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Echodyne has formed a strategic agreement with, and received minority investment from Hyundai Motor Group’s AAM company Supernal, which is developing an eVTOL vehicle for commercial flights in 2028. The collaboration between the two companies will f...

Ferrovial Vertiports has appointed Kevin Costello as Senior Vice President of business development for the Northeast region of the United States, reporting directly to Ferrovial Vertiports CEO Kevin Cox. Costello will lead the development of the ...

The US Air Force's AFWERX has chosen Near Earth Autonomy to collaborate on a reliability standard for autonomous aerial transport as part of the Autonomy Prime program. Near Earth and AFWERX aim to address questions about the process necessary to...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week released an updated blueprint for airspace and procedure changes to accommodate future air taxis and other Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operations. Under the blueprint, AAM operations will begin ...

Alaska Airlines presented to ZeroAvia a Dash 8 Q400 regional turboprop that will be retrofitted with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system at ZeroAvia’s Paine Field research and development site. High school students from Raisbeck Aviation High S...

eVTOL developer Guardian Agriculture has received approval from the US FAA to operate its aircraft nationwide, making it the first commercially authorised eVTOL in the US. Commercial farmers are moving away from ground spraying equipment in favou...

Alton Aviation Consultancy says that 2023 will see the AAM industry edge towards entry-into-service (EIS) and the start of commercialisation. Joshua Ng, director of Alton's Singapore office, said: “With several leading eVTOL developers committed ...

Whisper Aero has had a $32 million Series A investment led by a syndicate of Menlo Ventures, EVE Atlas, Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund and Connor Capital, with follow-on participation by Kindred Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Moving Capital, AeroX...

The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) is preparing to support statewide emergency response efforts following Governor Doug Burgum’s emergency declaration for spring flooding. The NPUASTS administers Vantis, North Dakota’s statewide unmanned...

The University of Miami College of Engineering has launched the Miami Engineering Autonomous Mobility Initiative (MEAMI), a consortium of world-class academic, industry, and government partners. MEAMI researchers are developing eVTOL flying cars,...