FutureFlight
UK's Future Flight Challenge Funds New 'Advanced Mobility Ecosystem Consortium'
The consortium received £9.5 million ($11.3 million) to accelerate the introduction of advanced air mobility in the UK.
A Vertical VX4 eVTOL operated by Virgin Atlantic flies over the UK.
A Vertical VX4 eVTOL operated by Virgin Atlantic will perform two test flights and one simulated flight over the UK as part of the Advanced Mobility Ecosystem Consortium's work to bring advanced air mobility to the region. (Credit: Vertical Aerospace)

The UK government has awarded a group of British aviation companies £9.5 million ($11.3 million) to demonstrate the feasibility of advanced air mobility in the country, as part of the UK Research and Innovation agency’s ongoing Future Flight Challenge. 

Those companies announced today (July 18) the formation of the Advanced Mobility Ecosystem Consortium, which will work to develop technologies and infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of advanced air mobility (AAM) in the UK.