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China’s government has issued an outline to guide development of a green-aviation manufacturing industry by 2035.

Opening of the facility is a public sign of the progress being made by electric-aircraft startup Beta Technologies

Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.

Comac Times (Shanghai) Aviation has been set up to supply aerospace components and batteries as China looks to develop electrically powered aircraft.

Vaeridion has announced a series of partnerships to support development of its planned nine-passenger eCTOL regional airliner.

The result of that engagement is the launch of the Quantum Open Avionics Platform.

Embraer and GKN Aerospace have announced they will explore the potential for a hydrogen-powered flight demonstrator.

Archer is displaying its Midnight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft at the Paris Air Show.

Embraer’s Eve Air Mobility eVTOL aircraft will be the launch customer for the electric motors that emerge from the Nidec Aerospace JV.

Some major airlines are ramping up plans to adopt air taxi service.

Rolls-Royce Electrical unveils new details on the motors, batteries and gas turbine core set for testing for its all-electric and hybrid-electric portfolio.

With a piloted, four-passenger air taxi on the way, Vertical Aerospace sits down with Aviation Week to discuss the VX4 and larger advanced air mobility sector.

The U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx High-Speed VTOL Concept Challenger produces mixed results.

Strategy of denial also focuses on cyber, space and anti-access, aerial-denial weaponry.

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

Honeywell has emerged as one of the leading suppliers in the advanced air mobility industry.

Airbus has named two new suppliers for its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

With a 1-kilovolt, 2.5-megawatt electrical system, the Lilium Jet needs new wiring interconnection systems, which will be developed by GKN Aerospace.

Hanwha, the major investor in air taxi startup Overair, will work with LG Energy Solutions on special-purpose batteries for urban air mobility.

Spirit AeroSystems is the market leader, according to the consultancy’s December report.

Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with car manufacturer Renault to improve the technology for batteries.

As Archer Aviation unveils its four-passenger production air taxi, the Midnight, Aviation Week editors discuss the shifting competitive dynamics in the nascent advanced air mobility market where three rival OEMs with differing approaches push toward FAA certification and operation.

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.

Merlin is developing the Merlin Pilot autonomous flight system and is working on FAA supplemental type certification of the capability, initially on the Cessna Caravan.

Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX is expanding into the development of hydrogen fuel cells for 50-90-passenger airliners.