electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

NZAAS operates from six bases providing service across the North and South Island and in the South Pacific.

German startup Vaeridion has raised €14 million ($14.6 million) in a Series A round led by European climate investor World Fund.

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

The investment comes as part of a transaction that will raise up to $180 million for Vertical.

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.

Archer has announced that construction of its high-rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, has been completed.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.

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

Advanced air mobility startups in China are advancing quickly as Beijing drives to establish a low-altitude economy.

Guangzhou-based GAC unveiled the single-seat drive/fly Gove in January 2023.

KRW40 billion ($27.8 million) was invested in the facility and the designing of the center in 2022.

Quantum computing challenge winners; Electric aircraft familiarization; Large cargo eVTOL; Zero-emission test arena.

AFWERX does not have any specific requirements, a program of record, or impending contracts for hybrid eVTOLs.

While air taxi frontrunners Joby and Archer plan to operate their own airlines in the U.S., a small handful of operators are eager to get in on the action as soon as possible.

Signature Aviation and Eve Air Mobility have signed an agreement to jointly study requirements for advanced air mobility ground operations.

Chinese startup Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry has raised more than ¥100 million ($13.8 million) in a Series A+ financing round.

Stop-fold tiltrotor tests; EcoPulse lessons learned; Black Hawk advanced controls; China’s AAM avionics supplier.

Electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis have been hailed as a major breakthrough in electric aviation and urban mobility.

Lilium insists things are business as usual while the German insolvency process plays out, as it continues to pursue customer deals.

AIR has already delivered an operational prototype to an undisclosed customer, which has been flying regularly for months as part of a pilot evaluation program.

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

Air taxis could greatly reduce journeys to and from airports. Will they take off?

Certifying an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi is prohibitively expensive. With markets tight, some startups are changing course.

Megawatt hybrid power for U.S. Army, Terrain fingerprints for navigation, Australian eVTOL flies and H3’s 400-kW fuel cell.

The AAM industry has endured a tough couple of years, during which capital markets have mostly dried up for all but the most bullish market leaders.