Hollocraft was named a finalist in the 2026 DIBX Pitch Competition for Quad-Wing, an autonomous aerial system designed to deliver fuel across contested environments. The concept uses small, attritable VTOL aircraft working together to keep critical supplies moving, even when individual aircraft are lost.

A century ago, aviation was crowded with ambitious startups competing to define the future of flight. Then came certification, industrialization and consolidation. As Archer and Joby expand beyond aircraft into autonomy, defense and systems technology, eVTOL may be entering the same transition. What can aviation’s past tell us about who survives?

Joby & Toyota are bringing automotive manufacturing expertise to eVTOL. Their new alliance points to a challenge the industry must solve as aircraft move from prototypes to products: how to combine aviation-grade safety and traceability with the efficiency, consistency and scale required to build thousands of aircraft.

The future of eVTOL will not be decided by who flies first, but by whose software can think clearly, fail gracefully, and scale safely in the most complex airspace on Earth.

Photo courtesty of Joby. Read more on flyingmag.com For the past decade, eVTOL has lived in a familiar startup purgatory: beautiful concept art, heroic test flights, breathless press releases, and a nagging question hanging in the air like an unresolved chord: can anyone actually build these things at scale? In 2025, that question finally started getting some adult answers. The most telling shift in the industry right now isn’t speed records or range improvements. It’s square

ChatGPT said: Archer acquires Lilium’s 300-patent portfolio, preserving key eVTOL innovations in propulsion, battery systems, and flight control ensuring Lilium’s legacy fuels the next era of urban air mobility.

South Korea is fast emerging as the world’s most coordinated testbed for eVTOL flight. With government-backed infrastructure, airline partnerships, and Archer’s new deal with Korean Air, Seoul could become the first city where air taxis truly take off.

Aviation has always moved in bursts: the Wright brothers’ first flights in 1903, the jet age of the 1950s, the rise of wide-body aircraft...

Introduction When aviation makes history, it’s rarely with a whisper. In early August 2025, Joby Aviation completed the first piloted...

Introduction The dream of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) has always been bigger than the aircraft themselves....

Joby Aviation’s recent partnership with defense contractor L3Harris highlights a new dimension for the industry: designing eVTOLs that can serve military logistics and intelligence missions.

lilium.com Lilium has officially opened what it calls Europe’s first high-volume production facility for eVTOL aircraft—a 175,000...

Archer Aviation just ticked a big box on its flight test checklist: Midnight has completed a full transition from vertical to wing-borne flight.

The future of electric aviation just landed at one of the world’s busiest airports.

Canada just logged a major milestone in the global eVTOL race.

Joby Aviation is making waves with its latest move: a Memorandum of Understanding with Abdul Latif Jameel, a Saudi conglomerate, to explore electric air taxi distribution in the Kingdom.

The future of autonomous flight just got a major boost.

In an industry crowded with prototypes and pitch decks, Vertical Aerospace is making real moves—on the ground and in the air.

Archer’s air taxi launch in NYC is exciting — but limited. At Hollocraft, we believe the future of air mobility must be more flexible, accessible, and built for everyone’s daily commute — not just airport shuttles for a few.

Skyfly’s clearance to perform transition flight is a big win for the eVTOL industry. At Hollocraft, we’re going even further — building aircraft that treat seamless transitions as the foundation for practical, everyday air travel.