Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM), the federal industry association for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in Canada, today announced BETA Technologies, flew its ALIA CTOL (CX300) aircraft in a demonstration flight at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, in addition to Canada’s first purchase of a BETA...

Joby Aviation has successfully operated with other aircraft in FAA-controlled airspace by completing its first flight between two US airports, Marina and Monterey, in California. The achievement is a major step as part of Joby’s commercial market readiness, highlighting key capabilities across ...

Wisk Aero, a developer of autonomous, all-electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, and Signature Aviation announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This partnership marks a significant step forward to proactively develop the infrastructure and operational frame...

AutoFlight has delivered the world’s first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft exceeding 1 tonne maximum take-off weight to achieve complete airworthiness certification.  The CarryAll aircraft has been delivered to Heli Chuangxing Intelligent, marking a historic milestone i...

UrbanV, a provider of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure, and Signature Aviation have signed a Joint Venture (JV) agreement to accelerate the development of vertiport networks across the U.S., with an initial focus on Florida, New York, California, and Texas. This partnership unlocks stro...

Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company, and Bristow Group Inc., today announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to bring advanced air mobility (AAM) into commercial operation. The companies will develop a scalable, capital-light eVTOL operations platform, design...

Wisk Aero, a Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and developer of an all-electric, self-flying air taxi, today announced it has entered into a new five-year Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement (NRSAA) with NASA. This agreement focuses on critical research led by NASA’s Air Traffic Management E...

Eve Air Mobility and UI Helicopter, South Korean helicopter operator and maintenance provider, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cultivate the industry’s ecosystem in South Korea. Through their combined expertise, Eve and UI Helicopter will collaborate to introduce eVTOL technical, ...

A group of 31 Democratic lawmakers from the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has called on Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to prioritize key safety measures included in the 2024 FAA authorization bill. The lawmakers emphasised the urgency of modernising air traffic contr...

A global study has found that 86 per cent of fund managers plan to invest in advanced air mobility (AAM) over the next three years. Canadian eVTOL developer Horizon Aircraft commissioned a survey of 100 small and micro-cap fund managers across the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. ...

Archer Aviation Inc. and Soracle Corporation, a joint venture newly established by Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, signed agreements focused on bringing advanced air mobility (AAM) services to Japan. Soracle plans to launch its AAM operation in Japan using Archer’s Midnight aircraft, w...

Supernal LLC – Hyundai Motor Group's (HMG) Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, and Sigma Air Mobility, a Luxaviation Group company, has announced a joint effort to identify and develop targeted markets for future AAM infrastructure and investments, targeting key markets in South and Southeast Asi...

Wisk Aero, a Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, has announced that it has acquired Verocel Inc., a software verification and validation (V&V) company. Verocel’s expertise in supporting the certification of high-integrity aerospace software and the qualification of V&V tools will play ...

Airbus and Avincis, a European helicopter operator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on the development of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The companies will collaborate to explore opportunities for operating electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft throughou...

eVTOL aircraft could take flight by the end of the decade - but the industry still has significant barriers to overcome to ensure advanced air mobility becomes a reality. William Hallowell navigates the challenges ahead for the eVTOL sector.  Advanced air mobility (AAM) is on the horizon, and t...