AAM_Business

By Ben Goldstein
German air taxi startup Lilium has announced a plan to raise up to $250 million in fresh capital.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The United Arab Emirates plans to establish a manufacturing facility for electric passenger and cargo aircraft and drones.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul Aviation has expanded its interest in electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Joby Aviation plans to buy “key powertrain and actuation components” from the Toyota Motor Company for its electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Taipei-based GEOSAT Aerospace and Technology Inc. and Sainte-Menehould, France-based Cavok UAS signed the agreement on April 23.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The first two Joby aircraft are expected to be delivered to Edwards AFB, California, by early 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Guardian Agriculture has received FAA approval to operate its autonomous, eVTOL aerial application aircraft across the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Britten-Norman and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions have agreed to merge to create an integrated producer of zero-emission aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
MTU Aero Engines has acquired German electric motor developer eMoSys to expand its activity in electric powertrains.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The burgeoning regional air mobility (RAM) movement could revitalize point-to-point travel to underused airports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
One of the premises of advanced air mobility is that it can bring improved connectivity and economic development to disadvantaged regions.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A premise of advanced air mobility is that it can bring improved connectivity and economic development to disadvantaged regions.
Advanced Air Mobility

Czech startup Zuri has launched a pre-Series A funding round, aiming to raise up to $1.6 million for development of its planned hybrid eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The Rhode-Island-based startup also announced plans to build out a 600,000 ft.² production facility to fulfill an estimated $8 billion in customer orders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
SkyDrive has started preselling its SD-05 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to private individuals.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
New Wisk CEO Brian Yutko is doubling down on his company’s bet that it can safely certify an autonomous, passenger-carrying electric air taxi this decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman have joined electric seaplane startup Regent's advisory board.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The LimoConnect is a piloted, seven-passenger tiltrotor electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft with distributed electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Beta Technologies ticked higher in the latest edition of the AAM Reality Index.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Horizon co-founder and CEO Brandon Robinson discusses the company’s design philosophy and certification strategy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Pyka has signed a letter of intent with Guatemalan fresh fruit producer Grupo Hame.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The new hangar will host the final assembly line, with an airfield for development flight tests and production check flights.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
What if a startup chose to cut out the intermediary steps and start instead with a larger platform? That is the bet that Lyte Aviation is making.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The German startup’s chief executive discusses a pivot to private aviation, the need for additional funding and the company’s planned service-entry date.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has partnered with three entities to develop commercial routes using its zero-emission fuel-cell powertrains.
Aircraft & Propulsion