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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Archer Aviation and ITA Airways Partner on Italy eVTOL Network
Archer Aviation and ITA Airways sign an agreement to launch an electric air taxi network in Italy, starting with Rome Fiumicino routes.
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Joby Aviation Begins eVTOL Flights in Florida Under eIPP
Joby Aviation launched piloted eVTOL flights across Florida on Oct 30, 2026, under the federal eIPP program.
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FAA Draft Vertiport Design Standards Remove Weight and Size Limits
FAA releases Draft AC 150/5390-4, a performance-based vertiport framework removing weight and size limits for AAM aircraft.
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Moya Aero Completes First Full Transition Flight of MOYA 256
Brazilian startup Moya Aero completes first full-scale transition flight of its MOYA 256 autonomous cargo eVTOL, targeting 2027 service entry.
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AstraQua Wins $1.27M NASA Contract for AstraSense Software
NASA awards AstraQua a $1,274,990 SBIR Phase II contract to advance AstraSense predictive health software for electric aircraft.
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Electra EL2 Lands at Manhattan Heliport in eSTOL First
Electra’s EL2 hybrid-electric demonstrator operated from a Manhattan heliport on Oct. 26, 2026, validating its urban eSTOL concept.
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Skyfly Technologies Raises $10M to Certify Axe eVTOL
Skyfly Technologies closes $10M seed round to certify its Axe eVTOL under FAA MOSAIC rules, targeting 2027 customer deliveries.
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Signature Aviation and UrbanV Launch US AAM Joint Venture
Signature Aviation and UrbanV launch SUVA, a joint venture to build a nationwide eVTOL infrastructure network across the US.
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DTA Aircraft JP1 eVTOL Targets April 2027 US Flight Testing
DTA Aircraft plans U.S. flight testing of its JP1 hybrid-electric eVTOL in April 2027, with first deliveries scheduled for 2028.
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Istanbul to Host International Aviation Law Conference on Sanctions, Drones and AI
Hudson Morgan Williams’ International Aviation Law Conference, November 5–6, 2026, features former ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano as keynote speaker and six…
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FAA Grants First eVTOL Market Survey Certificate to BETA Technologies
BETA Technologies receives the first FAA market survey authorization for an eVTOL aircraft, the ALIA A250, ahead of full type certification.
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Norway Selected for Electra EL2 eSTOL Demo Flights in 2027
Bristow, Electra, Avinor, and CAA Norway select five sites for hybrid-electric eSTOL demonstration flights in Q3 2027.
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Electric Aircraft category · UAV · Drones · FAA · EASA · Certification · Startups
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