Start-up accelerator Starburst Aerospace is preparing to launch its new Blast program in September to incubate new aviation, defense and space start-ups.

Universal Hydrogen and Plug Power are forging an alliance with electric propulsion unit developer MagniX and aircraft conversion specialist AeroTec based in a new facility in Moses Lake, Washington.

Elroy has now raised $48 million and expects to have a complete prototype of its Chaparral autonomous cargo VTOL aircraft in flight test operations with the U.S. military during 2022.

The company has resumed flight testing with its eVTOL technology demonstrator and has published estimated per passenger pricing the Lilium Jet flight network.

The package delivery group plans to use the Alice eCargo aircraft for feeder services in the U.S. from 2024 as part of its long-term plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from its operations.

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on August 5 is expected to approve Joby's planned merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners.

Azul has provisionally agreed to buy 220 of Lilium's six-passenger eVTOL aircraft for $1 billion and is working with the manufacturer to launch commercial services from 2025.

During the "Cleaner Skies" event at Valkenburg Airport in the Netherlands, the Delft University of Technology's AeroDelft team gave an update on their plans to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Rolls-Royce will expand its research and development footprint at Purdue University in a multi-million-dollar partnership with the university and the Purdue Research Foundation.

The company is testing subscale eVTOL and eSTOL versions of its eStarling aircraft, with recent trials having focused on validating the flight control system.

Every minute that an eVTOL aircraft saves in getting emergency medical support to a patient increases the chance of survival, and this application also demonstrates clear societal benefits for the new mode of transportation.

Advanced communications technology is a key part of the urban air mobility equation because the new sector will greedily consume data, which is why trade groups are calling for careful planning with service providers and technology experts.

Skye Aviation has committed to ordering 15 of Bye Aerospace's new nine-seat eFlyer 800 electric fixed-wing aircraft, which is expected to enter service in 2025.

Touchscreen flight displays, along with a synthetic vision system and compact fly-by-wire flight controls are all intended to reduce the workload for the single pilot flying Eviation's Alice electric aircraft.

The Transwing eVTOL design features folding wings that will allow the aircraft to operate from a much smaller ground area than similar-sized vehicles.

The company says that after suffering costly damage from a battery fire, it has developed a solution that guards against this danger and wants to offer it to other electric aircraft companies.

The company has begun the process to earn the FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate it needs to start eVTOL air taxi services by 2024, along with the required type and production certificates for its five-seat aircraft.

Johnson Matthey has acquired the assets and intellectual property of UK-based battery developer Oxis Energy and intends to use these as a platform to pursue its ambitions in the green hydrogen sector.

The German company's 2X eVTOL prototype flew in front of large crowds at the EAA AirVenture event, and visitors were also able to take a close look at the cabin for the VoloCity air taxi model.

Hardly anyone has seen the production version of Opener's BlackFly single-seat eVTOL personal aerial vehicle since it first surfaced in 2018.