AAM_Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Short articles reporting on developments in the Advanced Air Mobility industry.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Online retailer Amazon says it plans to begin deliveries of goods by UAS in Italy, the UK and to a third U.S. city starting in late 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Regent has signed a $4.75 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to demonstrate its Viceroy prototype for logistics missions in 2025.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Skyryse has begun certification work on its second rotorcraft platform and is Iooking ahead to its first fixed-wing application.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
EHang has forged a partnership with the Hefei Municipal Government, to help build out what a “low-altitude economy” for drones and eVTOL vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation have signed up for Abu Dhabi’s Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industry (SAVI) cluster.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
China’s government has issued an outline to guide development of a green-aviation manufacturing industry by 2035.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Archer Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to launch air taxi service there in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions is a startup company developing modular, scalable vertiports for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Short announcements of developments within the Advanced Air Mobility industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. electric aircraft startup Eviation has announced a letter of intent (LoI) to provide up to 25 aircraft to German startup regional airline flyVbird.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
To many foreign observers, the fast-growing Chinese advanced air mobility industry is a black box.
NBAA

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

By Graham Warwick
First-response eVTOL; Stop-fold tiltrotor; Hydrogen-electric milestone; Offshore drone delivery
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
When Daniel Schubeler began working on electric ducted fans in 1997, the technology was in a nascent stage.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation unit plans to sign a memorandum of understanding in October with the FAA to gather flight-testing data for the regulator.
Advanced Air Mobility

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 Graham Warwick
Walmart expects to add Wing to its growing drone delivery network, with plans to launch service at two stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has authorized UPS Flight Forward to operate drones beyond visual light of sight for small package delivery.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Global helicopter operator Bristow has conducted its first test flight in Beta Technologies’ Alia.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The Swift Technology Group has been working toward developing a zero-carbon aerobatic training aircraft since the mid-2000s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Amazon Prime Air has petitioned the FAA for an exemption to enable BVLOS of its MK27-2 delivery drone upgraded with an optical detect-and-avoid system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Rolls-Royce plans to begin ground-testing its lift motor for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft this month.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
German aerospace center DLR has flown a subscale demonstrator of the HyBird concept for a small hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
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