Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
What if a startup chose to cut out the intermediary steps and start instead with a larger platform? That is the bet that Lyte Aviation is making.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The tests in the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel at Ontario Tech University focused on the transition between vertical and horizontal flight.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Airship developer Flying Whales has selected Honeywell's 1-megawatt power system for its LCA60T large-capacity hybrid-electric cargo airship.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A prototype of the basketball-sized XTS-210 engine is planned for delivery to the U.S. Army in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The Advanced Air Mobility Composite surged higher by more than 12% during the week ending March 31.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The prototype was assembled at the Jinshan uncrewed aircraft test site on the outskirts of Shanghai.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Volocopter plans to begin piloted test flights of its first production-standard VoloCity eVTOL air taxi in July.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Limosa plans to develop the LimoConnect, an eight-seat tiltrotor with distributed electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has partnered with three entities to develop commercial routes using its zero-emission fuel-cell powertrains.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Whether each company in the advanced air mobility race has the necessary capital to see their plans through to certification remains an open question.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Vertical Aerospace has received design organization approval from the the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Helicopter lessor LCI has been bolstered by investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
FlyBlade India has signed multiple memoranda of understanding to establish advanced air mobility operations and infrastructure in India.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The 30-seat ES-30 is planned to enter service in 2028; customers include United Airlines.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
The true vision of UAM, and the time savings it can produce, can be achieved only if the process of transiting in and out of vertiports is capped.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Japan’s Yamato Holdings has invested in Regent to expand the market for its wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to include parcel delivery and logistics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. gyroplane developer Skyworks Aeronautics plans to move testing and certification to the UK.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Liliium is encouraged by the results of independent tests of the silicon-anode lithium-ion cells that will be used in its seven-seat Lilium Jet.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Advanced air mobility (AAM) startup Altaport has announced partnerships intended to complement its vertiport automation solution.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Aura Aero is a French AAM) startup with ambitions of building a family of electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
With both securing certification and preparing for operations looming, Joby Aviation has beefed up its board of directors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The KM-120 is designed for easy retrofit and factory installation in aircraft powered by small piston aeroengines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
EHang says that more than 70% of compliance testing required by the CAAC has been or will be completed soon.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Ascendance conducted full-scale ground testing of its hybrid system on an iron bird test bench in 2022 and is entering the prototyping phase.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Kookiejar is a Swedish startup that plans to build out networks of affordable, small and modular vertiports with minimal infrastructure.
Advanced Air Mobility