The tethered sky: Navigating the integration of U-space and energy grids

The tethered sky

The discourse surrounding the future of aviation frequently gravitates toward the aerodynamic elegance of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft or the logistical utility of heavy-lift drones.

Navigating the valley of reality: An AAM sector assessment

Navigating the valley of reality

The Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem has fundamentally shifted, transitioning from a period defined by speculative capital and digital conceptualizations into a phase best characterized as the “Valley of Reality.”

The certification cascade: How Part 194 rewrites the rules of vertical flight

How Part 194 rewrites

The aviation sector rarely witnesses a regulatory pivot as sharp or consequential as the implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 120.

EHang appoints Shuai Feng as chief technology officer

Mr. Shuai Feng, CTO of EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), a global leader in advanced air mobility (“AAM”) technology, today officially announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has approved and appointed Mr. Shuai Feng as the Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”), effective on January 14, 2026.

Fractured skies: The zero-trust deficit in urban air mobility

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The rapid ascent of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) has captivated the industrial imagination, promising a revolution in logistics and passenger transport. However, beneath the polished fuselages of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft lies a precarious digital foundation.

The real bottleneck of advanced air mobility: Infrastructure, not aircraft

The Real Bottleneck of Advanced Air Mobility: Infrastructure, Not Aircraft

Most discussions around Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) focus on aircraft.
Range, speed, autonomy, battery density, noise levels. These topics dominate headlines, investor decks, and public conversations. They are also largely the wrong place to look.