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Wisk and Alaka'i Sign Up for NASA's Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign
The eVTOL developers are joining 17 other companies to support NASA's efforts to nurture a leadership role for U.S. companies in advanced air mobility.
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Flight Test Pilots and Engineers Share Knowledge Through New Council
Membership in the eVTOL Flight Test Council has quickly grown to 160 individuals from manufacturers, regulators, and suppliers.
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Report Predicts Burgeoning eVTOL Fleet and Big Spending By 2050
Transport Roland Berger predicts 160,000 aircraft and a $90 billion market in 30 years from now.
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Bye Aerospace Signs Deal with Safran Electric Motors
Bye, an electric airplane pioneer, has picked French engine-maker Safran to power its eFlyers.
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Automation Could Be Available for Ground Handling of eVTOL Aircraft
Moonware says its electric, autonomously operated tow tugs could be ready to enter service at vertiports and airports by 2023.
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Public Flight Demo Gives Korea a Look at EHang's 216 AAV
Authorities in the country's capital want to launch urban air mobility services between 2023 and 2026.
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Lilium Announces Plan to Build eVTOL Air Mobility Network in Florida
A vertiport in in the Orlando-area community of Lake Nona is the first step in a planned network offering flights within a 185-mile radius.
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Current Air Traffic Management Technology and Structures Are Inadequate for Urban Air Mobility
In its new white paper, German startup D3 argues that a new and fully integrated approach to air traffic management is required to support urban air mobility's anticipated growth.
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Klein Vision Starts Flight Testing Two-Seater Sports Car
The company says its AirCar will be able to transition from road to flight mode in under three minutes.
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New Aircraft Developers Weigh the Case for Autonomous Operations
Some favor a gradual approach to flight autonomy, but others are saying the case for it is already established.
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Electra Takes the Short Takeoff and Landing Path to Advanced Air Mobility
The startup aims to have a six-seat, hybrid electric aircraft in service by the end of 2026.
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Spanish Cities Selected For Air Taxi Flight Trials in 2022
The country's air navigation agency, Enaire, has said it will run eVTOL aircraft demonstrations in Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela.
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Airbus Noise Reduction For Helicopters Will Also Guide eVTOL Design
Airbus is exploring both new technology and operating methods to make helicopters quieter.
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Joby Files a Flurry of eVTOL Technology Patent Applications
The company now has almost 60 U.S. patents either granted or pending, with six new applications having been filed last month.
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Vancouver's Pioneers Make the Case For Inclusive Advanced Air Mobility
A new white paper from the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium makes the case that Vancouver is an ideal launch pad for this new mode of air transportation.
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Korean Company Invests in Bye Aerospace and New Envoy Aircraft
Little is known about the plans for Korean startup Aerospace9, which has been recently founded by IT entrepreneur Seunghyuk Cha.
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VoltAero Recruits Aerostructures Group Sonaca for Cassio Production
The airframe for the Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft will be more aerodynamic than the current Cassio 1 testbed.
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U.S. Air Force Selects Small Business Teams For eVTOL R&D Contracts
Just over 250 teams consisting of small firms and universities have been chosen to work on various technologies to support eVTOL aircraft development.
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Volocopter Teams with Lufthansa on UAM Digital Platform
The platform to be developed by the two companies will run on Microsoft Azure to manage Volocopter's emerging urban air mobility ecosystem.
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China's Aviation Regulator Establishes Unmanned Aviation Zones
Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer EHang will be one of the main beneficiaries of a decision by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
