Advanced Air Mobility

Beta Technologies has secured about $830 million in additional financing from the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. to ramp up manufacturing.

The decision by South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace to terminate a contract to supply actuators to electric air taxi developer Vertical Aerospace was mutually agreed to and a new supplier is onboard, the UK startup says.

UK telecommunications firm BT says it is seeing growing adoption of cellular connectivity as the primary communications link for low-altitude uncrewed aircraft systems.

Atoms, a real estate redevelopment company headed by Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick, has partnered with electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation to acquire and develop vertiports sites in the U.S.

Eve Air Mobility has signed an LOI with aviation finance company Shearwater Global Capital for up to 16 Eve 100 eVTOL air taxis.

Eve Air Mobility has completed the first partial transition flight with its remotely piloted engineering prototype.

NASA is accelerating development of its Raven eVTOL research aircraft.

The 2026 edition of Aviation Week’s annual eVTOL forecast projects the global fleet size by 2030 and as well as the growth trajectory of other electric aircraft.

China built its drone dominance through electronics manufacturing, automation, competition and stable industrial policy, executives say.

United Aircraft tests R6000 tiltrotor's full-transition capability as China expands its autonomous emergency response fleet.

XPeng subsidiary Aridge is advancing toward certification and production of its eVTOL aircraft while securing UAE permits and joining global unicorn rankings.

UK zero-emission flights; Sikorsky VTOL Nomad; autonomous freighters; and hybrid-power cargo eVTOL.

Honeywell Aerospace is to lead a European project to enable operations by piloted electric air taxis and remotely piloted cargo aircraft in the region’s airspace.

Heart Aerospace receives FAA approval to begin flight tests of its X1 electric demonstrator, paving the way for hybrid-electric regional airliner development.

Beta’s MV250 military eVTOL launch accelerates civilian certification efforts, leveraging military testing and autonomy tech for strategic growth.

Sikorsky has completed initial ground and flight testing of a larger version of its Nomad rotor-blown-wing, VTOL uncrewed aircraft system.

Joby has “a finite amount of work” to complete before for-credit certification flight testing of its air taxi can begin.

Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic have announced a multi-year commercial agreement which makes the carrier Joby's exclusive airline partner for future air taxi services in the UK.

Joby Aviation unveiled its all-electric air taxi at Farnborough Airshow 2026, announcing a groundbreaking partnership with Virgin Atlantic.

Merlin demonstrated the first autonomous fixed-wing landing at Oshkosh, showcasing AI pilot technology in public airspace.

Experience the cutting edge of commercial aviation at Farnborough Airshow 2026. This exclusive flying display features Vertical Aerospace in the show's first-ever eVTOL flight demonstration.

Israeli startup AIR has begun flight testing the production version of its AIR ONE eVTOL aircraft.

Indian startup ePlane has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its e200X piloted, two-passenger electric air taxi.

Vertical Aerospace marked a major milestone in its history - and that of Farnborough Airshow - by becoming the show's first-ever eVTOL flight demonstration.

Electra sees early milestones and is aiming for a 2030 entry-into-service date for the EL9.