Advanced Air Mobility

U.S. eVTOL air taxi startups Archer and Joby are flying their aircraft in the UAE, ahead of plans to launch commercial services there as soon as next year. Industry stakeholders, regulators, investors and members of the public are invited to this Aviation Week Network webinar to examine the companies' strategy, vision and objectives for their UAE initiative, and what to expect for their eventual launches in the U.S.

Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord is focusing on new aircraft technologies, forming a partnership with electric aircraft specialist Elysian.

The rising popularity of Collaborative Combat Aircraft has spread to the U.S. Army, which is now considering the reusable systems to augment crewed rotorcraft.

Seneca, a startup developing firefighting drones, raised a $60 million venture capital round to increase production of UAVs.

The seventh China (Tianjin) International Helicopter Exposition had 52 aircraft on display, including new uncrewed eVTOL designs.

China is looking to replicate its dominance in the global electric vehicle and commercial drone markets with the nascent eVTOL industry.

Japanese startup SkyDrive has completed public flights of its SD-05 prototype eVTOL.

The Chinese eVTOL industry is robust.

For the first time since its acquisition by Joby, Blade returned to NBAA-BACE 2025 to offer air shuttle rides between the convention center and Henderson Executive Airport.

Korean Air has announced the selection of Archer Aviation as its exclusive eVTOL air taxi partner in Korea.

Textron has eliminated its Textron eAviation innovation-focused subsidiary in a corporate reorganization.

Personal eVTOL maker Jetson made news in September when it delivered its first one-seater recreational aircraft to Anduril founder and CEO Palmer Luckey.

Taiwan will spend NT$44.2 billion ($1.4 billion) to scale up manufacturing of uncrewed aircraft systems and become an Asia-Pacific drone production hub by 2030.

Archer Aviation expects to start FAA certification flight-testing of the four-passenger battery-electric Midnight air taxi next year.

A Beta Technologies electric aircraft on short-term lease to Air New Zealand has been delivered and has conducted its first flights in New Zealand.

U.S. electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies has priced its planned initial public offering at $27-33 per share, for gross proceeds of $675-825 million.

Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero is gearing up for a first flight of its Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL air taxi “very, very soon,” the startup’s CEO said.

Air taxi developer Archer Aviation announced it has won a competitive bid process to acquire the patents of insolvent electric aircraft manufacturer Lilium.

Chinese startup Volant Aerotech has completed the first series of manned flight trials in its VE25-100 lift-plus-cruise eVTOL.

Chinese hybrid eVTOL startup XPeng AeroHT has rebranded itself to Aridge, while also announcing scores of new orders from customers in the Middle East.

Airbus Helicopters is to absorb the fixed-wing uncrewed air system programs of Airbus-owned Survey Copter into its portfolio.

Pyka has unveiled a new, in-development UAV, the DropShip, that is focused on flying military logistics missions, including parachute dropping cargo.

China’s EHang has lifted the curtain on its VT35, a long-range, autonomous eVTOL intended for intercity flying.

Vertiports By Atlantic named Cushman & Wakefield as its preferred advisor for site selection and development of its future vertiport network.

London eVTOL operations will require buy-in from existing urban public transportation providers and local and national governmental entities, officials say.