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VPorts initiated the certification process for its vertiport at the integrator center with the Gulf Civil Aviation Administration (GCAA) in June.

Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility said it is on track to complete its first full-scale prototype by year’s end.

Structures specialist Qarbon Aerospace and its private equity owners have named Michael Canario as Qarbon’s new CEO.

Advanced air mobility developments and sustainability concerns are driving changes in the design of flight control systems.

Innovate UK, a component council of UK Research and Innovation), is funding a new training and educational provider called AAM4Gov.

U.S. Air Force welcomes eCTOL; simulating hydrogen turnaround; China’s TCab flies eVTOL; and flying quantum sensor.

The OEM is growing its experimental helicopter fleet to help shape technologies for its advanced air mobility ambitions.

Whether electric and hydrogen propulsion can find a place in business aviation is not yet clear.

The FAA’s conflicting view of advancing technologies could hinder regulations for the emerging advanced air mobility market.

When some think of vertiports capable of handling advanced air mobility services, they may imagine large complexes. The reality, however, may be more modest.

Opening of the facility is a public sign of the progress being made by electric-aircraft startup Beta Technologies

Flying hydrogen laboratory; trainer flies on SAF; Joby eVTOL for Korea; and airport cargo robot.

To many foreign observers, the fast-growing Chinese advanced air mobility industry is a black box.

First-response eVTOL; Stop-fold tiltrotor; Hydrogen-electric milestone; Offshore drone delivery

Overemphasizing technology and design can burn cash and slow certification.

The two companies’ eVTOL lawsuits have been dropped before they went to trial.

Aero Challenge Group is to invest “a double-digit million Euro sum” in development of the aircraft designed to carry 1,000 kg of payload or eight passengers.

Another eVTOL technology demonstrator crashes during flight testing. Should the industry be worried?

Baykar’s Akinci drone as well as its associated weapons and sensors will be produced in Saudi Arabia under a new deal estimated at roughly $3 billion.

Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.

Comac/CATL electric aircraft venture; high-power silicon battery; JetBlue and carbon capture; and fly/drive evTOL hovers.

The company has been testing a subscale demonstrator for its Lilium Jet for more than a year and is nearing buildup of an aircraft for certification flight tests.

Industry is concerned about key provisions of the FAA’s proposed operating rules for powered-lift aircraft.

Volocopter’s window to certify the VoloCity ahead of the Olympics is tight, but the real challenge is developing a larger version with a stronger business case.

Programs are adapting to prepare students to work the advanced air mobility industry as engineers, air traffic controllers, pilots and more.