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 Midnight eVTOL Completes Bay Area Flight Tour
Archer Aviation’s Midnight eVTOL logged 200+ miles across the San Francisco Bay Area, ahead of LA flights under the FAA’s eIPP.
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Vertical Aerospace Signs ANH and NG LITEF for Valo eVTOL
Vertical Aerospace contracts ANH Structure and Northrop Grumman LITEF for Valo seating and navigation systems ahead of 2029 certification.
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BETA Technologies Installs 320 kW Charger at Yeager Airport
BETA Technologies activates a 320 kW Charge Cube at Yeager Airport, integrating electric aviation into Marshall University pilot training.
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SkyDrive and MUFG Bank Launch Kansai eVTOL Study
SkyDrive and MUFG Bank launched a joint feasibility study on Oct. 6, 2026, for commercial eVTOL services in Western Japan.
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SkyDrive Studies 146 Osaka Rooftops for eVTOL Vertiports
SkyDrive targets 146 Osaka rooftop emergency helipads for eVTOL vertiport conversion, aiming for 2028 commercial service.
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REGENT Craft Opens Seaglider Manufacturing Facility in Rhode Island
REGENT Craft opened its 255,000-sq-ft Rhode Island facility on Sept 30, 2026, targeting serial production and late 2027 deliveries.
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Skyfly Axe eVTOL to Debut at AirVenture as FAA MOSAIC Takes Effect
Skyfly Technologies will showcase the Axe eVTOL at EAA AirVenture 2026, aligned with the FAA MOSAIC Phase 2 LSA certification rule.
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Horizon Aircraft Signs LOI With Great Lakes Helicopter for Cavorite X7
Horizon Aircraft and Great Lakes Helicopter sign an LOI for Cavorite X7 MRO, pilot training, and aircraft purchases ahead of commercial debut.
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ICAO DGCA 61st Conference Adopts Asia-Pacific Aviation Framework
34 Asia-Pacific states adopt 44-recommendation framework on safety, sustainability, and AAM at ICAO’s 61st DGCA Conference.
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Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 Completes First Flight at Centennial Airport
Bye Aerospace completed the first flight of its all-electric eFlyer 2 trainer on Sept. 24, 2026, launching FAA certification testing.
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Vertical Aerospace Opens Valo eVTOL Assembly Centre at Cotswold
Vertical Aerospace opens a £1.5M Aircraft Assembly Centre at Cotswold Airport, targeting CAA Type Certification for its Valo eVTOL by 2029.
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eLIFT-NC Tests Electric Aircraft for Rural Medical Logistics
FAA, ECU Health, and NCDOT launch eLIFT-NC to test BETA Technologies electric aircraft for rural healthcare supply delivery in North Carolina.
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Electric Aircraft category · UAV · Drones · FAA · EASA · Certification · Startups
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