February 2026 signaled continued acceleration across the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector, as manufacturers, regulators, and infrastructure partners advanced manufacturing efforts, expanded real-world flight operations, and strengthened the ecosystem required to enable safe, scalable commercial deployment.
Here are the top 5 most read articles from February:
1. Vertical Aerospace & Marubeni Accelerate Plans for Japanese Electric Air Taxi Routes
Vertical Aerospace and Marubeni Corporation are accelerating the development of a commercial roadmap for electric air taxi services across Japan.
2. BETA Technologies Partners on Hawaii Electric Aviation Initiative
BETA Technologies has collaborated with Surf Air Mobility and the Hawaii Department of Transportation on an eIPP application to support early integration of electric aircraft into Hawaii’s commuter airline network.
3. Horizon Aircraft Selects RAMPF for Cavorite X7 Fuselage Manufacturing
Horizon Aircraft has chosen RAMPF Composite Solutions to manufacture the composite fuselage for its Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft, supporting lightweight design, structural integrity, and durability requirements.
4. Volocopter Optimizes Supply Chain & Accelerates eVTOL Development
Volocopter has finalized the optimization and realignment of its supply chain to support the research, development, industrial scalability and production of its VoloCity and VoloXPro electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
5. AutoFlight Debuts Matrix & Completes First 5-Ton eVTOL Transition
AutoFlight has successfully conducted the first public full transition flight of Matrix, marking the world’s debut of a 5-ton class electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
