DOT, FAA call for proposals for AAM operations By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA have issued a call for state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments to compete for a chance to launch a pilot program to test out their plans to incorporate electric vertical takeoff and […]
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Central Coast initiative will support drones, eVTOLs, and clean-energy aircraft The Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) has received $7,450,000 from the California Jobs First Council to establish the first FAA-compliant multi-airport California drone flight corridor network. The project, known as the California Advanced Air Mobility Corridors Initiative (CAAMCI), will connect rural airports in Watsonville, Marina, […]
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Commercial UAV Expo Panel Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for Advanced Air Mobility The Commercial UAV Expo, held in Las Vegas from September 2 – 4, 2025, brought together leaders from across the drone and aviation industries to discuss the technologies and policies shaping the future of airspace integration. One session, Democratizing Cooperation and Collaboration Across […]
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New SkyDrive Test Flights Japanese eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive Inc. recently announced the successful completion of a series of demonstration flights for its SD-05 passenger model at the Osaka Expo 2025 between July 31 and August 24th. The demonstration flights, which lasted several minutes, took the SKYDRIVE up and out from the Expo venue’s vertiport and […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation and Georgia Department of Transportation are joining forces to study the creation of the nation’s first interstate advanced air mobility (AAM) corridor to improve air mobility. This innovative initiative, the nation’s first interstate advanced air mobility corridor, will aim to connect Charlotte and Atlanta via a dedicated […]The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sector, long heralded as the future of urban transportation, finds itself at an inflection point in mid-2025. Headlines today (August 12, 2025) point out that Archer Aviation’s stock fell based on quarterly numbers – but many articles also pointed out that on the whole, Wall Street doesn’t find […]
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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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Funding supports delivery of uncrewed cargo aircraft and personal flight vehicles as U.S. pushes advanced air mobility AIR, an aerospace company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has secured $23 million in Series A funding to support U.S. expansion, production scaling, and continued delivery of its uncrewed cargo aircraft. The round was led […]
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United, Delta, and Republic Airways see AAM as a solution to infrastructure, access, and efficiency challenges At the AUVSI Drone and AAM Policy Symposium held in Washington, D.C., on July 29–30, 2025, aviation and policy leaders gathered to discuss the future of flight. One panel focused on why some of the biggest names in manned aviation—United […]
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Second annual event in Nashville expands focus to include advanced air mobility and urban air mobility initiatives. by DRONELIFE Contributor T. Seth Ford (Drone615, Nashville, TN) Capitalizing on the concentrated momentum from last year’s inaugural gathering of Tennessee drone stakeholders, a cooperative effort between the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Aeronautics Division and Vanderbilt University […]
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