Advanced Air Mobility

A tentative agreement between manufacturer Jump Aero and Oregon’s Department of Aviation calls for the delivery of up to 126 eVTOL aircraft.

The hydrogen-electric propulsion developer raised funds, including from the U.K. Infrastructure Bank, to support certification and scaling of its technology.

DOA is a required step for EASA type certification under the regulator’s Special Condition for vertical takeoff and landing (SC-VTOL) rules.

The manufacturer is developing what it claims will be the first zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered compound helicopter on the market.

The journey lasted 23 minutes and covered about 30 miles at 3,200 feet in altitude, taking off from the runway at ‘neighborhood driving’ speeds.

The eVTOL aircraft manufacturer also has a purchase agreement from the U.S. Air Force.

We try to answer that question and more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.

The company calls the aircraft a turbogenerator-hyrbid electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft—hVTOL, for short—and claims it’s the first of its kind to fly.

The company will bring aircraft, vertiport infrastructure, and electric charging stations to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area in a bid to launch regional AAM services.

Known more for its work with traditional aviation manufacturers and airlines, Honeywell is also heavily invested in the advanced air mobility space—and vice versa.