electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Ben Goldstein
The report from Ark–an existing shareholder in both Archer and Joby Aviation–comes amid ongoing industry debate.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Based in Stockholm, Stilfold is a startup aiming to apply its lightweight, folding sheet metal manufacturing process to various forms of mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
A group of engineers based in Scotland have formed a startup called Flowcopter that is aiming to bring to market a multicopter cargo UAV powered by a hybrid hydraulic transmission system.
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Graham Warwick
Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft plans to list publicly through a merger with a Hawaii-based blank-check company.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Startup Aerovolt has begun rolling out its initial electric aircraft charging stations at airports in the Southern UK.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The designers behind the SoloTrek, a backpack-style personal air vehicle first flown in 2001, have entered the eVTOL market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The vehicle flown by Chinese startup TCab Tech appears to be a full-sized propulsion testbed.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The first dedicated university research program for electric aircraft batteries in the U.S. has been launched by the University of Michigan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The deadline for comments on the FAA’s proposed regulations for operations of powered-lift aircraft closed on Aug. 14.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Five of the six publicly traded electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) startups have reported their financial results for the 2023 second quarter (Q2).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace is planning to deliver a prototype Aero2 tiltwing uncrewed aircraft to launch customer Spright.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Battle Creek Unlimited has secured $7 million in state funding to support development of an AAM park at Battle Creek Executive Airport in Michigan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Another eVTOL technology demonstrator crashes during flight testing. Should the industry be worried?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Archer Aviation has raised a $215 million funding round led by automaker Stellantis.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
The Hexa is a single-seat, unwinged multicopter with a range of 15 mi. (24 km) and maximum cruise speed of 55 kt.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility said it is on track to begin manufacturing parts and components for its first full-scale prototype during the third quarter of 2023.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 eVTOL prototype suffered significant damage during a remotely piloted flight test at Cotswold Airport in Kemble, England.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Eviation has appointed Seattle-based engineering company TLG Aerospace to design the production configuration for the Alice electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Comac/CATL electric aircraft venture; high-power silicon battery; JetBlue and carbon capture; and fly/drive evTOL hovers.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Nikhil Goel helped establish the vision of urban air mobility (UAM) that has since captured the imaginations of entrepreneurs and investors around the world.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Amprius battery cell has a power density of 400 Wh/kg at a C/5 discharge rate typical of electric vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Aska A5 eVTOL vehicle has six propellers mounted on fore and aft wings that are folded along the top of the fuselage in drive mode.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey, Molly McMillin
A mix of old and new brought thousands of aviation enthusiasts to the annual fly-in and convention in Oshkosh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace said it will begin conducting crewed thrust-borne test flights of its full-scale VX4 prototype.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has confirmed the first flight of its initial production prototype S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility