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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Manipal Hospital and Sarla Aviation Sign eVTOL Air Ambulance MoU
Manipal Hospital, Sarla Aviation, and Aeromed sign MoU to develop eVTOL air ambulance operations in Bengaluru, India.
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FAA Completes First Remotely Piloted eVTOL Cargo Flight
FAA, Elroy Air, and Louisiana complete first remotely piloted hybrid-electric cargo demo under the eIPP on Aug 31, 2026.
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Wisk Aero Opens Vertiport at Hollister Airport for eVTOL Testing
Wisk Aero broke ground on a modular vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport to support FAA eVTOL integration and autonomous flight testing.
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Electra.aero Studies Hybrid-Electric Helsinki-Tallinn Air Link
Electra.aero partners with Helsinki and Haaga-Helia University to study EL9 hybrid-electric service on the 80km Gulf of Finland route.
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Brussels Airport Trials Autonomous Electric Tow Tractor
Brussels Airport launches its first autonomous electric tow tractor trial in the cargo zone under the EU Stargate programme.
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Zuri Unveils Uncrewed Cargo VTOL With 6M Euro Series A
Czech developer Zuri launches its hybrid-electric cargo VTOL, opens a 6M euro Series A, and targets first deliveries by 2029.
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Japan Airlines Deploys Electric Aircraft Washing Robot at Narita
JAL will deploy the Aerowash AW3 robot at Tokyo Narita in 2026, cutting wash times 40% and water use 50%.
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Archer Aviation and AEG to Build eVTOL Vertiport at LA LIVE
Archer Aviation and AEG announce a multi-year partnership to develop an eVTOL vertiport at LA LIVE ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
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NASA Awards $30M to Universities for Aviation Research
NASA’s ninth University Leadership Initiative round funds Mach 4 propulsion, eVTOL noise reduction, and machine learning avionics research.
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KNETCO and Skyports Partner to Build AAM Infrastructure in Kuwait
KNETCO and Skyports signed an MoU on August 16, 2026, to develop vertiport and AAM infrastructure in Kuwait.
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NOEMI Aerospace Signs MoU With Philippine Operator HSC
NOEMI Aerospace agrees to supply up to five electric amphibious aircraft to Horizon Sun Charters for Philippine island operations by 2030.
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SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL to Launch in Australia by 2028
SkyDrive and Gold Coast Helitours sign LOI for up to five SD-05 eVTOL aircraft targeting Australia’s first eVTOL sightseeing service.
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Electric Aircraft category · UAV · Drones · FAA · EASA · Certification · Startups
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