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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 [...]

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 […]

CALB and GOVY sign collaboration agreement on UAM airworthiness

August 12, 2025 Comments Off

Chinese lithium battery supplier CALB has signed an agreements with Guangdong GOVY Technology Co., Ltd. to further collaborate in the eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) sector. CALB already provides batteries for GOVY’s AirCab model, […]

Bristow and BETA begin ALIA operational tests in Norway

August 12, 2025 Comments Off

Bristow Norway AS, a subsidiary of Bristow Group Inc., flew BETA Technologies’ all-electric ALIA CX300 aircraft at Stavanger Airport on August 8, marking the first operations of Norway’s Test Arena for Zero & Low Emission […]

Joby and L3 Harris link to develop gas turbine hybrid VTOL for defence markets

August 1, 2025 Comments Off

Joby Aviation and L3Harris Technologies today announced they are exploring opportunities to develop a new aircraft class for defence applications. “The gas turbine hybrid vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is designed for low-altitude missions […]

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 […]