Advanced Air Mobility

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Andre Stein, the founder and former Co-CEO of Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility, has joined Eviation, the Washington-based startup developing an all-electric nine-passenger airplane called the Alice.

Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has unveiled the ground demonstrator for the hydrogen-electric ducted fan propulsion system for its Sirius Jet project.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia has completed initial testing on the internally developed silicon-carbide power inverter.

The UK is seeking input on the design of vertiports at existing airfields.

Overair has partnered with Clay Lacy Aviation to introduce advanced air mobility (AAM) services in Southern California.

UK startup ARC Aerosystems has secured the first sale of its Pegasus two-seat autogyro, the jumping off point for its planned Linx family VTOL aircraft.

Fast rotorcraft race to flight; Wing’s bigger package-carrier; Airbus tests fuel-cell system; and ZeroAvia develops hydrogen refueler.

The study finds that main contributors to almost all environmental impact categories are the airframe, battery and emissions in operations.

Detroit-based ASX has signed another transaction prototype agreement with the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program.

U.S. startup Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has secured a follow-on contract award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program.

Bryan Bernhard is Archer's head of growth and infrastructure.

Regional transportation remains the Long Beach, California-based company’s North Star.

A specialist in experimental rotorcraft, Piasecki eyes the transition from R&D to production.

Former Uber Elevate leaders build an ecosystem for electric regional aviation.

The Midnight has six of Archer’s proprietary battery packs, each of which contains more than 1,000 cylindrical lithium-ion cells developed by Molicel.

Vertical Aerospace has announced that its founder and CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick will invest a further $50 million in equity capital.

The AAM Stock Composite dropped by 7% during the week ending Jan. 19, extending a losing streak that has seen the index shed nearly 19% since the year's start.

Hunch Mobility, which provides helicopter air-taxi services in India, plans to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange via a merger with blank-check company.

Europe’s two fast-rotorcraft demonstrator projects are racing to achieve first flight before the EU’s long-running Clean Sky 2 research program finishes.

Indian regional air mobility startup JetSetGo has announced a series of orders that could see it add up to 280 advanced air mobility aircraft into its fleet.

Archer Aviation has added two executives, each with decades of experience working for major airlines and private aviation.

Company believes swappable battery design will make it easier to upgrade vehicle.

The European Parliament has taken a step toward creating policy that would encourage states to increase investment in electric regional and UAM technologies.

AAM startup ZeroAvia has entered into a conditional accord to supply 20 of its 600-kW ZA-600 hydrogen-electric powertrains to an Indian regional operator.