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Opener's BlackFly Makes Rare Appearance During Oshkosh Show

Hardly anyone has seen the production version of Opener's BlackFly single-seat eVTOL personal aerial vehicle since it first surfaced in 2018.
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Avidyne Teams with Daedalean To Offer AI-based Pilot Eye Vision System

The new PilotEye vision system will be offered for use on existing general aviation aircraft, as well as new advanced air mobility models, including eVTOL vehicles.
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Australian Advanced Air Mobility Summit Will Bring Industry and Government Together

The Australian Association for Unmanned Systems is organizing the country's first AAM Summit on September 1-2, with speakers from key government agencies anticipated and participation from across the industry.
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EHang Says Yunfu eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturing Plant Now Operational

EHang is building its two-seat, autonomous EH216 vehicle in a purpose-built factory at Yunfu in China's Guangdong province, where it will host an investors day event on August 18.
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NASA Backs Electra's Work on eSTOL Blown Lift Technology

Electra is partnered with a team from the University of Southern California to develop new methods for testing blown lift technology for its planned eSTOL aircraft.
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Boeing Confirms Wisk's eVTOLs Are Part of Its Sustainability Plans, and Hydrogen Might Be, Too

Boeing has published a report on how it intends to make aviation more sustainable through multiple investments in new technology.
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Joby Boosts Board in Preparation for Wall Street Flotation

Joby intends to add three more board directors when it goes public through a planned merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners on August 5.
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KinectAir Offers Fractional Shares in VoltAero's Hybrid-Electric Cassio Aircraft

The private aviation platform says it will announce details of its Pioneer fractional ownership program at next week's EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh with Cassio manufacturer VoltAero.
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Wisk-Archer Trade Secrets Case Goes to Full Trial after Preliminary Injunction Denied

A federal judge did not grant Wisk's motion for a preliminary injunction against eVTOL aircraft rival Archer, arguing that the request for an expedited process was not backed by sufficient evidence and likelihood of success.
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Cape Air Spells Out the Case For Electric Regional Services

The New England based Part 135 operator has 103 aircraft in its fleet, and is planning to add Eviation's new Alice fixed-wing electric aircraft to the network.
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Beam Touts Off-Grid Solar Power for Electric Aircraft

Beam Global is claiming a world record for a flight across central California in a Pipistrel electric aircraft charged exclusively by off-grid solar energy.
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Eve Guarantees eVTOL Flight Hours to Flapper Charter Platform in Latin America

Embraer’s Eve subsidiary aims to provide on-demand charter broker Flapper with up to 25,000 hours of flight time in its planned eVTOL aircraft across several Latin American cities.
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Volocopter Steps Up Plans for eVTOL Air Taxi Network Across Malaysia

The German eVTOL aircraft developer has partnered with Malaysia Airports and Skyports to study the business case for investing in urban air mobility across the Southeast Asian country.
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Universal Hydrogen Joins Deutsche Aircraft's Project To Convert Dornier 328 Regional Airliner

Universal Hydrogen is looking at how its modular capsules could be integrated with the new version of the Dornier 328 aircraft being developed by the German company.
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European Cities Join Forces to Plan for Urban Air Mobility

City planners in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy are stepping up efforts to include new electric aircraft in their integrated public transportation options.
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Surf Air Plans Hybrid-Electric Cessna Grand Caravan Private Flight Fleet

Private air transportation group Surf Air Mobility says it will buy 150 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft and replace their Pratt & Whitney PT6 turbine engines with an as-yet unspecified hybrid-electric powertrain in 2024.
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Archer Attorneys File New Brief Rebutting Wisk Trade Secret Theft Allegations

The federal court for the Northern District of California is due to hear Wisk's motion for a preliminary injunction against its eVTOL aircraft rival Archer on July 21.
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New eVTOL Promises 'Fly by Intent' Simplicity for Personal Air Mobility Customers

Israeli start-up Air this week came out of stealth mode, while declining to reveal more than a few bare details about its planned eVTOL aircraft for the personal air mobility sector.
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Kit-built Helicopter Maker Rotor X Advances Plans For Six-Seat eVTOL Multicopter

RotorX is working on plans to offer eVTOL multicopters powered by piston engines or electric motors for a variety of applications including passenger transportation.
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European Reseller Commits to Orders For Five eFlyer 800 Electric Aircraft

Rheinland Air Service commits to the eight-seat eFlyer 800 electric aircraft with a comprehensive contract that includes MRO provision in Central Europe.
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