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US Department of Transportation selects eight eIPP programmes to progress AAM US operations

US Transportation Secretary Sean P Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced eight proposals were selected as part of the Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). According to a DoT announcement, the American public will [...]

SALAAM.earth to launch AAM test site in Saudi Arabia in Q1 2026

SALAAM.earth (Sky Alliance for Automated Air Mobility), a non-profit association focused on the development and operational integration of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystems, today announced the launch of its first AAM test site in Saudi Arabia. Operations are scheduled to begin in the first quarter [...]

AutoFlight unveils 10-seat, long-range five tonne Matrix eVTOL – announces successful transition flight

China’s AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, “the world’s first five-ton class electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which successfully completed a public full transition flight demonstration at the company’s low-altitude flight test facility centre,” said the company in a press release. “During the demonstration, where [...]

USA announces an AAM National Strategy: “Make the USA the world leader in automated flight”

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today unveiled the nation’s first ever Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Strategy, including 40 recommendations to safely and efficiently support AAM operations. According to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “Advanced air mobility vehicles will benefit the American [...]

EHang progresses eVTOL ecosystem development plans in Thailand

March 20, 2026 Comments Off

EHang today announced that on March 19, its management team, led by Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Huazhi Hu, together with Chief Operating Officer Wang Zhao, Chief Financial Officer Conor Yang, Vice President and […]

UK Open Skies Network to create UK’s first Droneport, AAM test-flight hub

March 17, 2026 Comments Off

The UK’s Open Skies Network has signed a partnership with ASONE Park to develop England’s first DronePort and aviation campus, to support new aviation at St Merryn Aerodrome in north Cornwall. In the first stage […]

AeroVironment acquires Empirical Systems Aerospace

March 17, 2026 Comments Off

AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), a producer of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) platforms. Operating out of San Luis Obispo, California, ESAero specialises in electric and […]

HENSOLDT to supply avionics systems for ePlane’s e200X eVTOL

March 6, 2026 Comments Off

The ePlane Company has entered into an agreement with HENSOLDT Avionics to supply and integrate avionics systems for its flagship e200X eVTOL aircraft. “This move signifies ePlane’s transition from sub-scale prototyping to building certifiable full-scale […]

LYNEports, USF partner to advance eVTOL route planning and advanced air mobility research

March 3, 2026 Comments Off

LYNEports and the University of South Florida (USF) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on advancing research, innovation, and education in advanced air mobility. “This collaboration brings together LYNEports’ AI […]

Starlink will provide connectivity to Archer’s Midnight air taxis

February 27, 2026 Comments Off

Archer Aviation will work with Starlink to bring high-speed connectivity to its air taxis, the company announced today (February 27). The agreement marks Starlink’s entry into the air mobility sector. Under the agreement, Archer will […]

Japan revises AAM roadmap, expects commercial operation of flying cars by 2028

March 27, 2026 Comments Off

Japan has revised its advanced air mobility (AAM) revolution roadmap at a public-private council meeting. Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, held […]

Brazil launches public consultation on national AAM policy

March 20, 2026 Comments Off

The Brazilian Ministry of Ports and Airports has launched a public consultation for the construction of the National Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Policy. The ministry said that the initiative marks the beginning of “a structured […]

Korea Airports Corporation to build UAM test hub

March 20, 2026 Comments Off

Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), in partnership with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), has announced the construction of a dedicated urban air mobility (UAM) vertiport test hub at KINTEX in Goyang city, northwest of Seoul. […]

Urban-Air Port launches VBM-AI AAM planning and simulation platform

March 18, 2026 Comments Off

Urban-Air Port today unveiled VBM-AI, its proprietary AI-powered planning and simulation platform, at the Passenger Terminal Expo (PTE) 2026 in London. “The Vertiport Business Modeller, VBM-AI is Urban-Air Port’s next-generation planning intelligence platform, purpose-built with […]

Australia plans for ‘Dubai-style’ air taxi service

March 16, 2026 Comments Off

Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) CEO and Director of Aviation Safety Pip Spence has predicted a Dubai-style air taxi service for Australia in the not too distant future. “Advanced air mobility – or […]

Eve Air Mobility, Alt Air, Skyports partner to build AAM ecosystems in New South Wales, Queensland

March 10, 2026 Comments Off

Eve Air Mobility has announced it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Alt Air, a new advanced air mobility company based in Sydney, Australia, which has also partnered with Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports) to prepare […]