The project for the first electric aircraft charging station on a U.S. military instillation has officially broken ground, with a completion date in early October.

In partnership with the U.S. Air Force, NASA will also use the aircraft for research focused on how these aircraft could fit into the national airspace, benefiting the entire air taxi industry.

Joby plans to build facility capable of delivering up to 500 aircraft per year and plans to invest up to $500 million, creating up to 2,000 jobs.

Bell plans for the test article to execute a series of HSVTOL high-speed transition maneuvers, a first-of-its-kind capability for vertical lift aircraft.

For the past few years, Quantum3D has been actively developing specialized tools aimed at enhancing the Advance Air Mobility eVTOL industry, leveraging its background in simulation and training.

VERTIKO Mobility and partners are collaborating on an R&D development project to create an air corridor for advanced air mobility, including drones and ultimately air taxis.

Joby Aviation subsidiary, H2FLY, completed a series of piloted flights with its HY4 demonstrator aircraft, including one that lasted more than three hours.

Bristow has placed a firm order for two Volocopter VoloCity eVTOL aircraft with an option to purchase an additional 78 aircraft. 

Archer Aviation shares 3 key announcements and is also on track to complete what it believes will be the first eVTOL aircraft delivery to a customer as part of its contracts with the Department of Defense.

The race to achieve safe and economical sustainable aircraft is quickening. OEMs and their industry teams are making important progress to place electric, hydrogen and hybrid aircraft into commercial service as early as this decade.