Existing composite materials and manufacturing processes will not scale to the production volumes envisioned for advanced air mobility and startups should consider collaborating to qualify new technologies, urges a company formed to help companies scale up manufacturing.
South Korean automaker Hyundai has renamed its urban air mobility division Supernal and plans to begin certification of its electric air taxi in the U.S. in 2024, aiming to launch commercial flights in 2028.
The National Business Aviation Association hailed the final passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that contains measures to support efforts to attract and retain aviation workers, fund improvements for general aviation airports and spur next-generation programs.
West Coast-based Archer Aviation plans to head East to set up a network in Miami, powered by Archer’s electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, and in parallel to its efforts to establish a network in Los Angeles.
As firm orders for advanced air mobility aircraft begin to grow—to more than 200 this week as indicated in our October orders count—metropolitan areas around the globe are setting up frameworks to help establish and grow AAM capabilities.
With target dates for the launch of electric air taxi services drawing closer, more manufacturers are striking deals aimed at ensuring infrastructure will be in place when their aircraft are ready.
Italian and French airport operators have formed a company, Urban Blue, with international ambitions to design, build and manage the vertiport infrastructure for urban air mobility.
Korea Aerospace Industries has unveiled plans to develop commercial and military versions of an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, in passenger and unmanned cargo variants.
A white paper outlining the benefits of advanced air mobility, created by a group of UK stakeholders, lays out an ambitious road map of actions required by 2025 if the country is to become a leader in the emerging market.
ABB’s E-mobility unit will develop, test and supply the MegaWatt fast-charging infrastructure required for the quick turnaround times needed for electric aviation.
The head of strategy for Rolls-Royce Electrical says as electric aviation develops, so too must the aftermarket services for this new category of aircraft.
Munich Airport International (MAI) and Urban-Air Port will partner to develop electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing infrastructure and operations based on UAP’s infrastructure technology and solutions.
Two Florida cities and a suburban community development project have rolled out plans and research to establish themselves as national leaders in establishing advanced air mobility capabilities.
Building an airport—or vertiport—from the ground up is an arduous process, but high-speed entry to advanced air mobility will come through existing small and midsized airports.
A series of large-scale urban air mobility demonstrations are beginning in Europe under projects funded by the EU’s SEAR air traffic management research program.
In its pursuit of an infrastructure-first strategy, Varon Vehicles Corp. will partner with D3 Technologies as it develops a solution for highly automated and safe commercial air transport in urban air spaces.
