Advanced Air Mobility

The German startup describes the flights as the first by an eVTOL at large international airport in the U.S.

Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital company led by investor Tim Draper that has funded companies including SpaceX and Tesla.

Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has delivered an Aero2 X2.2 demo to U.S. drone operator Spright for flight testing of the electric tiltwing UAS in Oregon.

Australian electric propulsion startup Kite Magnetics has opened its Green Aviation Test Facility in Melbourne.

Joby Aviation reported continued progress on the path to type certification for its S4 electric air taxi.

SkyFly is developing the two-seater Axe aircraft, which can take off and land both conventionally and vertically.

Universal Hydrogen (UH2) has demonstrated loading and unloading of its liquid hydrogen modules on an ATR 72 test aircraft at Toulouse Blagnac Airport.

HeliJet has placed an order for up to eight Alia electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Beta Technologies.

The British Antarctic Survey is to test the Windracers Ultra UAS in the Antarctic summer to explore if autonomous systems can be used to collect science data.

Lilium has named business aircraft brokerage ArcosJet DMCC as its exclusive authorized dealer for private aircraft sales in Cyprus, Israel and the UAE.

PteroDynamics' X-P4 prototype flew nine autonomous launch and recovery demonstrations from the deck of the expeditionary fast transport ship at a Navy event.

The AAM Stock Composite declined by more than 10% last week, its second straight double-digit weekly loss, falling to its lowest level since early January.

Saudi Arabia’s Neom Investment Fund has made the single largest investment in U.S. electric seaglider developer Regent’s $60 million Series A round.

TCab's full-scale eVTOL technology demonstrator conducted the uncrewed flight at Dongyang Hengdian General Airport in Jinhua, Zhejiang province.

Reliable Robotics plans to use radar as the basis for its detect-and-avoid system for uncrewed aircraft flying in the National Airspace.

Rolls-Royce says ground testing of its air-cooled lift motor for electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is due to begin “imminently.”

Beta Technologies has flown an Alia electric aircraft prototype to Eglin AFB, Florida, to begin at least three months of flight testing with the U.S. Air Force.

Spanish startup Umiles Next has been rebranded Crisalion Mobility as it continues development of air and ground electric and autonomous systems.

Deployment of the mobile battery charger will also kick-start UH2’s hydrogen delivery services using its modular capsule technology.

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng’s AeroHT division has revealed it is developing the Land Aircraft Carrier, a modular drive/fly design.

Japanese automaker Subaru has unveiled a concept for an eVTOL air mobility vehicle at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 in Tokyo.

Archer Aviation has conducted the first uncrewed test flight of its Midnight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Overair has announced an agreement to sell 20 of its electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles to South Korean helicopter operator HeliKorea.

The AAM Stock Composite crashed by more than 11% during the week ending Oct. 20.

Beta Technologies has applied for a $150 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance its electric aircraft manufacturing facility.