Advanced Air Mobility

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The partnership will see LuftCar manufacture the air module and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for its flying cars in the Philippines.

The GoAero organization has launched a competition to develop and test a vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft in simulated emergency response missions.

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.

Archer Aviation has announced that construction of its first three type-conforming Midnight air taxis is “well underway.”

U.S. startup Rotor Technologies has completed what it described as the world’s first live demonstration of an autonomous helicopter.

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

Volocopter has been aiming to obtain European Union Aviation Safety Agency type certification of the Volocopter–the first for an eVTOL–by mid-2024.

The agreement’s objective is to develop a robust low-altitude industrial ecosystem in Guangzhou, EHang says.

The “airworthiness configuration” demonstrator made its first flight in December in Hanyuan in Sichuan province.

South Korean electric vehicle designer Saean Group has unveiled a five-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle concept.

U.S.-European startup Cosmic Aerospace has raised $4.5 million in seed financing to progress development of a 24-passenger all-electric regional aircraft.

New Eviation CEO Andre Stein is shifting his focus to electrifying small commuter airplanes for regional air mobility services.

The AAM Stock Composite dropped nearly 7% during the week ending Feb. 2, marking its fourth consecutive weekly decline since the start of 2024.

Turboprop runs on hydrogen; USAF completes electric flights; SAF from ethanol; Hydrogen light aircraft flies.

South Korean drone maker This Is Engineering (TIE) has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its planned autonomous passenger eVTOL air taxi.

BAE Systems has acquired Malloy Aeronautics, a developer of heavy lift quadcopters.

AutoFlight expects certification early this year.

Speaking recently to the AAM Report, Eric Allison, Joby’s head of product, said that he views FBOs as a key part of the “first leg of the infrastructure stool.”

The Swedish electric regional aircraft developer has completed a $107 million Series B funding round, taking the total raised so far to $145 million.

Archer Aviation has announced that its Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft has completed the first phase of company flight testing.

Airbus and Italy’s ITA Airways have expanded their collaboration on advanced air mobility to include vertiport developer UrbanV and Italian energy company Enel.

Xwing completed an autonomous logistics demonstration of its Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft for the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX Autonomy Prime program.

China’s Liaoning General Aviation Academy has completed the first flight of a prototype four-seat light aircraft powered by hydrogen combustion.

Hydrogen-powered eVTOL startup LuftCar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with eFrancisco Motors (eFMC).