Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
As part of its safety continuum approach to certifying eVTOLs, the FAA has been negotiating with manufacturers on a case-by-case basis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The Rhode-Island-based startup also announced plans to build out a 600,000 ft.² production facility to fulfill an estimated $8 billion in customer orders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has selected Evolito to supply electric motors and inverters for its Project Fresson hydrogen-electric aircraft demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
SkyDrive has started preselling its SD-05 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to private individuals.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
New Wisk CEO Brian Yutko is doubling down on his company’s bet that it can safely certify an autonomous, passenger-carrying electric air taxi this decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Maeve 01 is planned to enter service with 44 seats but will be sized to seat 52 passengers when upgraded with higher-performance batteries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman have joined electric seaplane startup Regent's advisory board.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
New Zealand startup Kea Aerospace has begun flight testing the country’s first solar-powered stratospheric uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The LimoConnect is a piloted, seven-passenger tiltrotor electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft with distributed electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Aerofugia is a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Geely.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Merlin is to demo its automated flight control system in a Cessna Caravan flying cargo routes in Alaska under a $1 million contract from the FAA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Norwich, England-based Equipmake has its origins in Formula 1 motor racing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Beta Technologies ticked higher in the latest edition of the AAM Reality Index.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
As part of the collaboration, NASA will provide lessons learned from research conducted into urban air mobility at its Langley Research Center.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Horizon co-founder and CEO Brandon Robinson discusses the company’s design philosophy and certification strategy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Red Cat Holdings, an emerging supplier of small drones for the military, has invested in Firestorm, a U.S. startup developing a modular UAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The companies are to draw up the operating concept by referring to systems being developed outside Japan, including in the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The Advanced Air Mobility Composite plunged nearly 10% during the week ending April 7.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Garrett Reim
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has provided details of its launch platform and product road map for the first time.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The financing comes as SkyDrive works to certify its aircraft in time to launch commercial air taxi service for the 2025 World Expo being hosted in Osaka.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
NASA is funding further work on a near-silent propulsion system for urban drones—and potentially air taxis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Xwing has started the FAA certification process for its Superpilot autonomous flight control technology.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Pyka has signed a letter of intent with Guatemalan fresh fruit producer Grupo Hame.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA surprised the industry in May 2022 with a shift to certifying electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Part 23 to Part 21.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The new hangar will host the final assembly line, with an airfield for development flight tests and production check flights.
Advanced Air Mobility