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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Surf Air Mobility and BETA Technologies Launch Hawaii Electric Demo
Surf Air Mobility and BETA Technologies begin a 6-8 week ALIA CTOL demo in Hawaii targeting FAA Part 23 certification in early…
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FAA Breaks Ground on $8.3M AAM Testing Facility in Oklahoma City
The FAA and DOT broke ground on the V-PAR facility in Oklahoma City to support Advanced Air Mobility research and NAS integration.
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Vertical Aerospace Flies Final eVTOL Prototype Ahead of CDR
Vertical Aerospace completed the first piloted flight of its final full-scale eVTOL prototype on June 5, 2026, ahead of its Critical Design…
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SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL Reaches 100 km/h in Flight Testing
SkyDrive’s SD-05 12-rotor eVTOL hit 100 km/h in Toyota, Japan, validating flight controls ahead of a 2028 commercial launch.
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Honeywell Aerospace Copper Bird eVTOL Flight Demonstrator
Honeywell Aerospace unveiled its Copper Bird eVTOL testbed in Arizona, integrating its full all-electric control chain for AAM validation.
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Safran OSYRYS Project Targets Hybrid-Electric Aircraft by 2035
Safran leads the OSYRYS consortium, targeting a 30% CO2 reduction for hybrid-electric regional aircraft by 2035.
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NASA Fabrication Branch Advances Autonomous Air Taxi Research
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center fabrication branch built the AIRVUE pod to generate real-world data for autonomous air taxi software.
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Rheinmetall and ERC System Sign MOU for Victor U250 Drone
Rheinmetall, ERC System, and NRW signed an MOU at ILA Berlin 2026 to produce the Victor U250 heavy-lift cargo drone in Germany.
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VÆRIDION Microliner Passes PDR With 100+ Commitments
VÆRIDION completes Preliminary Design Review for its electric Microliner, securing 100+ commitments ahead of a 2027 first flight target.
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H55 Delivers Battery Modules for RTX Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator
H55 delivered 200 kWh Adagio Battery Modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada on June 9, 2026, advancing the RTX hybrid-electric flight program.
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GE Aerospace Completes RISE Program Tests in Germany
GE Aerospace and Avio Aero hit hydrogen combustion and hybrid electric milestones in Germany for the CFM RISE program.
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Airbus Showcases Ten Technologies at ILA Berlin 2026
Airbus presents 3D printing, ZEROe hydrogen, and robotics exhibits at ILA Berlin Air Show, June 10-14, 2026.
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