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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Norway Pioneers Electric Cargo Flights with Beta’s Alia CX300
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Dubai’s $100M Aviation Hub Expansion: Falcon’s MRO Investment
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Air France A350 Lease Pioneers Sustainable Aviation Partnerships
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Hybrid Airships Transform Arctic Logistics with $150M AT2 Deal
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Hill Helicopters GT50 Engine Redefines Light Helicopter Market
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Firefly’s 2025 Moon Mission Advances Lunar Science & Exploration
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German Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Completes First Flight Ahead of 2025 Delivery
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GE Catalyst Turboprop Engine Redefines Regional Aviation
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Airlander 50: Hybrid Airship Revolutionizes Eco-Friendly Cargo & Tourism
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Japan Eyes US Military Transport Aircraft to Strengthen Defense
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GE Aerospace’s $400M ANA Deal Powers 75% of Global Flights
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Toulouse Emerges as Aerospace Innovation Hub with Belcan Expansion
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