Advanced Air Mobility

Johann Bordais, previously head of Embraer Services and Support, became the new CEO of air-taxi spinoff Eve Air Mobility during the summer.

A comparison of the various upcoming milestones for three leading air taxi startups.

Here are short items on advance air mobility company developments.

Honeywell and Pipistrel have demonstrated a ground control station for drones as they work to prepare the Nuuva 300 uncrewed cargo aircraft for flight testing.

A UK team completes ATM simulations for advanced air mobility while an EU-funded project staff addresses the transition from piloted to automated flights.

The AAM Stock Composite slipped nearly 3% during the week ended Dec. 8, underperforming major equity indexes in the U.S.

Maeve Aerospace has revealed plans for an 80-seat hybrid-electric turboprop offering 40% lower fuel burn in cruise than the aircraft it is replacing.

The three partners are initially focused on metropolitan areas like Tokyo, but eventually aim to expand eVTOL operations across Japan.

German air-taxi startup Volocopter is pressing ahead with plans to launch commercial service at the Paris Olympics next summer, despite mounting opposition.

Lilium and Lufthansa plan to explore a strategic partnership that may see the carrier integrate the Lilium Jet eVTOL into its fleet.

Flyv plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with Twente Airport to research how the airport can become better connected through Flyv’s air-taxi services.

“We certainly haven’t discounted” using the Alia for passenger flights, Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran tells Aviation Daily.

Lilium has announced the start of production of its initial batch of type-conforming Lilium Jets.

A team of government and industry partners led by Wisk Aero has announced the successful completion of a series of unmanned flight trials in New Zealand.

U.S. startup Reliable Robotics has completed a fully autonomous flight with a modified Cessna Caravan with no pilot on board,

Entry-into-service projections for top-ranked AAM startups.

Electric Power Systems is developing a modular family of battery systems for electric aircraft propulsion.

Odys Aviation is developing an uncrewed cargo aircraft using a scaled-down version of its blown-lift hybrid-electric eVTOL propulsion system.

Air New Zealand has ordered an Alia electric aircraft from U.S. startup Beta Technologies for commercial demonstration flights planned for 2026.

U.S. startup Rotor Technologies is producing the first two R550X autonomous rotorcraft, which are uncrewed modifications of the Robinson R44 light helicopter.

France’s EcoPulse distributed electric propulsion demonstrator—developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus—has conducted its first flight in hybrid-electric mode.

Startup Evolito has received Design Organization Approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, giving it the ability to type-certify its electric engines.

Here are news items from assorted companies in the business of Advanced Air Mobility.

The AAM Stock Composite nudged higher by 3.7% during the week ended Dec. 1, continuing a recent stretch of mostly positive trading.

Brazilian startup Moya Aero has begun flight testing its prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) uncrewed cargo aircraft.