AAM_Business

By Graham Warwick
With eyes on the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Kansai, Japan is preparing for the introduction of air taxi services.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
Agreement includes plans for six vertiports.
Singapore Airshow

By Steve Trimble
Tail-mounted electric motor newly added.
Singapore Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft startup Eviation has announced the departure of co-founder Omer Bar-Yohay as CEO and appointed the company’s president, Greg Davis, as interim CEO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Consortium says it is the world’s first such service.
Singapore Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Volocopter has secured a commitment for up to $1 billion in financing to build its fleet of electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger and cargo vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Singapore-based private aviation charter company Yugo has partnered with U.S. startup Electra.aero to develop an air mobility network in the Asia-Pacific region.
Singapore Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Californian startup Natilus has announced letters of intent for more than 440 large unmanned cargo aircraft from customers including a Canadian drone operator, an African cargo airline and a U.S. freight forwarder.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Israel’s Steadicopter says its Black Eagle 50H VTOL UAS is the first in its class and combines the best of both its electric and petrol-powered Black Eagle UAS.
Singapore Airshow

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Jet It and its sister company Jet Club were launch customers for Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 800 when the concept was unveiled in June 2021.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Brazilian startup Desaer has partnered with electric propulsion developer MagniX to develop a hybrid-electric version of its planned ATL-100 regional utility transport.
Emerging Technologies

By Carole Rickard Hedden
The interest in advanced air mobility continues into 2022 with close to 9,000 orders placed for the unique air vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Vertical Aerospace has selected Leonardo’s aerostructures division to design, test and manufacture the carbon-composite fuselage for its planned VX4 air taxi.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Chinese-owned Dornier Seawings has acquired the rights to a light amphibious aircraft that it plans to produce alongside the 12-passenger Seastar CD2 flying boat.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
South Korea’s ambition to launch urban air mobility services in 2025 has been boosted by the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement between air taxi developer Joby Aviation and Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. regional airline Mesa Air Group has invested in startup Regent and signed a letter of intent to purchase 200 of its sea-skimming electric seagliders for overwater routes between coastal cities.
Emerging Technologies

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Japanese equipment and machinery leasing company Fuyo General Lease has invested in Bye Aerospace and “entered into a capital alliance” to support the Colorado-based startup’s development of electric-powered aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to bring charges against a key figure in the trade secrets lawsuit launched by Boeing-backed Wisk against rival electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Carole Rickard Hedden
The first release of the AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) Reality Index for 2022 shows some changes in ranking driven by progress in air vehicle development. Joby remains at the top of the rankings, followed by Beta Technologies.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Advanced air mobility is not only producing unconventional aircraft, but also nontraditional customers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Boeing is to invest a further $450 million in urban air mobility joint venture Wisk.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Composites have a critical role to play in the advanced air mobility industry, and it goes beyond enabling lightweight vehicles believes Solvay, the Brussels-headquartered international chemicals company.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
After four years as CEO of electric propulsion pioneer MagniX, and later additionally as executive chairman of electric aircraft startup Eviation, Roei Ganzarski stepped down from both companies in January, sending a shockwave through the young industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hydroplane is a California-based startup developing a modular hydrogen fuel-cell powerplant producing up to one megawatt of power for general aviation, urban air mobility and vertical lift aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Electric Power Systems is to supply the battery system for French startup VoltAero’s prototype Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion