Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has finalized the design and specifications for its Aero2 hybrid-electric tiltwing VTOL UAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Some major airlines are ramping up plans to adopt air taxi service.
Airlines & Lessors

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L3Harris is breaking barriers by leveraging its industry-leading technologies and services and adapting them to the AAM and eVTOL ecosystem.
Aerospace

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Hexcel and its advanced lightweight composites are helping Archer become among the first to deliver a safe, reliable eVTOL platform to market.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
As the 2024 Summer Olympics approach, advanced air mobility providers ramp up plans to offer shuttle services. But obstacles remain.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
The electric lift-augmenting slats (ELAS) are expected to halve takeoff and landing distances.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Hungarian government is to provide Rolls-Royce with $5 million over 3 years to support research and development of electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s LTA Research is preparing to begin outdoor flight tests of its Pathfinder 1 large rigid airship.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines and Eve Air Mobility have partnered to introduce urban air mobility services in San Francisco.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Universal Hydrogen is accelerating flight tests of its De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 hydrogen electric demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The ranking of electric air taxi startups was unchanged in the latest edition of the AAM Reality Index, with Joby Aviation and Volocopter leading the pack.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Battery worries have led Italy-based Tecnam Aircraft to suspend plans to develop the P-Volt all-electric version of the P2012 twin-engine light aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Ducted-fan Whisper Jet, Quiet cyclorotor propulsion and MIT’s megawatt motor.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Omer Bar-Yohay has stepped down as president of AutoFlight to focus on a firefighting data startup he co-founded.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite rose 5.2% during the week ending June 9, compared to a 0.2% rise in the S&P 500, boosted by strong gains in Joby Aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Lift Aircraft has delivered the first cargo module for the Hexa ultralight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle to the U.S. Air Force.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
John Langford, Electra’s founder and CEO, recently sat down with the AAM Report to discuss the rollout of the company’s technology demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
A judge is sending Wisk Aero’s lawsuit against Archer Aviation to trial, although in a partial summary judgment he knocked down several claims made by Wisk.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The piloted, two-seat technology demonstrator for Electra.aero's hybrid-electric ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is set to fly this year for testing.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are building prototypes of an air-cooled, 1-megawatt electric motor with high specific power.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Whisper Aero unveiled a concept for an electric regional air mobility aircraft at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aviation conference.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran says the airline is working to determine which of four shortlisted companies it will choose for an electric aircraft purchase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Advanced air mobility startup Plana Aero recently unveiled its CP-01 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Airbus is making progress on its urban air mobility vehicle, hoping for certification and service entry this decade.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce Electrical unveils new details on the motors, batteries and gas turbine core set for testing for its all-electric and hybrid-electric portfolio.
Aircraft & Propulsion