Advanced Air Mobility

Eve has unveiled a mock-up of the proposed cabin and shared a revised external configuration.

Jeffrey DeCarlo, administrator of the Aeronautics Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), has been appointed inaugural chair of the Advanced and Urban Aerial Mobility Cities and Regions Coalition of the World Economic Forum.

The World Economic Forum has launched the Advanced and Urban Aerial Mobility Cities and Regions Coalition.

Conferences and events for professionals in the advanced air mobile community.

Does the luxury lifestyle market have a role to play in advanced air mobility? Perhaps, based on two new agreements, although the companies involved are far from leaders in the nascent industry.

German start-up carrier Evia Aero has signed a letter of intent with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to buy 10 conversion kits that will enable nine-seat Britten Norman Islander aircraft to fly regional routes in northern Europe on hydrogen.

The airline has committed to pre-delivery payments for its first 50 Vertical Aerospace VX4 air taxis.

Boston-based autonomous flight startup Merlin Labs has completed a $105 million Series B round, bringing the total funding raised so far to $130 million.

The UK, with orders for 650 advanced air mobility vehicles, leads the emerging AAM market in Europe in terms of aircraft ordered.

Germany’s Elektra Solar has begun flight testing its two-seat electric ultralight Elektra Trainer.

Israeli startup AIR has conducted the first hover tests with a full-scale prototype of its AIR One personal electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.

French hybrid-electric aircraft startup VoltAero has called for increased coordination among European airworthiness authorities on recognition for experimental aircraft to facilitate the demonstration of electric aircraft across borders.

Volocopter plans to launch commercial air taxi services in Singapore by 2024.

The overall AAM Stock Composite stopped the declines of the past three weeks, finishing with a right at 1% increase for the five-day period ending July 11 compared to the week prior.

German startup Nex Aero has taken the wraps off plans to develop a longer range electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi powered by gaseous hydrogen and fuel cells.

Australia’s aviation regulator has outlined a long-term vision for the integration of drones and air taxis into the country’s aviation system, envisioning highly automated advanced air mobility by the mid-2030s.

Textron is tapping into the market for low-cost intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft through new subsidiary Pipistrel, the Slovenian general aviation pioneer.

Aeroporti di Roma is looking to support the launch of one of Europe’s first commercial urban air taxi routes in 2024.

The findings could affect the flight testing of new concepts in the UK.

Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics have partnered to bring cooperative and noncooperative traffic detection and collision avoidance capabilities to drones operating beyond visual line of sight.

Overair is using prepreg carbon fiber from Toray Composite Materials to build the full-scale prototype of its Butterfly tilt-rotor electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

The AeroDelft student team from Delft Technical University, the Netherlands, has flown a subscale prototype under its Project Phoenix to convert a light general aviation aircraft to liquid-hydrogen propulsion.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stepped down after a series of scandals prompted nearly 50 ministers to resign in just two days.

Vertical Aerospace has partnered with Taiwan’s E-One Moli Energy to supply lithium-ion battery cells for its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

Midway through 2022, the priority for advanced air mobility companies is on certifying aircraft, but just as important is sizing the future market and where the vehicles will be located.