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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 […]

Urban-Air Port, Sarla Aviation partner to develop advanced air mobility projects in India

June 23, 2026 Comments Off

Urban-Air Port (UAP) and Sarla Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop advanced air mobility (AAM) projects in India. “India is on the cusp of becoming one of the world’s most important AAM […]

DLR to hold webinar on vertiport procurement process later this month

June 15, 2026 Comments Off

As part of the VERTIFIED project, German aerospace research agency DLR will hold a webinar on June 29 focused on the upcoming procurement process for vertiports. The webinar will cover: procurement procedures and tender structure; […]

UrbanV, Japan’s JAC partner on developing AAM infrastructure in Tokyo and beyond

June 14, 2026 Comments Off

UrbanV, the international vertiport network operator and Japan Airport Consultants, Inc. (JAC), Japan’s airport consulting firm, have signed a cooperative agreement aimed at supporting the planning, design, regulatory integration and commercialization of advanced air mobility […]

How many helipads can be used for eVTOL operations? AirIndex, Aeroberm partner to provide answers

June 8, 2026 Comments Off

AirIndex and Aeroberm™ (a Skyportz Australia company) have announced a strategic partnership combining AirIndex’s audit of U.S. vertical-lift infrastructure with Aeroberm™ — the patented modular vertipad system — to address one of the least-discussed but […]

Lyneports publishes AAM and vertiport CONOPS for Gulf region

June 2, 2026 Comments Off

Lyneports has published its “Advanced Air Mobility and Vertiport Infrastructure Concept of Operations for the Gulf Region” study, which examines how aviation infrastructure can be integrated into the Gulf’s unique operating environment, “including climate conditions, […]

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 […]