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“Unleashing American Drone Dominance” US presidential order to accelerate US eVTOL industry launch

Philip Butterworth-Hayes The “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” presidential executive order of June 6 has opened the door to swifter and less complex access of eVTOLs to the US National Airspace System. Four actions within the wider executive order relate directly to the emerging US eVTOL [...]

Florida’s AAM strategy passes legislative hurdle – AAM training for state officials underway

Senate Bill 1662, Florida’s advanced air mobility implementation strategy, has just passed the Florida Legislature, according to an Eve Air Mobility Linkedin post. It now awaits the Governor’s signature. According to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), two of the seven FDOT districts so far [...]

GCAA approves design of Archer/Falcon helicopter/eVTOL vertiport plan at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal

The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) has approved the design for the planned transformation of an Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal helipad into a hybrid heliport for both helicopter and eVTOL aircraft operations. According to US eVTOL developer Archer, the company “is working [...]

“Commercial Brokers International identifies eight potential Los Angeles vertiport sites for Skyports”

The Costar real estate publication reports that Los Angeles-based Commercial Brokers International has lined up eight local sites for vertiports for potential operation at the 2028 Olympics for client Skyports Infrastructure. “By 2028, Skyports wants its first Los Angeles terminals open for business at rooftops, [...]

Ascendance and Airbus announce strategic partnership on hybrid electric technologies

June 12, 2025 Comments Off

Ascendance and Airbus have announced a strategic partnership to jointly explore innovative hybrid-electric technologies. “Through this partnership, Ascendance brings its expertise in designing modular, certifiable hybrid-electric systems, while Airbus contributes its industrial scale and global […]

Vertical Aerospace and Bristow Group to expand partnership, develop eVTOL operations platform

June 12, 2025 Comments Off

Vertical Aerospace and Bristow Group today announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to bring advanced air mobility (AAM) into commercial operation. The companies will develop a scalable, capital-light eVTOL operations platform, designed to reduce […]

Abdul Latif Jameel and Joby sign Saudi Arabia eVTOL distribution agreement

June 3, 2025 Comments Off

Abdul Latif Jameel and Joby Aviation have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities to establish a distribution agreement in Saudi Arabia for Joby’s electric aircraft. “This announcement builds upon the […]

Archer joins Anduril-led team to bid for future flight programmes in the UK

May 20, 2025 Comments Off

Anduril Industries, building on its existing partnership with Archer Aviation, will lead a team for upcoming advanced air mobility programmes, including bidding for future flight opportunities. Anduril UK will receive additional support from Skyports Drone […]

Terra Drone to explore advanced air mobility US joint venture with Mitsui and Co

May 20, 2025 Comments Off

Terra Drone Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to explore the establishment of a joint venture company in the United States. Under this MoU, the two companies will […]

Vertical Aerospace and Honeywell expand partnership “to speed certification of critical systems”

May 8, 2025 Comments Off

Vertical Aerospace and Honeywell today announced the signing of a new long-term agreement that expands their existing partnership and reinforces Honeywell’s commitment to the certification and production of Vertical’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) […]

Urban V and Signature Aviation partner to build vertiports in Florida, New York, California, Texas

June 12, 2025 Comments Off

UrbanV and Signature Aviation have signed a Joint Venture (JV) agreement to accelerate the development of vertiport networks across the U.S., with an initial focus on Florida, New York, California, and Texas. According to a […]

Australia’s CASA seeks feedback on new vertiport/heliport guideline proposals

June 10, 2025 Comments Off

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is seeking feedback on a draft advisory circular (AC) on guidelines for vertical flight aircraft facilities at aerodromes designed for aeroplanes. “The purpose of this AC is to provide guidance to […]

LYNEports to work with AeroVecto on developing high volume, low altitude transport network in Oman

June 9, 2025 Comments Off

LYNEports has announced a strategic partnership with AeroVecto, a pioneering hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company based in Oman. AeroVecto’s flagship aircraft Shuttle is a hybrid electric aircraft “designed to redefine public […]