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“There are now 284 cities/regions planning eVTOL services – USA is catching up with China”

The latest analysis of eVTOL-focused advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure programmes, the Worldwide AAM/UAM Routes and Programmes Guide from Unmanned Publications, has identified 284 eVTOL-based infrastructure development and route-planning programmes underway around the world by cities and regions, in 66 countries. This is an increase [...]

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 [...]

Electric flight demonstrations completed in Florida

May 22, 2026 Comments Off

Signature Aviation, BETA Technologies, Republic Airways Holdings and Brickyard Connection have completed three days of electric flight demonstrations at Kissimmee Gateway Airport this month following a winter demonstration campaign in Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New […]

Airbility, Schübeler partner to develop electric ducted fans for eVTOLs

May 12, 2026 Comments Off

Airbility, an advanced air mobility company based in the Republic of Korea, has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Schübeler GmbH of Germany for strategic cooperation in electric ducted fan […]

Hyundai Motor Group and Korea Aerospace Industries to jointly develop AAM solutions

May 12, 2026 Comments Off

Hyundai Motor Group and Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) solutions. The collaboration will focus on the joint development of an AAM […]

SkyDrive and West Nippon Expressway form AAM partnership

April 24, 2026 Comments Off

SkyDrive Inc. ha signed a new partnership agreement with West Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO West). Under the agreement, both parties will investigate the commercial feasibility of advanced air mobility eVTOL services based in expressway parking […]

Bristow, Electra, Avinor, Norwegian CAA to trial regional electric-aircraft services

April 21, 2026 Comments Off

Bristow Group Inc., Electra, Avinor, and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority today announced the launch and contract signing of a second international test project for zero‑ and low‑emission aviation. “The project builds on Norway’s established […]

Sarla announces investment for ‘Indian air taxi network’, explores vertiport at Cochin

April 17, 2026 Comments Off

IndiGo Ventures has made a strategic equity investment in Sarla Aviation, which Sarla has called “the first step towards building India’s first nationwide air taxi network”. “Imagine arriving at Bengaluru airport and instead of defaulting […]

Airspace World 2026 – AgentyFly’s UTM planning tool measures public perceptions of routes and vertiports

May 29, 2026 Comments Off

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes One of the most interesting and innovative displays – a real hidden gem – of Airspace World 2026 was the AgentFly UTM simulation platform, on display by AgentFly Technologies of the Czech […]

Korea launches call for UAM pilot project proposals

May 29, 2026 Comments Off

The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has launched a call for regional urban air mobility (UAM) projects to identify initial commercialisation models based on regional demand. MOLIT aims to discover […]

Sweden’s STILFOLD launches folding vertiport platform for quick assembly/disassembly

May 26, 2026 Comments Off

Swedish design technology company STILFOLD has launched STILPOD – “the world’s first software-defined vertiport” according to a company press release. “Folded from recycled aluminum, shipped flat in a single standard container, and operational in hours […]