Electra has been named the premier private company participant in the U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA’s inaugural eVTOL Integration Pilot Program. With 2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $10 billion and a hybrid-electric aircraft that takes off and lands in 150 feet, Electra is making a compelling case that advanced air mobility doesn’t need airports — it just needs the right aircraft.
Japan’s SkyDrive has secured agreement with the JCAB on its General Certification Plan for the SD-05 eVTOL, marking one of the most significant milestones yet on the road to type certification and a planned 2028 commercial launch in Japan and the U.S.
Joby books its first Uber passengers. Germany’s ERC System takes Romeo into the sky. EASA rewrites the rulebook for air taxi pilots. And a UK battery startup just hit a milestone that matters for every eVTOL on the drawing board. Your week in electric air mobility, February 27, 2026.
AutoFlight has completed a public transition flight of its 5 ton class Matrix eVTOL in China. The 10 seat aircraft moves the industry beyond four to six seat designs and pushes Advanced Air Mobility toward higher payloads, cargo operations, and new route economics. We look at what this milestone means for regulators, infrastructure planners, and operators watching the large eVTOL space.
Veteran aviation expert Oscar Lara joins The Ways We Move podcast to demystify eVTOL’s future: from blending fixed-wing efficiency with VTOL flexibility, to navigating FAA certification hurdles and building vertiport infrastructure. Essential listen for AAM stakeholders. Watch now: https://youtu.be/HiTHqGd3MFs
Advanced air mobility shifts from prototypes to operations in 2026. Joby enters FAA test flights, Archer eyes Miami routes, Eve secures US funding, and vertiports face power constraints.
n this episode of The Ways We Move podcast, host Nicolas Zart explores an unexpected hero in the sustainable mobility revolution: cork. This 5,000-year-old material, traditionally associated with wine bottles and bulletin boards, is quietly reshaping how we design everything from electric vehicles to spacecraft and could soon play a crucial role in advanced air mobility.
In the latest episode of The Ways We Move podcast, I sit down with Skyway CEO Cliff Cruz to explore the exciting innovations shaping Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). From vertiport operations to seamless airspace management, Cliff shares insights on how Skyway is connecting air and ground transportation. Don’t miss this conversation about the future of mobility!
Catch up on January 2025’s Advanced Air Mobility highlights: Elfly partners with H55 on electric trainers, FAA and EASA strengthen AAM safety standards, Volocopter navigates insolvency, and SkyDrive unveils eVTOL routes in Osaka.