This rapid expansion, driven by urban air mobility (UAM) and sustainability goals, places unprecedented pressure on procurement managers to ensure that parts suppliers meet rigorous standards. Auditing these suppliers is not just a checkbox exercise it’s a critical process to safeguard quality, compliance, and safety in a nascent industry where innovation often outpaces regulation.
On July 1, 2025, EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH), a trailblazer in urban air mobility (UAM), forged a strategic alliance with Reignwood Aviation Group, a leading private aviation enterprise in China.
The skies are no longer the sole domain of roaring fighter jets or lumbering cargo planes. A new breed of aerial technology electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, advanced VTOL systems, and autonomous drones is quietly reshaping the contours of geopolitical competition, military strategy, and urban mobility.
In a landmark development for urban air mobility, EHang Holdings Limited, a global leader in autonomous aerial vehicle technology, is spearheading the transformation of Guizhou’s tourism sector through its innovative EH216-S pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
China has staked an early and aggressive claim in the emerging eVTOL market, leveraging policy incentives, deep investments in battery research and a notably agile regulatory framework to outpace many Western competitors.
On June 25, 2025, Horizon Aircraft, a Toronto-based advanced aerospace engineering company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker HOVR, announced a strategic partnership with renowned mobility designer Andrea Mocellin.