FutureFlight

The U.S. agency believes that automation is the key to making the new mode of air transportation efficient and profitable.

ZeroAvia aims to bring a hydrogen-powered 19-seat airliner into commercial service by 2024, with larger aircraft, carrying up to 80 passengers, set to use its powertrains by 2026.

The company says it now has more than 2,000 eVTOL provisional orders in its backlog.

XTI now claims to have "qualified preorders" valued at $3 billion for its turbine-powered TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft, for which it recently completed an FAA preliminary design review.

Robotic Skies is teaming up with Continuum Applied Technology, the company behind Corridor aviation service software, to create maintenance technology solutions for next-generation uncrewed aircraft systems and advanced air mobility aircraft.

Experts caution about the ability to fundraise and accommodate infrastructure demands for AAM

The company is prioritizing Asia-Pacific countries for its plans to develop advanced air mobility services and infrastructure, including vertiports.

A white paper published by the UK’s Connected Places Catapult consortium takes a closer look at research into how a large-scale eVTOL aircraft could be a cost-effective commuter platform.

Siemens Digital Industries Software will help Regents streamline the development and production of its all-electric seagliders.

Raytheon Technologies' venture capital arm, RTX Ventures, is leading a group of investors backing the Florida-based company, which is looking to power several new eVTOL and eSTOL aircraft.

Prospective launch customers for the four-passenger aircraft include Evfly and Yugo in Singapore, France-based HeliFirst and Jet Systems Helicoptères Services, California-based Flyshare, and Philjets Group in the Philippines.

The U.S. group first revealed an early design for the Nexus eVTOL in 2019 and then unveiled a more advanced Nexus 4EX design in 2020.

Germany's federal government has expressed support for the European aerospace group's investment in electric aviation.

Archer aims to complete construction of its full-scale eVTOL prototype in 2023 as it seeks to complete type certification in 2024.

The California-based start-up's workforce has tripled over the past 12 months.

More than 300 investors, start-up founders, regulators, financiers, engineers, investors, and self-proclaimed industry disruptors are expected to gather in California for the well-regarded event.

Automotive groups including Geely, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, and Hyundai are already making large investments in electric aircraft.

New research commissioned by the UK Research and Innovation agency is seeking to fully understand social attitudes regarding the benefits and risks of new modes of air transportation, such as eVTOL air taxi services.

Ampaire flew its Electric EEL technology demonstrator from Los Angeles to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for the annual EAA AirVenture show, logging what it says was the longest-ever flight by a hybrid-electric aircraft.

Vertical is working to bring its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft into commercial service in 2025.