electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

NASA Eyeing Joby eVTOL For Lunar Lander Trainer

By Irene Klotz Sep 28, 2023

Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.

Space

Jaunt Air To Market Subscale eVTOL As Standalone Product

By Ben Goldstein Sep 28, 2023

Jaunt Air Mobility has confirmed plans to sell its quarter-scale air taxi technology demonstrator as a standalone product.

Advanced Air Mobility

Joby Advances eVTOL Manufacturing And Delivery Plans

By Graham Warwick Sep 26, 2023

The company selects Dayton, Ohio, for its manufacturing plant and delivers its first eVTOL to the U.S. Air Force.

Advanced Air Mobility

Joby Advances eVTOL Manufacturing And Delivery Plans

By Garrett Reim Sep 26, 2023

The company selects Dayton, Ohio, for its manufacturing plant and delivers its first eVTOL to the U.S. Air Force.

Advanced Air Mobility

The Week In Technology, Sept. 25-29, 2023

By Graham Warwick Sep 25, 2023

Abating long-haul climate impact; Automotive power for e-aviation; CycloRotor flies; Pentagon battery move; and Avic’s eVTOL.

Emerging Technologies

Jump Aero, Electro Ventures Partner For 10 Fast-Response eVTOLs

By Ben Goldstein Sep 22, 2023

U.S. startup Jump Aero has announced the sale of 10 fast-response electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles to Australian company Electro Ventures.

Advanced Air Mobility

EHang Invests In Solid-State Lithium-Metal Battery Startup Inx

By Ben Goldstein Sep 20, 2023

Chinese air taxi startup EHang has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Inx, a developer of solid-state lithium-metal batteries.

Advanced Air Mobility

Eve Shifts Strategy On eVTOL Certification

By Graham Warwick Sep 19, 2023

The Embraer spinoff originally planned to pursue simultaneous triple certification of its eVTOL in Brazil, Europe and the U.S.

Advanced Air Mobility

Startup Spotlight: Dufour Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein Sep 19, 2023

Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has opted to build its planned family of eVTOL aircraft with tilting wings.

Advanced Air Mobility

FAA Authorizes BVLOS Flights For Zipline Cargo Drones

By Garrett Reim Sep 19, 2023

The FAA has authorized Zipline International to perform beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights of its cargo drones.

Advanced Air Mobility

Aciturri Begins Lilium Jet Fuselage Assembly

By Graham Warwick Sep 19, 2023

The milestone follows completion of an industrial program review by Lilium and Aciturri in late August.

Advanced Air Mobility

China’s AeroHT Opens Flying Car Test Center

By Graham Warwick Sep 19, 2023

A subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, AeroHT is developing the X3, a two-seat road vehicle with a folding multirotor flight propulsion system.

Advanced Air Mobility

CycloRotor eVTOL Propulsion Testbed Begins Outdoor Flights

By Graham Warwick Sep 18, 2023

Austria’s CycloTech has begun outdoor flight tests of its CycloRotor propulsion technology demonstrator.

Advanced Air Mobility

EVTOL Industry Makes Case For Performance-Based Energy Reserves

By Graham Warwick Sep 18, 2023

The industry’s concept for managing the range and endurance of battery-electric aircraft is outlined in a report.

Advanced Air Mobility

Joby Selects Dayton For eVTOL Production Plant

By Graham Warwick Sep 18, 2023

Joby’s S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft are scheduled to begin rolling off the final assembly line at Dayton International Airport in 2025.

Advanced Air Mobility

China’s AVIC Unveils Ultralight eVTOL, Hydrogen-Powered UAS

By Graham Warwick Sep 18, 2023

AVIC's AR300 bears a close resemblance to the U.S. Lift Aircraft Hexa ultralight eVTOL vehicle, although there are some notable design differences.

Advanced Air Mobility

The Week In Technology, Sept. 18-22, 2023

By Graham Warwick Sep 18, 2023

First-response eVTOL; Stop-fold tiltrotor; Hydrogen-electric milestone; Offshore drone delivery

Emerging Technologies

FAA Reveals Wing’s Plans To Expand Drone Deliveries In DFW

By Graham Warwick Sep 15, 2023

The plans would expand Wing’s operating bases, or “nests,” from three to as many as 25 across the metroplex.

Advanced Air Mobility

SkyDrive Signs MOU For 50 Preorders From S. Korea’s Solyu

By Ben Goldstein Sep 15, 2023

The agreement is for up to 50 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

Advanced Air Mobility

Skyports Drones Deliver Parts To North Sea Oil Rigs

By Graham Warwick Sep 15, 2023

Skyports Drone Services has begun delivering spare parts and other packages on demand to oil rigs in the North Sea.

Advanced Air Mobility

USAF Buys Charger To Support Beta eCTOL Flight Testing

By Graham Warwick Sep 14, 2023

Beta has been working with AFWerx and Agility Prime for more than three years.

Aircraft & Propulsion

Safran, Cuberg Team On Lithium-Metal Batteries For Electric Aviation

By Graham Warwick Sep 13, 2023

While the eVTOL leaders are developing their own electric motors and battery packs, Cuberg and Safran are looking to the next technology wave.

Advanced Air Mobility

Safran, Cuberg Team On Advanced Batteries For Electric Aviation

By Graham Warwick Sep 13, 2023

Safran’s electric propulsion division has teamed with Cuberg to jointly develop aircraft energy storage systems based on the company’s high-energy lithium-metal batteries.

Advanced Air Mobility

AAM Spotlight: Jia Xu, SkyGrid CEO

By Ben Goldstein Sep 11, 2023

SkyGrid is a joint venture between Boeing and artificial intelligence (AI) company SparkCognition.

Advanced Air Mobility

Heart Picks Honeywell Fly-By-Wire For ES-30 Electric Regional

By Graham Warwick Sep 11, 2023

Heart Aerospace's ES-30 electric regional aircraft is the first Part 25 transport-category application for Honeywell’s paperback-sized flight control computer.

Aircraft & Propulsion