Advanced Air Mobility

Joby Aviation has signed a collaboration agreement with South Korea’s SK Telecom to provide an aircraft for in-country flight testing in 2024 under the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge.

French startup VoltAero has flown its Cassio S hybrid-electric propulsion testbed on 100% sustainable fuel.

Rain, a developer of an uncrewed firefighting helicopter technology, has raised a $9.7 million seed round of financing.

The Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite declined by 5.4% during the week ending Sept. 22.

The launch customer for the Pioneer Edition of the Lilium Jet has already sold an undisclosed number of its initial batch of 10 aircraft.

Joby Aviation delivered its first S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to the U.S. Air Force at Edwards AFB, California, on Sept. 25.

U.S. startup Jump Aero has announced the sale of 10 fast-response electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles to Australian company Electro Ventures.

Facilities like London Oxford Airport face challenges as the aerospace industry readies itself for low- or zero-carbon aircraft.

GKN Aerospace will provide the electrical wiring system for the hybrid-electric flight demonstrator under development by Pratt & Whitney Canada.

H55 has secured almost $50 million from investors including RTX Ventures for infrastructure at plants in Switzerland and Montreal and a subsidiary in Toulouse.

Netherlands-based hydrogen-electric propulsion startup Conscious Aerospace plans to open a hangar at Rotterdam The Hague Airport on Oct. 12.

Chinese air taxi startup EHang has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Inx, a developer of solid-state lithium-metal batteries.

UK high-performance electric motor developer Helix has completed a project to demonstrate a direct-drive electric propulsion unit for aircraft.

The Embraer spinoff originally planned to pursue simultaneous triple certification of its eVTOL in Brazil, Europe and the U.S.

Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has opted to build its planned family of eVTOL aircraft with tilting wings.

The FAA has authorized Zipline International to perform beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights of its cargo drones.

The milestone follows completion of an industrial program review by Lilium and Aciturri in late August.

A subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, AeroHT is developing the X3, a two-seat road vehicle with a folding multirotor flight propulsion system.

Austria’s CycloTech has begun outdoor flight tests of its CycloRotor propulsion technology demonstrator.

The industry’s concept for managing the range and endurance of battery-electric aircraft is outlined in a report.

The panel discussion was held at the Air Charter Expo on Sept. 12.

The biggest gainer on the week was Surf Air Mobility, which shot up 38% to close the week at $2.32.

Airbus and ZeroAvia have agreed to collaborate on certification approaches for hydrogen power systems and work together on key technologies.

Joby’s S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft are scheduled to begin rolling off the final assembly line at Dayton International Airport in 2025.

AVIC's AR300 bears a close resemblance to the U.S. Lift Aircraft Hexa ultralight eVTOL vehicle, although there are some notable design differences.