The U.S. House of Representatives' consideration of the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Bill has prompted pointed discussion of whether the country's air safety regulator is fit to certify and regulate new types of aircraft.

The country's Civil Aviation Authority has also confirmed that it will adopt the Special Condition VTOL means of compliance developed by the European Aviation Safety Agency.

ZeroAvia's latest efforts to ensure hydrogen-powered airliners can operate are focused on Skellefteå Airport in northeast Sweden, while electric aircraft developer Heart has a new partnership in the Baltic Sea Åland islands.

The company has reported technical progress in areas such as electric batteries, as well as growing numbers of provisional sales commitments for the LiliumJet.

Altaport says it has already applied elements of its comprehensive vertiport automation system to operations at heliports in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The companies have launched a partnership to develop advanced air mobility services in the Indian subcontinent, building on current helicopter operations.

Rotorcraft business leaders told the Helicopter Investor conference that new vertical lift and short-takeoff and landing vehicles could have a positive impact.

Working with Georgia Power, the eVTOL aircraft developer has installed three charging units at Augusta Regional Airport.

Blueskeye AI, a U.K.-based software company specializing in facial analysis using artificial intelligence, recently received a £20,000 award to investigate how facial sensing technology could glean information about human behavior in aircraft cockpits.

The Ferrovial-Eve partnership centers on the use of Eve’s urban air traffic management software.

The government of Åland sees Heart's ES-30 as a solution to meeting connectivity and emissions goals.

The French start-up is working on plans for two- and six-seat models that could be powered by hybrid-electric or hydrogen propulsion systems.

The European start-up is building a facility in Madrid to design air-breathing hydrogen engines and develop liquid hydrogen technology.

The European start-up has unveiled plans for a 40-passenger, tandem tilt-wing design that could also be offered as a freight-carrying variant called the SkyTruck.

The funding is the defense group's latest foray into advanced air mobility following its backing for start-ups including Electra, Elroy Air, H3X, and Hidden Level.

The signing of a letter of intent with Sweden- and Dubai-based charter group Gayo Aviation marks the first provisional sales commitment for the Swiss electric airframe manufacturer.

Reporting financial results for 2022, the Chinese company said that the lifting of Covid restrictions has removed obstacles to getting its EH216 autonomous vehicle into commercial service.

Work on hydrogen storage and power generation centers on all forms of air travel.

The commercial air taxi route, scheduled to launch in 2025, will transport passengers on eVTOL aircraft between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport Chicago, the city’s only downtown heliport facility.

A report published by an aerospace, defense, security, and space trade association says failure to act could undermine efforts for UK companies to achieve leadership in the new sector.