AAM_Operations

By Graham Warwick
Thermoplastic fuselage; Diamond flies electric trainer; Russia’s hybrid regional demo plan; and study highlights airport drone risk.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Volocopter’s window to certify the VoloCity ahead of the Olympics is tight, but the real challenge is developing a larger version with a stronger business case.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Most airline close calls happened within 1 1/2 mi. of a runway approach or departure zone.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has published an implementation plan for advanced air mobility, part of a proposed public-private initiative called Innovate28 (I28).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Solar UAV flies stratospheric; HAPS motor test; electric regional ground demo; and agile eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Startup Merlin has completed a series of autonomous flight trials in Alaska using a Cessna Caravan fitted with its automated flight control system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Overair Chief Commercial Officer Valerie Manning spoke to the AAM Report about her new role and shared some thoughts about the advanced air mobility sector.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
VoltAero has selected Avidyne’s Quantum open flight deck avionics system for its hybrid-electric Cassio.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
Why Delta Air Lines has operational optimism and is investing billions in its operations.
MRO

By Daniel Williams, William Moore
Aviation Week Network’s new forecast is more conservative than rosier industry projections.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
Some major airlines are ramping up plans to adopt air taxi service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Advanced air mobility startup Plana Aero recently unveiled its CP-01 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Developing a platform for the crop-spraying market is not easy, but a pair of startups are hoping that the market will serve as an early application for eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Electrification of propulsion is enabling the exploration of some novel ideas for aviation, even some that are not officially considered to be aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
But outside the echo chamber of AAM startups and industry enthusiasts, public awareness is still in a nascent stage.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The K-UAM Dream Team led by wireless network operator SK Telecom has signed an MOU to develop an air mobility service in South Korea.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The diversity of use cases for uncrewed traffic management requires a new approach to prioritizing airspace access.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Seoul’s metropolitan government has selected routes for urban air mobility demonstration flights in 2024-25.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
eVTOL noise rules; Adaptive drone wings; Assuring autonomy; and A220 on 100% SAF.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Strategy of denial also focuses on cyber, space and anti-access, aerial-denial weaponry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Austrian company and government agency join to demonstrate a piston aeroengine that runs on a combination of kerosene and hydrogen.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
As part of the collaboration, NASA will provide lessons learned from research conducted into urban air mobility at its Langley Research Center.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The companies are to draw up the operating concept by referring to systems being developed outside Japan, including in the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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