For the UK consortium, converting the venerable Islander to hydrogen power is phase one of an ambitious zero-carbon plan for sub-regional air links to remote communities.

A temporary vertiport at the Paris-area Cergy-Pontoise airport should be operational by the end of the second quarter of 2022, when it will serve as a testbed for the Re.Invent Air Mobility initiative.

The French start-up is close to beginning production of its Integral family of light aircraft, as it continues development of a 19-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner.

The South African aerostructures group will produce parts for the remotely piloted model, and may manufacture complete aircraft if there is sufficient demand in its region.

The U.S. aerospace group has used its Nexus eVTOL design as a technology testbed, but the head of its eAviation team says it has yet to prove the business case for launching the program.

The air traffic management specialist is participating with other stakeholders in the Airspace Management Consortium set up by Hyundai's eVTOL aircraft division, Supernal.

A government-backed research institute is funding work to develop a hybrid-electric powertrain based on a new version of the Wankel piston engine that is now being used to power Mazda's new RX-8 car.

The airline venture capital arm has been a significant early-stage investor in start-ups such as eVOL aircraft developer Joby and propulsion system pioneer Universal Hydrogen.

Kakao Mobility and Volocopter are conducting a joint study into how urban air mobility services could be launched in South Korea in 2025.

Research fellows from George Mason University's Mercatus Center have re-evaluated options for ensuring that what they see as a tipping point moment for regional aviation in America achieves its full potential.

German technology investment group Team Global led a Series A funding round that will support the Chinese start-up's efforts to bring a four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to market in 2024.

Type certification for its four-passenger eVTOL should begin in earnest in 2022 when the FAA confirms the means of compliance, allowing full testing of all systems and components and the complete prototype.

Working with battery developer Electroflight and motor and controller maker Yasa, the aero engines group converted an NXT Next kitplane to achieve speeds matching the world's fastest single turboprop aircraft.

The German company expects to adopt its two-seat Tensor 600X to hydrogen or electric power.

The avionics groups will jointly provide flight control computers for the four-passenger eVTOL aircraft that Airbus aims to bring to market in 2025.

Senior executives from eVTOL aircraft developers Joby and Archer, and also would-be early urban air mobility adopter United Airlines, shared their vision in a Northwestern University webinar.

Cromer also ran airliner leasing group ILFC and served as CFO with regional airlines Continental Express and Express Jet.

The subsidiary of Brazilian aerospace group Embraer is partnering with the branding organization formed by the country's Formula One car racing legend Ayrton Senna.

In 2022, Lilium will relocate flight testing of its fifth-generation technology demonstrator from Germany to Spain where better weather will allow it to expand the flight envelope.

As it continues on the long and winding path to revenue generation with its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft, Joby's cash batteries appear to be well charged.