Advanced Air Mobility

Brinc has unveiled a quadcopter with automated flight controls designed to respond to 911 calls in less than 70 sec.

The recently unveiled redesign of Heart Aerospace's ES-30 regional airliner has received criticism from some corners.

Rolls-Royce and Vertical Aerospace have agreed to exit their contract for the supply of electric propulsion units.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed into law a bipartisan transportation bill.

Espace Aero will be the fourth innovation zone in Quebec.

The new capital raise consists of several components.

The FAA has issued final airworthiness criteria for Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

Airbus has launched a new technology demonstrator to mature superconducting electric propulsion for a future hydrogen-powered aircraft.

The founder and CEO of Canadian hybrid-electric eVTOL startup Horizon Aircraft said he expects to make the first transition with a half-scale demo by midsummer.

Boeing’s investment in Quebec will fund an aerospace innovation zone, the development of an autonomous eVTOL air taxi and support advanced landing gear research.

It marks the latest effort by Joby to expand into the Middle East, having previously announced plans to operate its S4 air taxis in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

EHang continued to grow its orders and sales numbers in the first quarter.

The AAM Stock Composite rose 4.3% last week, boosted by a better than 10% increase in EHang.

Textron eAviation has acquired the assets of Germany’s Amazilia Aerospace.

The top-rated company in the AAM Infrastructure Reality Index is London-headquartered Skyports.

Another Chinese startup has emerged with ambitions to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Archer Aviation has announced a new partnership with Etihad Aviation Training to recruit and train pilots to operate its Midnight air taxis in Abu Dhabi.

Swiss startup Daedalean anticipates certification of the first cockpit avionics to incorporate machine learning by year-end or early in 2025.

The text of the latest FAA Reauthorization Bill contains numerous provisions intended to advance the adoption of advanced air mobility.

Lilium has announced the beginning of construction of a new certification testing facility in Munich.

The London Heliport has faced a constant struggle for its own existence, as property developments edge ever closer to the site’s FATO.

Hyundai Elevator is to lead a Seoul-funded project to develop a vertiport as part of the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) core technology development program.

Heart Aerospace has announced a redesigned hybrid propulsion system built around off-the-shelf turboprops and electric motors.

In March 2023, Northvolt and Cuberg announced plans to develop an aviation-specific battery module using lithium-metal pouch cells.

AirBaltic has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate with Dutch company Fokker Next Gen on design of a hydrogen-powered 120-150-seat airliner.