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The sector seems more real than ever as eVTOL-makers ramp up production of full-scale aircraft.

With the first eVTOL air taxis expected to enter into service as soon as this year, industry stakeholders are racing to assemble the pieces for a smooth launch.

The FAA plans to conduct additional flight testing with eVTOL OEMs as it works to develop unified performance-based design rules for vertiports and heliports.

The introduction of the downwash caution area (DCA) was the result of flight surveys of multiple prototype eVTOL aircraft for the FAA.

Considering the myriad challenges associated with eVTOLs, several of the leading startups have announced plans to develop better-performing hybrid eVTOLs.

Joby says it has completed initial testing under FAA Type Inspection Authorization (TIA), with agency personnel assessing human factors and flight safety in a type-conforming flight deck using a company simulator.

Europe’s air taxi startups have fallen behind their U.S. rivals, and the gap appears to be growing.

Market leaders are gradually ramping up production as focus shifts to the manufacture of type-conforming aircraft for use in certification flight testing.

The AAM Reality Index evaluates companies’ likelihood of success in bringing an advanced air mobility aircraft to market.

Joby has completed its first series of flight tests as part of South Korea’s K-UAM Grand Challenge.

Joby and Jetex have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Joby’s S4 electric air taxis into Jetex facilities at major UAE airports.

Archer has signed a partnership pact with key Abu Dhabi stakeholders in related to plans to launch service, train pilots and manufacture electric air taxis.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Joby Aviation has ticked two more boxes on its journey toward launching commercial electric air taxi service in the U.S.

The rally kicked off early this month when Archer and Joby provided upbeat assessments of their certification and manufacturing progress.

Multiple private and public entities across the region have aligned behind the drive to be a leader in advanced air mobility.

The facility is to be the first vertiport in the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) company’s air taxi network in Dubai.

Texas-based Lift will license its branded fixed-location recreational eVTOL facilities to Japanese trading giant Marubeni.

Archer says it has nearly completed construction of its mass-production facility in Covington, Georgia, where it plans to manufacture Midnight eVTOL air taxis.

Lilium burned through more than $1.4 billion without achieving first flight of its Lilium Jet. Shareholders and customers want answers.

Volocopter retained the top slot in the latest edition of the AAM Reality Index.

The AAM Stock Composite rose 2.5% during the month of October, a modest result that masks deeper financial strain at many eVTOL startups.

Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility has received a $50 million loan, building on its solid balance sheet as it works to develop and certify its air taxi.

Lilium has announced its decision to file for insolvency under German bankruptcy law for its two principal subsidiaries; the move did not come as a shock.

The draft rulemaking kicked off a firestorm among the eVTOL industry.