A second phase of Israel’s National Drone Initiative is to include demonstrations that could pave the way for passenger-carrying electric vertical takeoff...
SkyDrive of Japan has signed a memorandum of understanding with investor Pacific Group for up to 100 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for potentia
Singapore-headquartered H3 Dynamics is flight testing its distributed hydrogen-electric propulsion nacelle technology on a small uncrewed aircraft in Bretigny,
The weight of lithium-ion batteries is increased, and their energy density degraded, by the need to build in protection to prevent the short-circuit of a cell damaged in a crash causing an uncontained fire.
The goal of the project is to demonstrate that a scale model that mimics the dynamics of a full-size aircraft can be used as a viable and competitive means of i
The Center for High-Efficiency Electrical Technologies for Aircraft is developing and maturing technologies for a 180-seat airliner powered by liquid-hydrogen.
The company is pursuing a strategy of owning the complete value chain—from generating renewable energy at airports to providing scheduled regional flights with zero-emission aircraft.
Ampaire has received a $9 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy to accelerate the development, certification and market launch of the
The FAA has taken the first rulemaking step toward enabling commercial operations with electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis, proposing a rule that wo
Albers Aerospace is to provide engineering and manufacturing services valued at $5 million to Maryland startup HopFlyt to develop the Vortex channel-wing eVTOL as a Group 5 military uncrewed aircraft designed to carry a 1,000-lb. useful load 500 nm at 200 kt.
U.S. regional aviation provider Surf Air Mobility has abandoned plans to list publicly through a merger with a blank-check company and has instead filed with th
Boosting funding support for China’s emerging advanced air mobility industry, four of the country leading state-controlled banks have jointly extended $846 million in credit to XPeng AeroHT.
Negotiations are underway with consortia and companies bidding to participate in South Korea’s K-UAM Grand Challenge program, which is intended to evaluate the safety and capability of urban air mobility.
The UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute has launched a new initiative, the ATI Hub, in an effort to “help develop and convene the sustainable aerospace ecosystem,” according to the organization’s CEO.
GKN Aerospace has delivered a ground-based demonstrator of a LH2 fuel system under a UK-funded research project to investigate the feasibility of using the cryogenic fuel to extend the flight endurance of a search-and-rescue UAS.
Display of the Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle (OPPAV), by airframe designer and manufacturer Vessel Aerospace, was a centerpiece of the K-UAM Confex organized by Incheon International Airport.
As third-quarter financial results for advanced air mobility’s publicly held companies began rolling out, the primary message is they are on track in spending for research and development.
Archer Aviation is doubling down on its confidence in certifying its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle by the end of 2024 and launching air-taxi service in 2025.
The Blade Air Mobility technology-powered air-mobility platform posted third-quarter revenues up 125%, to $45.7 million, versus $20.3 million for the year-ago period.
