Dutch Startup Cormorant Advances Amphibian Design

By Graham Warwick Mar 17, 2023
Dutch startup Cormorant Seaplanes is advancing its design for a seven-seat electric amphibious aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

Wingcopter, ZAL To Develop Hydrogen-Powered Delivery Drone

By Graham Warwick Mar 17, 2023
Able to carry a payload of up to 6 kg (13.2 lb.), the current battery-powered Wingcopter 198 has a maximum range of 110 km (68 mi.) at 100 kph (62 mph).
Advanced Air Mobility

Yorkshire Loan Backs Hybrid Air Vehicle’s Airship Plans

By Graham Warwick Mar 17, 2023
The loan is to be used to support the company as it begins to invest in facilities, workforce and supply chains in South Yorkshire.
Advanced Air Mobility

Piasecki Progresses Hydrogen Helicopter Demonstrator

By Graham Warwick Mar 17, 2023
Piasecki Aircraft is on track to fly the first piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter by year’s end.
Advanced Air Mobility

VPorts To Build First Vertiport At UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah Airport

By Ben Goldstein Mar 16, 2023
Upon completion, the vertiport hub is intended to connect RAK to Dubai via a dedicated AAM corridor.
Advanced Air Mobility

USAF Backs Robotic Forming Of Tooling For Composites

By Graham Warwick Mar 16, 2023
The contract is focused on metal tooling for fast-cure, out-of-autoclave composites processing.
Advanced Air Mobility

SoftBank Demos Lithium-Metal Battery For Stratospheric Platforms

By Graham Warwick Mar 16, 2023
The company conducted a charge-discharge cycle test of the battery pack in the stratosphere Jan. 30-Feb. 2 with subsidiary HAPSMobile.
Advanced Air Mobility

Beta CEO Recounts ‘Tipping Point’ For CTOL Launch

By Ben Goldstein Mar 16, 2023
The seed of the idea for the fixed-wing CX300 was planted in early 2022.
Advanced Air Mobility

Fleet Startup EVFLY Signs For AutoFlight eVTOLs

By Graham Warwick Mar 16, 2023
Fleet management and air transport startup EVFLY has signed an accord with AutoFlight to buy 205 Prosperity I and Prosperity Cargo eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

UPS To Test Beta Electric Cargo Aircraft In UAE

By Ben Goldstein Mar 14, 2023
The United Arab Emirates has issued UPS with a temporary license to test electric aircraft for cargo operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

AAM Memo: Beta’s Pivot Highlights Attractive Path For ECTOLs

By Ben Goldstein Mar 14, 2023
Manufacturers of electric vertial-takeoff-and-landing vehicles have done a great job in capturing the hearts and minds of investors and the general public.
Advanced Air Mobility

UK’s Vertical Opens eVTOL Battery Center

By Graham Warwick Mar 14, 2023
UK startup Vertical Aerospace has opened its Vertical Energy Center aerospace battery facility in Bristol, England.
Advanced Air Mobility

Beta To Certify eCTOL Ahead Of Its Alia eVTOL

By Graham Warwick Mar 14, 2023
A clearer path to certification and operation of a fixed-wing electric aircraft is another reason given for the move.
Advanced Air Mobility

AAM Briefs

By Graham Warwick Mar 13, 2023
Swiss battery startup H55 has received unspecified funding support from the Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions program.
Advanced Air Mobility

AAM Stock Composite Crashes 15% To New Yearly Low

By Ben Goldstein Mar 13, 2023
The Advanced Air Mobility Composite crashed by nearly 15% during the week ending March 10.
Advanced Air Mobility

Airbus, Norwegian Air Ambulance Team On eVTOL Medical Missions

By Tony Osborne Mar 13, 2023
Airbus has teamed with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to study how the OEM’s CityAirbus eVTOL aircraft could handle future medical missions. 
Advanced Air Mobility

AAM Training A Challenge For Providers, Pilots

By Angus Batey Mar 13, 2023
Many developers of eVTOL and AAM platforms envision a future in which their aircraft operate autonomously. 
Aircraft & Propulsion

NASA Funds University Research On AAM, Ammonia-Fueled Airliner

By Graham Warwick Mar 13, 2023
The projects will bring together multiple universities and industry partners and provide students with an opportunity to tackle key challenges facing aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

ZeroAvia Tests Fuel Cell That Could Power Large Regional Aircraft

By Graham Warwick Mar 13, 2023
ZeroAvia believes the technology could eventually be sufficient to power aircraft with 100-plus seats.
Emerging Technologies

Archer Says First Nonconforming Midnight Prototype Nearly Complete

By Ben Goldstein Mar 10, 2023
Archer Aviation has announced that assembly of the first nonconforming prototype of its Midnight electric air taxi is nearly complete.
Advanced Air Mobility

U.S. Producer Targets Drones, eVTOLs With Silicon-Anode Batteries

By Graham Warwick Mar 09, 2023
Advanced battery producer American Lithium Energy has secured $13.2 million in funding to expand its U.S.-based manufacturing capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Ferrovial Vertiports CEO Calls For Focus On AAM Ecosystem

By Ben Goldstein Mar 09, 2023
The CEO of Ferrovial Vertiports has called for an industry-wide pivot to focus on building out an ecosystem of infrastructure and services for eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

Skyportz, Pelligra Team On Site Picks For Australian Vertiport Network

By Ben Goldstein Mar 08, 2023
Pelligra is a family-owned business with a portfolio of more than 1,200 properties across Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and overseas.
Advanced Air Mobility

Beta Establishes eVTOL Engineering Hub In Montreal

By Graham Warwick Mar 08, 2023
Beta Technologies has opened an engineering center in Montreal to support design, certification and production of the structure for its Alia eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

Sikorsky, GE Team Up On Hybrid-Electric VTOL Demonstrator

By Guy Norris Mar 08, 2023
Sikorsky and GE Aerospace plan to develop a fully autonomous hybrid-electric testbed powered by a CT7 turboshaft-driven hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Emerging Technologies