Advanced Air Mobility

FAA’s eVTOL shift pushes Joby’s launch into 2025

Joby Aviation has pushed back the targeted launch of commercial passenger service to 2025, citing internal considerations and certification criteria shifts.  

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Defense

FAA releases final report for Advanced Materials and Processes Survey for AAM, UAS

Proposed research authored by WSU-NIAR and Mississippi State Advanced Composites Institute offers techniques to identify, assess and understand composites and other materials use in aviation applications.  

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Concept Integrity eVTOL completes successful second test flight

Carbon fiber prototype, developed by partners Umiles Next and Tecnalia, took to the skies in its first free flight intended to determine its feasibility operating in urban environments.  

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Trends

Archer Aviation sets ambitious target to build 250 eVTOLs in 2025

With its upcoming unveiling of the composite Midnight eVTOL, Archer Aviation forecasts a rapid production ramp-up in the following years.  

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Volocopter raises $182 million in second Series E funding round

Additional funds will be used for eVTOL aircraft certification and launching the company’s first commercial routes.  

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Aerospace

NASA's Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign adds new partners

Partners like Overair and Supernal boast composites exploration, expertise in eVTOL developments, joining 30 others taking part in the program’s integrated AAM information exchange efforts.

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Joby applies for eVTOL certification in Japan

Company intends to bring eVTOL technology to Japan, with a new agreement between Japanese and U.S. aviation regulators streamlining the process.  

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First production AW609 tiltrotor takes flight

The composites-intensive production aircraft will support mission capability evaluation and expansion as the program moves closer to certification.   

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Sustainability

Delta, Joby Aviation partner to deliver sustainable home-to-airport transportation

Sixty-million upfront equity investment will integrate Joby-operated eVTOL services into Delta customer-facing channels, beginning in New York and Los Angeles.  

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Volocopter conducts first crewed flight, deploys vertiport in Italy

In addition to crewed flights in France and South Korea, the company has successfully flown the Volocopter 2X, presented Italy’s first testing vertiport and explored the VoloIQ digital platform.  

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