Jaunt Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for almost 100 Journey electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis with a Canadian startup planning to develop and service a vertiport network in Quebec.
NASA has added more industry partners to its Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign, signing Space Act Agreements with vehicle developers Electra Aero, Overair and Supernal as well as urban transportation consultants Ellis & Associates.
Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve has engaged Porsche Consulting to help define the supply chain, manufacturing and logistics strategy for its electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
Applications ranging from inspecting gravel roads to monitoring fence lines are among use cases to be demonstrated under projects selected by North Dakota’s Vantis statewide drone beyond-visual-line-of-sight network.
Leadership change continues across the advanced air mobility industry as more manufacturers move into the certification and production phases, with Lilium co-founder Daniel Weigand stepping aside as CEO as the German startup looks ahead to delivery and operation of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis.
Since China’s EHang burst onto the scene in 2016, the country has lagged the U.S. and Europe in numbers of startups entering the nascent advanced air mobility market.
Resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in China and resulting travel restrictions have slowed efforts to certify the EH216S autonomous air taxi, EHang told analysts on May 31.
Honeywell is looking to push continuous operation of its megawatt generator to higher levels having recently run the hybrid-electric aircraft power system at up to 1.02 megawatts.
Achieving transition from rotor-borne vertical to wing-borne horizontal flight is a key milestone in the development of a winged electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft–a landmark that surprisingly few of the advanced air mobility startups have yet reached.
Eve Holdings, the Embraer startup, and Joby posted positive price per share for the last two weeks, as the remainder of the Advanced Air Mobility Composite Index declined.
Interest in advanced air mobility in Asia continues to strengthen, with vehicle manufacturer EHang and vertiport developer Skyports announcing new agreements in the region.
Lilium has selected Spanish aerostructures supplier Aernnova to produce the key propulsion mounting system for its Lilium Jet electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
French startup VoltAero has been selected to conduct demonstration flights in the Netherlands and Germany with its Cassio 1 hybrid-electric propulsion testbed.
U.S. startup Natilus is conducting wind tunnel tests of the initial regional feeder member of its planned family of blended wing body uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Airports Council International World has released a policy brief on advanced air mobility, advocating for a seamless integration of these new entrants into airports, alongside a knowledge center on drone risk mitigation to promote safe and secure operations at airports.
Joby Aviation has received its FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate, allowing it to begin aircraft operations ahead of the planned 2024 launch of commercial air taxi service with its S4 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
The pressure on the nascent advanced air mobility industry to move forward on certification is growing, including the industry’s focus on attracting regulatory experts as new hires.
U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on May 23 introduced bipartisan legislation to help communities prepare for the eventual integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies.
BAE Systems has taken delivery of and is preparing flight tests for a Pipistrel Electro Velis electric-powered light aircraft as part of an arrangement with the Slovenian manufacturer. The UK defense company announced in March that it was working with Pipistrel to examine military training applications for electric aircraft. The work is continuing after Textron’s acquisition of the light aircraft manufacturer.
Volocopter has signed a memorandum of understanding with fixed-based operator Jetex to deploy and operate vertiport infrastructure and services for urban air mobility.
