Advanced Air Mobility

The four-year agreement helps the European Commission’s Clean Aviation public-private partnership materialize.

Joby Aviation said it has completed the second of four FAA system reviews for its S4 air taxi.

H3 Dynamics has partnered with Carbonix to develop hydrogen fuel cell-powered small vertical takeoff and landing UAVs.

A coalition of 15 aviation firms representing the AAM sector is urging the Biden administration to prioritize development of zero-emissions aircraft.

Rotor Technologies’ autonomous prototype Birdy McBirdface made its first flight on Dec. 2 from an FAA UAV test site in New York.

The Advanced Air Mobility Composite for publicly held AAM stocks finished the week ending Dec. 9 down 2.8% from the previous week’s close.

Air New Zealand has selected the four aerospace companies it will partner with in its evaluation of zero-emission technology for a future aircraft order.

The hybrid-electric propulsion system for the latest demonstrator will be built around a turbine engine being developed by an unnamed major engine manufacturer.

EHang has climbed from No. 8 to No. 2 in the AAM Reality Index.

Airbus has selected Woodward to provide the balance of plant for its 2.1-megawatt hydrogen fuel cell demonstrator engine.

Aura is building a nationwide safety-critical network for command-and-control communications with uncrewed aircraft systems.

Drone Express, a drone cargo delivery startup, plans to begin manufacturing a new version of its multicopter drone that will use Microsoft's AI software.

Ampaire plans to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion system for light aircraft under a contract awarded by NASA.

South Korea’s aggressive plans to launch commercial air taxi services by 2025 continue to make progress.

Eve Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent with Brazilian air mobility startup FlyBIS for up to 40 of Eve’s piloted, four-passenger eVTOL vehicles.

GKN Aerospace has partnered with UK independent advanced propulsion research center IAAPS to ground test a megawatt-scale electric aircraft powertrain.

German premium battery manufacturer CustomCells has raised €60 million in a Series A funding round led by European climate technology investor World Fund.

Vertiport startup VPorts has partnered with the United Arab Emirates government to develop an advanced air mobility integration center in Dubai.

Lilium has released its third-quarter results.

Blade Blade Air Mobility CEO Rob Wiesenthal spoke to the Advanced Air Mobility Report in an exclusive interview.

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Lilium has announced the launch of a new, customizable version of its Lilium Jet electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Embraer has focused its studies of sustainable aircraft on hybrid-electric and hydrogen fuel cell 19- and 30-seat regional airliners.

Virtual reality simulator developer Loft Dynamics, formerly VRM Switzerland, has raised $20 million in venture financing to expand into international markets.

Using carbon for SAF; Automation for UAM; Net-zero jet fuel; and Electrifying ground support.