eVTOL and Advanced Air Mobility: Latest News
Advanced air mobility (AAM) is the attempt to make short flights within and between cities routine, using new aircraft — mostly electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) designs — flown from small vertiports.
The sector spans aircraft developers, battery and motor suppliers, infrastructure builders, operators and the regulators writing the rules for a category of aircraft that did not exist ten years ago. This page gathers every AirPro News story on eVTOL and electric aviation, newest first.
What we watch
- Certification. In the United States the FAA certifies eVTOLs as powered-lift aircraft under a special class, with pilot and operating rules set by a 2024 rule; in Europe EASA uses its Special Condition VTOL. Type certification of the first designs is the milestone the whole sector is waiting for.
- The leading developers. Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, Beta Technologies and Wisk in the United States; Vertical Aerospace in the UK; Eve Air Mobility, backed by Embraer; and programmes in China and the Middle East, where the first commercial services are being prepared.
- Infrastructure and operations. Vertiports, charging, air traffic integration and the airline and helicopter operators lining up to fly the aircraft.
- Electric and hybrid fixed-wing aircraft. Regional electric and hybrid designs, conversions of existing types, and the battery chemistry that determines range and payload.
- Money. Funding rounds, orders and pre-orders, and which developers have the cash to reach certification.
Latest eVTOL and AAM coverage
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Vertical Aerospace Gains AS9100 Quality Certification From BSI
Vertical Aerospace believes it is the first eVTOL developer with AS9100, awarded by BSI for its design and production quality system.
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Archer and Formula 1 to Explore Air Taxi Flights at Grand Prix Races
Archer and Formula 1 announced a multi-year partnership to study Midnight eVTOL transfers for VIPs and fans at select Grand Prix circuits.
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SkyDrive Adds Tobu as Fifth Railway Partner for Kanto eVTOL Services
Tobu Railway and Tobu Top Tours have invested in SkyDrive to develop vertiports, biometric boarding and tours for eVTOL services in Kanto.
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Electra Defense Wins $4.7 Million AFRL Contract for EL9 Testing
AFRL awarded Electra Defense a $4.7 million contract to ground and flight test the EL9’s hybrid-electric power and propulsion systems.
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Archer Midnight Gets FAA Certificate for LA Operations in Q3 Update
Archer’s Midnight received an FAA Market Survey certificate for Los Angeles operations as Q3 2026 revenue reached $5.1 million.
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Maxwell Aircraft Unveils M1 Hybrid Amphibian in Cargo Configuration
Maxwell Aircraft’s patent-pending M1 Hybrid amphibian is designed in cargo form to carry 2,000 pounds over 1,000 nautical miles.
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AutoFlight Flies Five eVTOLs in Autonomous Mixed-Weight Formation
AutoFlight flew a 5-ton V5000 Matrix and four 2-ton eVTOLs in a 47-minute autonomous formation covering more than 133 km in China.
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GE Aerospace and BETA Complete Hybrid Electric Assisted Takeoff
GE Aerospace and BETA flew a hybrid electric assisted takeoff on a modified Saab 340B in New York, and early observations show…
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Vaeridion Attracts Over 124 Million Euros to Build First Microliner
Vaeridion closed a 30 million euro Series A2 and was selected for a 94.5 million euro EU Innovation Fund grant for Microliner…
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Eve Air Mobility and FlyBIS Sign Binding Deal for Up to 12 eVTOLs
Eve Air Mobility and FlyBIS signed a binding agreement for up to 12 eVTOLs, two firm and ten purchase rights, for Southern…
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BETA Technologies Raises 2026 Revenue Guidance After Record Quarter
BETA Technologies posted record Q3 2026 revenue of $17.7 million, up 98%, and raised its full-year revenue guidance to $52 million to…
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Wisk Aero Opens eVTOL Vertiport at Hollister Airport
Wisk Aero opens a purpose-built vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport to test its autonomous Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft.
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