Volocopter

By Ben Goldstein
Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility has received a $50 million loan, building on its solid balance sheet as it works to develop and certify its air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
While the company has made significant progress in development and was nearing first flight of a production-standard aircraft, it has run out of time and money.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
The advanced air mobility startup has few options left as it urgently seeks fresh funding. A bankruptcy filing has become a more likely scenario.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The 2025 Osaka World Expo has been promoted as an early opportunity for paying passengers to fly on electric air taxis, but this is now in doubt.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Galaxy FBO operates from several airports and heliports in the Houston Area.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The company’s briefing paper is titled “AAM: A Philosophical Guide For Early Operations.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has issued an update to its interim safety standards for vertiport design.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace says it has enough cash to make it into the second quarter (Q2) of 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The phrase “Valley of Death” describes the stage in which startups have begun operations but don’t yet have customers, and therefore revenues.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Volocopter has suffered from delays and financial uncertainty. Its recent board reshuffle moves Chinese investor Geely into a central spot.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
2024 was supposed to be the year that eVTOL air taxis launched services, but by mid-year it was apparent that goal was no longer obtainable.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
CEO Dirk Hoke will leave Volocopter in February 2025 and Dieter Zetsche, former CEO of Daimler-Benz, has been named Chairman of the AAM startup's Advisory Board
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
MagniX unveils hybrid testbed; VoloCity vibration testing; UK gets first vertiport; electric aircraft training.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Some eVTOL industry-watchers are beginning to question whether the juice is truly worth the squeeze when it comes to large-scale air taxi demos.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
The flight was planned to coincide with Paris' hosting of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The study was conducted by Lufthansa Innovation Hub alongside Roland Berger, V2AIR and Unisphere.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The UK regulator also struck an agreement with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to closely cooperate on type certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Located on a barge in the River Seine near the Paris-Austerlitz train station, the floating platform is to be used for takeoffs and landings.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Volocopter returned to the top slot in the June edition of the AAM Reality Index with a score of 8.6/10.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Although shareholders have put more money into advanced air mobility, getting government loans could still be crucial, and avoiding program delays will be key.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Advanced air mobility startup Volocopter has secured fresh funding that is expected to finance the company beyond certification of the VoloCity multicopter.
Advanced Air Mobility Departments

Aviation Week Staff
Uncrewed helicopter manufacturer and aerial intelligence company SwissDrones has secured $10 million in Series B funding.
Advanced Air Mobility