Advanced Air Mobility

German electric commuter; LH2 refueling demo; Korean urban air mobility testing; and Merlin autonomy progress.

Nvidia is bringing its artificial-intelligence (AI) computing magic to safety-critical applications in aviation.

H2Fly is gearing up for flight-testing of a “next-generation” fuel cell system, CEO Ralph Mueller says.

China United Aircraft Group on Oct. 30 conducted the first flight of its new T1400 Boying large, uncrewed tandem-rotor helicopter.

The company is taking a contrarian view in the eVTOL market by designing a hybrid, six-passenger aircraft focused on regional air mobility.

After more than a decade without a clean-sheet aircraft, many observers believe the legacy aerospace industry has entered a period of stagnation.

Aura Aero has officially inaugurated a production site at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Africa is no longer a passive consumer of drone technology – it is positioning itself as an emerging global force. The continent is placed to lead the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle revolution.

Lacking a strong local workforce, the UAE’s Edge Group turns to robotics and automation to scale production and expand its portfolio.

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U.S. startup Merlin has reached a milestone in the development of its Merlin Pilot autonomous flight system.

South Korea has launched the second phase of its advanced air mobility demonstration project with urban demonstration flights in the city of Incheon, bordering the Korean capital Seoul.

Germany’s MD Aircraft has secured Piper Deutschland as a strategic partner and investor in the development and production of the MDA1 eViator.

Cryogenics specialist Fabrum has demonstrated filling of lightweight composite tanks with liquid hydrogen.

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GPS backup on a chip; DARPA heavy-lift drone challenge; Canada funds air mobility projects; and motors for defense drones.

Sept. 12, 1933, changed the future of air transportation.

Dutch aircraft developer Fokker Next Gen is maintaining its plan to have a 150-seat liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft flying by 2035.

French personal air mobility startup Zapata announced plans to open its first flight center in Las Vegas early next year, offering paying customers the chance to fly the hybrid VTOL Air Scooter.

China’s regulatory framework for ultralights has long been established under Chapter O of CCAR-91, mirroring FAA Part 103.

Technologies for air mobility and airships are among a new wave of research projects to be funded by the Canadian government under a program to support decarbonization of the aerospace sector.

When Dronamics was founded 11 years ago, the Bulgarian startup took a contrarian view to the emerging commercial drone market.

SkyGrid has signed anagreement with MIT Lincoln Laboratory to jointly research and develop high-resolution forecast models for low-altitude flying aircraft.

Aside from a small handful of startups, the boom in advanced air mobility shows signs of going bust.

London’s Metropolitan Police service has launched a pilot drone service to see if the technology can help them respond more quickly to emergency calls.