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NASA and Joby Complete Air Taxi Simulation Exercise Around Dallas-Fort Worth

At its peak, the simulation involved 120 virtual eVTOL flights each hour in the central terminal area of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
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EASA Publishes Updated Proposals Special Condition VTOL Aircraft Means of Compliance

Industry stakeholders have until March 1, 2024, to comment on the European aviation safety agency's additional means of compliance proposals for new eVTOL aircraft.
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Charter Operator JSX Says It will Buy a Trio of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

The Texas-based company flies regional services under Department of Transportation Part 380 charter rules in the face of opposition from U.S. Part 121 airlines.
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FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
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Overair Completes First Butterfly eVTOL Prototype and Prepares to Start Flight Testing

The U.S. Navy has awarded the company a research and technology contract as it looks to apply new technology to its future rotorcraft fleet.
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Norwegian Island Communities Back Plans For Electric Seaplane Services

Norwegian researchers have found significant support among domestic travelers to switch from aircraft burning fossil fuel, depending on the cost of flights.
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Abu Dhabi Mobility Group Signs For 100 of EHang's Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

The Chinese manufacturer has the UAE's Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industries Cluster that was established in October.
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Astrolabe Aims to Revolutionize eVTOL Battery Safety with Data Analytics

Astrolabe Analytics is developing a data-driven software solution for battery health monitoring and predictive maintenance.
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UK Air Traffic Management Group Reports on eVTOL Operations Exercises

NATS controllers simulated flights from Bristol to London in an exercise with Vertical Aerospace; Virgin Atlantic; AtkinsRéalis; Skyports; Heathrow, Bristol, and London City airports; the Connected Places Catapult; and Cranfield and Warwick universities.
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UrbanX Launches Air Taxi Plan for Miami-Dade County

The prospective eVTOL operator is a subsidiary of Global Crossing Airlines and says it may buy up to 200 of Eve's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.
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EASA Outlines Approach To Regulating Noise Levels for eVTOL Flights

The European air safety agency has also established a digital portal for stakeholders to exchange information about air mobility initiatives.
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Ampaire Claims Record for 12-Hour Hybrid-electric Flight

The company's latest long-distance endurance flight was from Camarillo in California, building on early missions to Alaska, Canada, and Wisconsin.
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Switching Plans, Maeve Will Develop an 80-seat Hybrid-electric Regional Airliner

The company is moving its headquarters from the Netherlands to Oberpfaffenhofen Airport near Munich.
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AIBot Partners with Honeywell to Develop Flight Controls for Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

AIBot has emerged from stealth mode with plans to introduce a seven-seat eVTOL aircraft with highly automated flight controls powered by artificial intelligence.
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Aircraft

NASA To Roll Out X-59 Supersonic Demonstrator in January

Rollout of the X-59 Quesst is scheduled for January 12
NASA X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator on flight line (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
Avionics

Reliable Robotics Flies Caravan Without a Pilot on Board

The start-up has completed its first completely uncrewed flight in California
Reliable Robotics' Cessna Caravan aircraft flies with no pilot onboard
Sustainability and Environment

Boeing Adds 'Insights' to Cascade Climate Impact Modeling Tool

Cascade update adds user-friendly features to improve accessibility
People observe a demonstration of Boeing's Cascade tool
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet's Simulation with Eve Paves Way For eVTOL Services

Helicopter flights were used to assess how eVTOL aircraft might be operated
Eve's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft is expected to compete type certification in 2026.
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Reliable Robotics Flies Cessna Caravan Without a Pilot on Board

Reliable Robotics has flown an autonomous cargo airplane with no humans on board for the first time.
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