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There are now 92 US cities and airports planning for eVTOL commercial operations

The “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” presidential executive order of June 6 has accelerated the momentum towards advanced air mobility (AAM) commercial operations in the USA. But are US states, cities and airports ready to host eVTOLs? Which locations have developed AAM strategies and begun the [...]

EHang, Kazakhstan’s Allur Group to expand advanced air mobility in central Asia

September 16, 2025 Comments Off

EHang has announced that the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Allur JSC, one of Kazakhstan’s largest automotive manufacturing enterprises. The partnership aims to jointly develop emerging markets for UAM solutions in Central Asia, spanning UAM ecosystem building, […]

End State Solutions, Avtrain link to offer one-stop transatlantic certification approval processes

September 12, 2025 Comments Off

End State Solutions LLC (ESS) and Avtrain Limited today announced a strategic collaboration aimed at facilitating seamless certification and approval processes for emerging aerospace technology companies operating across the Atlantic. This collaboration will bridge the […]

Joby and Uber Technologies partner to bring Blade flight booking service to market

September 11, 2025 Comments Off

Joby Aviation and Uber Technologies have announced they plan to bring Blade’s air mobility services to the Uber app as soon as next year, following Joby’s recent acquisition of Blade’s passenger business. “In 2024, Blade flew more […]

GE Aerospace announces new partnership with, and USD300 million investment in, BETA

September 4, 2025 Comments Off

GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies Inc have announced today a new strategic partnership and equity investment agreement, subject to regulatory approval. “Under the new agreement, GE Aerospace and BETA plan to develop a hybrid electric […]

Joby announces completed acquisition of Blade Air Mobility

August 31, 2025 Comments Off

Joby Aviation has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Blade Air Mobility’s passenger business. “The acquisition provides Blade’s established network of terminals and loyal flyers in key markets like New York and in […]

Skyportz and FlyNow Aviation partner to develop vertiports designed for eCopter operations

August 20, 2025 Comments Off

Skyportz and FlyNow Aviation, manufacturer of the eCopter – a compact, low-noise electric air taxi designed for urban cargo and passenger transport – have announced a collaboration which will see FlyNow the first original equipment […]

Republic of Korea announces feasibility study to develop UAM technologies

September 15, 2025 Comments Off

The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and the Korea Meteorological Administration have jointly announced plans for a preliminary feasibility study for a national research and development (R&D) project totaling 430 […]

China’s Haylion and Australia’s Skyportz partner to develop vertiports in China

September 15, 2025 Comments Off

Shenzhen-based Haylion Technologies and Australia’s Skyportz, developer of a patented modular vertipad solution, today announced a strategic collaboration at the AAM Asia Symposium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. This collaboration will bring Skyportz’s vertipad landing infrastructure […]

Skyports Infrastructure to develop vertiport network on Jeju Island, South Korea

September 8, 2025 Comments Off

Skyports Infrastructure has been appointed as the lead vertiport developer for Korea’s first commercial vertiport network, on Jeju Island. Announced as part of a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Skyports and Jeju Provincial Government, […]

Skyportz demonstrates eVTOL downwash/outwash mitigation measures in its vertipad design

September 5, 2025 Comments Off

Skyportz has today released an animation that demonstrates the impacts its vertipad patent will have on the roll-out of advanced air mobility networks globally. The modular vertipad patent addresses one of the standout issues for […]

LYNEports integrates Dunes Aero mapping into droneport/vertiport planning platform

September 2, 2025 Comments Off

LYNEports has entered into a strategic partnership with Dunes Aero, a Saudi-based drone company specializing in advanced mapping and high-resolution aerial imagery. Through this partnership, LYNEports will integrate Dunes Aero’s drone mapping capabilities directly into […]

Republic of Korea revises UAM ConOps to revive “stagnant” market

August 30, 2025 Comments Off

The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) held the 8th main meeting of the Urban Air Mobility Team Korea (UTK) in Seoul on August 29, which presented the 2028 K-UAM commercialisation […]