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Archer Aviation to Acquire Los Angeles Airport as Strategic Air Taxi Hub and AI Testbed

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Acquisition Overview Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) has announced an agreement to acquire control of Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) in Los Angeles for approximately $126 million in cash. The 80-acre site will serve as both the operational hub and artificial intelligence (AI) testbed for the company’s planned Los Angeles air taxi network. The transaction remains subject […]

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Joby, Archer and the Air Mobility Race: When Certification, Sentiment, and Stocks Collide

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This article represent the views of the author and does not in any way constitute or imply investment advice.  The advanced air mobility (AAM) industry is edging closer to takeoff. Publicly traded companies such as Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) and Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) are two of several names defining this new frontier, developing electric […]

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PLANA Secures Pre-Order for 20 Hybrid eVTOL Aircraft from VONAER

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Agreement highlights growing demand for regional air mobility in Asia and beyond PLANA US, Inc. announced on September 22 that it has signed a letter of intent with VONAER, a Korea-based air mobility service provider, for the delivery of 20 hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The deal outlines the supply of 5 […]

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AutoFlight Delivers World’s First One-Ton eVTOL Aircraft with Full Airworthiness Certification

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China’s AutoFlight achieves a world-first with certified heavy-lift eVTOL drone, paving the way for large-scale low-altitude operations. Historic Delivery of Certified Heavy-Lift eVTOL Shanghai-based advanced air mobility company AutoFlight has made aviation history by delivering the world’s first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a maximum take-off weight exceeding one ton. The aircraft, […]

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SkyDrive Unveils Full-Scale Mockup of SD-05 eVTOL at Expo 2025 Osaka

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Visitors Experience the Future of Urban Air Mobility with Life-Size Model and Boarding Opportunity SkyDrive Inc., a leading Japanese eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft manufacturer, has revealed a full-scale mockup of its SKYDRIVE SD-05 model to the public for the first time at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. The display is part of the […]

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SkyDrive Conducts Successful Public Flight of SD-05 eVTOL at Expo 2025 Osaka

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Demonstration Marks Milestone for Advanced Air Mobility in Japan SkyDrive Inc., a leading Japanese developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has completed a successful demonstration flight of its SD-05 model at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. The public flight, held on April 9, 2025, took place during the Media Day event at the […]

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Blade Air Mobility and Skyports Partner for Manhattan to JFK Flights

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New Pilot Program to Evaluate Commuter Demand and eVTOL Readiness Blade Air Mobility, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLDE) and Skyports Infrastructure have announced a partnership to expand Blade’s existing by-the-seat helicopter transfer service. The pilot program will connect the Downtown Manhattan Heliport with John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), offering a faster travel option for commuters and […]

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FAA Reauthorization Bill Paves the Way for eVTOL Flight Integration and Advanced Air Mobility

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FAA reauthorization paves way for eVTOL flights By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill (The following is the last in a series of articles on how the recent passage of the bill to reauthorize the FAA positively impacts the drone and eVTOL industries.) The U.S. has taken a giant step closer toward a future in which […]

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Wilbur Air Partners with FlyNow to Expand Electric Aircraft Fleet

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New Australian e-Airline to Integrate FlyNow Aircraft for Freight and Passenger Services Electric air taxi infrastructure start-up, Skyportz, has announced the establishment of Wilbur Air, a wholly owned subsidiary that will operate electric and hybrid aircraft from its network of vertiports across Australia. Wilbur Air will have priority access to Skyportz vertiport locations, which are […]

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Skyports Infrastructure to Launch Air Taxi Services in Dubai by 2026

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Skyports and Joby Aviation Partner with Dubai’s RTA: A New Era of Air Taxi Services by 2026 Skyports Infrastructure, a leading player in the vertiport infrastructure for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry, has announced a Definitive Agreement with Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) and all-electric aircraft company Joby Aviation. The agreement, signed at […]

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