Advanced air mobility intelligence
eVTOL aircraft, vertiport infrastructure, drone delivery, and urban air mobility.
Advanced air mobility (AAM) encompasses electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, cargo drones, and the ground infrastructure enabling a new layer of urban and regional air transportation. The sector has attracted over $10 billion in venture capital investment and is approaching its first commercial operations, with Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, and others targeting FAA certification and initial passenger service in 2026–2027.
The eVTOL industry is concentrated among a handful of well-funded developers. Joby Aviation (backed by Toyota, partnered with Delta and Uber) has completed over 50,000 flight miles across 850+ flights in 2025 alone, and is now entering the final stage of FAA type certification with TIA flight testing expected in 2026. Archer Aviation (partnered with United Airlines and Stellantis) is progressing through certification with its Midnight aircraft. In Europe, Volocopter was acquired by Diamond Aircraft in 2025 after insolvency, while Lilium shut down in February 2025 after failing to secure rescue funding. China's EHang received the world's first eVTOL type certificate for its EH216-S in 2023 and has begun commercial operations, and AutoFlight's Prosperity achieved Chinese type certification in 2024.
Ground infrastructure is scaling in parallel. Vertiport development projects are underway worldwide, with hundreds contracted across the US, UAE, Japan, South Korea, and Europe. The vertiport business spans charging infrastructure, passenger processing, air traffic management integration, and maintenance facilities. Dubai's Road and Transport Authority granted Joby exclusive rights to operate an air taxi network with multiple vertiport locations, and Los Angeles is planning vertiport infrastructure for the 2028 Olympic Games.
Delphidata tracks eVTOL developer programs, certification milestones, vertiport infrastructure development, drone delivery network buildouts, the emerging regulatory frameworks for urban air mobility, and the supply chain connecting battery technology, electric propulsion, and avionics to AAM vehicle production.
What Delphidata tracks.
Structured data across the full value chain.
eVTOL developers and programs
eVTOL aircraft developers — Joby, Archer, Volocopter/Diamond, EHang, Vertical Aerospace, Wisk (Boeing), Eve (Embraer) — tracked with aircraft specifications, flight test progress, certification status, manufacturing capacity, and order backlog.
Vertiport infrastructure
Vertiport development projects worldwide — airport-integrated, urban rooftop, and dedicated facilities. Mapped with location, developer, capacity (pads, throughput), charging infrastructure, and operational status. Connected to the eVTOL operators each facility will serve.
Certification and regulation
FAA Type Certification progress, EASA Special Conditions, CAAC eVTOL certificates, and national AAM regulatory frameworks. Tracking which developers have achieved which certification milestones and the regulatory timeline for commercial passenger operations.
Supply chain and technology
Battery suppliers (high energy density cells for aviation), electric propulsion systems, avionics and flight control systems, and lightweight composite structures. Connected to the eVTOL programs each component supplier serves.
Partnerships and investment
Airline partnerships (Delta-Joby, United-Archer), defense contracts (Joby DOD programs), strategic manufacturing alliances (Toyota-Joby, Stellantis-Archer), and venture funding rounds. Tracking how partnerships de-risk commercialization.
Who uses this intelligence.
Airlines and transport operators
Evaluate eVTOL integration for urban mobility service extensions, monitor vehicle certification timelines, assess vertiport infrastructure requirements, and plan route networks based on vehicle range and passenger demand modeling.
Airports and infrastructure developers
Plan vertiport infrastructure investments, evaluate site requirements and permitting processes, track eVTOL operator demand signals, and assess the integration of AAM operations with existing airport operations and airspace.
Investors and venture capital
Screen AAM investments by certification progress, partnership quality, manufacturing readiness, and competitive positioning. Assess the timeline to positive unit economics and the capital requirements for commercial scale.
Defense and government
Track eVTOL capabilities relevant to military logistics, medical evacuation, and surveillance applications. Monitor dual-use technology development and assess the maturity of autonomous flight systems for government missions.