Volocopter

By Ben Goldstein
German air-taxi startup Volocopter is pressing ahead with plans to launch commercial service at the Paris Olympics next summer, despite mounting opposition.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Volocopter will be re-evaluating its plans to introduce advanced air mobility (AAM) services here after it failed to secure local “cost-sharing partners.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
In the U.S., Archer and Joby Aviation are looking to certify their eVTOL vehicles and launch commercial passenger services by 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The government has released a request for proposals for an operator for the city-owned heliport.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Germany’s Volocopter has dislodged Joby Aviation from the top slot in the latest AAM Reality Index.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Volocopter has conducted crewed flight tests of its 2X electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Florida.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The German startup describes the flights as the first by an eVTOL at large international airport in the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick
Limited performance and questions of safety could restrict the vehicle to the Chinese market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
Sustainabilty sessions, aircraft and other notable things not to miss at NBAA-BACE.
NBAA

By Graham Warwick
Whether electric and hydrogen propulsion can find a place in business aviation is not yet clear.
NBAA

By Graham Warwick
The Chinese startup describes airworthiness certification as “an epoch-making milestone” for urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has begun flying its S4 tiltprop electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a pilot on board.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
A German startup is aiming to prove that low-cost regional airlines can be disruptors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
Volocopter and the Bristow Group have partnered to launch aerial mobility services with a firm order for two VoloCity air taxis and options for up to 78 more.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Extensive survey results from across the AAM industry reveal deep skepticism about the prospects for near-term passenger services and urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Beta's surge boosted by production readiness, strong balance sheet and clear path to market for Alia CX-300 electric conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick
The advanced air mobility market is at a critical juncture—and the hard work is just beginning.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Many investors bought into electric air-taxi companies in 2021 hoping to find the next Tesla, but instead they may be stuck with the next Uber.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Volocopter’s window to certify the VoloCity ahead of the Olympics is tight, but the real challenge is developing a larger version with a stronger business case.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility and its parent company Embraer have announced the selection of the first air taxi manufacturing plant in Brazil, located in the city of Taubate in Sao Paulo state.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
AAM OEMs are beginning efforts to build technician training standards, but will there be enough time to do that before aircraft certification?
Workforce & Training

By Graham Warwick
German air rescue organization ADAC Luftrettung has purchased two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft for research operations starting in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Startups look to larger vehicles as eVTOL leaders move into the all-important certification testing phase.
Advanced Air Mobility