Urban Air Mobility News & Articles

New White Paper Outlines AAM Vision for South East Queensland

The new white paper from Wisk Aero and South East Queensland Council of Mayors (COMSEQ) provides an overview of the emerging AAM sector, opportunities for South East Queensland, and the economic, social, and environmental benefits of bringing AAM to the region

Feb 07, 2023
Volocopter Receives French-German Business Award

Volocopter, an urban air mobility pioneer, has won the 2023 Franco-German Business Award, celebrating exceptional collaborations and extraordinary individuals working...

Feb 07, 2023
Skyway and Moonware Partner on Advanced Air Mobility

Skyway and Moonware have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate ground infrastructure readiness for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The strategic...

Feb 06, 2023
Volatus Plans Vertiport with Multiple Landing Pads at Bellefonte Airport

Volatus Infrastructure, LLC and Bellefonte Airport, Pennsylvania have signed an agreement for Volatus to build a public use FAA-compliant electric...

Feb 02, 2023
Japan Airlines Invests in Regent’s Electric Seagliders

Regent, a company developing electric seagliders, has secured a strategic investment from Japan Airlines Innovation Fund, to help usher in...

Feb 01, 2023
Lilium and GKN Partner to Develop Wiring System for Lilium Jet

eVTOL developer Lilium and GKN Aerospace have signed an agreement to work together to design and build an integrated and...

Jan 31, 2023
SkyScape Forms Group to Develop First Generation of Vertiports in Japan

SkyScape, a Japanese Vertiport Development and Management Company (VDMC) has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bayards, and SafeHub...

Jan 31, 2023
Airbus Selects Eaton and Crouzet for eVTOL Prototype

Airbus has announced the selection of Eaton and Crouzet to provide the electrical power distribution (EPDS) and the human-machine interface...

Jan 30, 2023
Siemens and Skyway Partner to Develop Infrastructure for Vertiports

Siemens and Skyway have agreed to collaborate to determine the electrical and digital infrastructure needed to support vertiport operations. The...

Jan 27, 2023
AeroX Begins AAM Weather Study in North Carolina

AeroX has announced a collaboration with TruWeather Solutions on an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) weather study in North Carolina. The...

Jan 25, 2023
SkyDrive Reveals Plan for Base and AAM Ecosystem in South Carolina

Japanese eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive has announced plans to enter the U.S. market with the establishment of a home base in...

Jan 25, 2023
Dufour Aerospace to Accelerate Growth with Vista Investment

Dufour Aerospace has announced that its successfully completed a Series B investment from Vista Global Holding Limited, to support the...

Jan 23, 2023
Spright Expands Delivery Fleet with Purchase of up to 140 Dufour eVTOLs

Spright, a provider of helicopter emergency medical services, has announced a deal with Swiss eVTOL company Dufour Aerospace to purchase...

Jan 20, 2023
Marubeni Makes Pre-Delivery Payment for Vertical VX4 Aircraft

Vertical Aerospace is progressing launch plans in Japan with Asia’s first eVTOL delivery slot reservation fee from Marubeni Corporation, a...

Jan 19, 2023
3Points Signs MoU for 25 Doroni eVTOL Aircraft

Doroni Aerospace, developer of a 2-seater eVTOL aircraft, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 3Points in Space Media,...

Jan 19, 2023
Skyroads Launches AAM Flight Test Site at Augsburg Airport

Munich-based Skyroads has launched an automated flight test site at Augsburg Airport, created to serve as a large-scale real-life laboratory...

Jan 19, 2023
UASystems Plans First Flight of eZELOS Air Taxi

Switzerland’s UASystems is believed to be planning the first flight of its hybrid-electric eZELOS rotorcraft in March or April 2023....

Jan 18, 2023
Wisk Names New CEO to Continue Air Taxi Development

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and air taxi developer Wisk Aero has announced that Gary Gysin will be retiring from...

Jan 18, 2023
Lilium Appoints New CFO and CCO to Continue eVTOL Development

Lilium has announced the appointment of Oliver Vogelgesang as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Sebastien Borel as Chief Commercial Officer...

Jan 16, 2023