AAM_Business

By Graham Warwick
Of the five electric air taxi developers that have been involved in going-public mergers with blank-check companies, only two are following the tried-and-tested aerospace business model of manufacturing, selling and supporting their aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Investment in advanced air mobility OEMs should cross over the $6 billion mark upon completion of Eve UAM’s merger with special purpose acquisition company Zanite Acquisition.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has begun building the first production prototype for certification flight testing of its S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A UK consortium led by Embraer company Eve UAM has completed a concept of operations for urban air mobility in London that identifies the near-term challenges and actions required to enable electric air taxi service.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
It was the market, not the machines, that dominated the debate during a panel discussion on hybrid and electric airplanes at the British Business and General Aviation Association’s (BBGA) annual conference here in March.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Japanese commercial UAV company Terra Drone has raised $70 million in Series B venture capital from local investors and will apply the funds toward a drone air traffic management service.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor is looking at adding electric air taxis to its lineup of compact cars and motorcycles and targeting markets such as India through a partnership with Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UK vertiport development and drone delivery startup Skyports has raised $23 million in the first close of its Series B funding round.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
With the goal of being able to develop tourism sustainably, Air Greenland has partnered with lessor Avolon to explore the potential for zero-emission domestic air travel using Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

Advanced air mobility stocks rebounded last week, following two weeks of double-digit declines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Are claims made for advanced air mobility vehicles hype or do those on the inside simply understand the technology better than those on the outside?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
With Eve UAM planning to go public in the second quarter through a merger with blank check company Zanite Acquisitions, the Embraer spinoff has secured its first post-merger investor.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions continues to lead the emerging orderbook for advanced air mobility, with agreements for 1,785 aircraft of a total 9,277 for the industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Embraer has forged a set of partnerships for a project to develop systems for autonomous aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Pipistrel may not be a household name in aviation like Cessna and Bell, but it is an undisputed pioneer in electric aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Embraer’s urban air mobility company Eve UAM has added U.S. charter carrier Global Crossing airlines Group to its conditional orderbook as it prepares to go public through a merger with blank check company Zanite Acquisition.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Collins Aerospace is to develop a specialized cargo loading system for the N3.8T large unmanned cargo aircraft under development by Natilus.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Universal Hydrogen (UH2) and fuel-cell powertrain developer H3 Dynamics have partnered to develop zero-emission propulsion systems for unmanned aircraft, air taxis and new-design regional aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Slovakian startup AeroMobil is briefing potential investors on its plans to set up the first door-to-door aerial ridesharing service in the U.S. using a four-seat drive/fly vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
A week ago advanced air mobility publicly traded stocks dropped by just more than 12%, followed this week with another 11% decline.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Regent, which is developing sea-skimming electric seagliders to serve overwater routes between coastal cities, has selected Allocortech to provide safety-critical avionics for its technology demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The zero-emission propulsion startup Hydrogen is to locate manufacturing and distribution of its modular hydrogen capsules and assembly of regional-aircraft powertrain retrofit kits at the New Mexico facility.
Emerging Technologies

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Startup companies are attracting both seasoned executives and new graduates with sustainability goals and company equity offers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Hyundai division seeks candidates where they are doing what they love.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Using distributed electric propulsion to blow air over the wing and flaps promises to enable ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing capability but poses challenges for flight control because of the strong coupling between aerodynamics and propulsion, between generating lift and producing thrust.
Aircraft & Propulsion