The coronavirus pandemic may have cooled the hype, but it has not dampened the enthusiasm in the nascent urban air mobility sector. Testing of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles is picking up pace, and the first type certifications and commercial deliveries could come within the next three years.

As they move through prototyping to certification, the first-wave companies are fleshing out business plans that are not all focused on inner-city urban air mobility (UAM). Intercity flights, medical deliveries, unmanned logistics, first responders and military missions are all in the emerging market mix.

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