autonomous navigation and autopilot systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby has partnered with Skyports Infrastructure and the Dubai government’s Road and Transport Authority to launch air taxi service in the emirate by 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation have each received Part 145 repair station certificates from the FAA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A cascading loss of propellers resulting from a blade failure caused by an anomalous propeller tilt mechanism was the likely cause of the crash of a Joby S4.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Two of Germany’s large aerospace suppliers seek better access to the U.S. market and Boeing, with very different approaches.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has OK'd the certification plan for Joby’s electric propulsion system, marking another step on the startup’s path to type certify its S4 air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

Mark Moore
Uber Elevate co-founder says some companies are better positioned for success than others.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Mark Moore
Mark Moore has long experience in and outspoken views on the industry he helped create.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The partnership will see LuftCar manufacture the air module and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for its flying cars in the Philippines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The GoAero organization has launched a competition to develop and test a vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft in simulated emergency response missions.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The foreign carmaker is not identified, but Volkswagen Group China in 2022 built and flew a full-scale demo for an autonomous four-passenger eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced that construction of its first three type-conforming Midnight air taxis is “well underway.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Rotor Technologies has completed what it described as the world’s first live demonstration of an autonomous helicopter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Daher says the hybrid-electric Ecopulse demonstrator has now logged 1.5 hr. of flight testing in full electric mode.
Emerging Technologies