Advanced Air Mobility

Aerospace 13 Mar 2023

Limosa taps Airborne composites expertise to build LimoConnect

Airborne’s capabilities will support airframe prototyping, automated production of the Limosa LimoConnect eVTOL + eCTOL aircraft from prototype through to serial production to help meet 2028 entry-into-service goals.

Advanced Air Mobility 10 Mar 2023

CityAirbus NextGen to be developed for future medical missions in Norway

Airbus and the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation partner to measure the added value of eVTOL aircraft for medical use cases across Norway.

Advanced Air Mobility 7 Mar 2023

Archer begins eVTOL manufacturing facility construction

Phase I construction of the 350,000-square-foot facility in Covington, Georgia, to produce 650 aircraft/year begins soon after closing the project’s local incentive transaction.

Advanced Air Mobility 3 Mar 2023

AMSL Aero partners with CareFlight for Vertiia aeromedical fit-out

Together, AMSL Aero’s long-range eVTOL aircraft will enable CareFlight to provide direct services from remote sites directly to hospitals.

Carbon Fibers 1 Mar 2023

Alauda Aeronautics debuts crewed flying race car

In a fusion of UAM and motorsport, the composite Airspeeder Mk4 is designed to set the bar for performance and technology for the Airspeeder Racing Championship in 2024.

Advanced Air Mobility 22 Feb 2023

Volocopter earns Series E investment, type certification application acceptance from Japan

Volocopter continues to push the envelope with flight testing the composites-intensive VoloCity aircraft, seeking concurrent validation from the EASA, CAAS and FAA.

Aerospace 22 Feb 2023

Australian eVTOL aircraft Vertiia completes maiden flight

AMSL Aero takes new steps toward additional testing and CASA certification for the long-range, box-wing-designed aircraft that will aid aeromedical, cargo, emergency and regional air mobility.

Aerospace 17 Feb 2023

Joby begins final assembly of company-conforming aircraft

California-built eVTOL aircraft tests Joby’s matured quality management system in preparation for FAA type and production certifications.

Materials Testing 10 Feb 2023

Joby completes second stage of eVTOL certification process

Joby has demonstrated that its eVTOL aircraft is capable of meeting safety rules defined during the first stage, thus meeting the Means of Compliance for type certification. Progress continues in the next three stages.

Past, Present and Future 3 Feb 2023

Composites opportunities in eVTOLs

As eVTOL OEMs seek to advance program certification, production scale-up and lightweighting, AAM’s penetration into the composites market is moving on an upward trajectory.