Government investment

India’s civil aviation ministry and the WEF examine potential AAM hubs in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh

India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) India, during January 2025 conducted field studies across Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh in January 2025 aimed […]

Government investment

China launches government body to oversee economic development of AAM industry

China Daily reports China’s top economic planner has established a department to support the development of the burgeoning low-altitude economy. “The new department, under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), is responsible for formulating […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

ZeroAvia receives USD4.2 million in funding from FAA for electric propulsion research

ZeroAvia has announced that it has been awarded USD4.2 million in US federal funding through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition discretionary grant program for Low-Emission Aviation Technology (FAST Tech). The grant will […]

Government investment

FI 2024: UK government invests UKP100 million in sustainable, AAM technology research

The UK’s Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has announced over UKP100 million of government-industry funding for sustainable aerospace tech projects to support greener air travel, at the launch of the 2024 Farnborough Airshow. Just […]

Government investment

FI 2024: UK regional government to help Hybrid Air Vehicles finance Airlander production

Hybrid Air Vehicles, the organisation behind the Airlander lighter-than-air transport, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore financing opportunities with the South Yorkshire JESSICA Urban Development Fund to invest in […]