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Airlines Place Biggest eVTOL Orders To Date As Vertical Goes Public

Vertical Aerospace is merging with special purpose acquisition company Broadstone, boosted by pre-orders for up to 1,000 of its VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft from American, Virgin and Avolon.
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Embraer's Eve Urban Air Mobility Unit Seeks Merger With Zanite SPAC

The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer confirmed that its Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions subsidiary is in talks to merge with Nasdaq-listed Zanite Acquisition Corp to advance plans to develop eVTOL aircraft.
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Blog Takes Readers Behind the Curtain to See the eVTOL Aircraft Certification Process for What It is

Lilium's chief program officer and head of airworthiness have co-authored a guide to how the company is navigating the path towards type certification for its seven-seater eVTOL aircraft.
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Archer Unveils Maker eVTOL Technology Demonstrator

Archer says it expects to start test flights in the fourth quarter of 2021 with the two-seat Maker technology demonstrator, which will pave the way for the eVTOL aircraft it plans to bring to market in 2024.
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How Urban Movement Labs Is Helping Los Angeles Achieve Its Urban Air Mobility Potential

Public perception of urban air mobility operations is will be an important factor in welcoming new modes of transportation to wary communities.
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Electra Confirms Design for Hybrid-Electric STOL Regional Aircraft

The U.S. company now intends to show the design for a seven-passenger short takeoff and landing aircraft to prospective customers as it prepares to bring it to market by 2026.
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Electric Aircraft Developers Now Have Battery Options With Epic Family Rollout

Electric Power Systems has launched its new Epic family of batteries which can support a wide array of all-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.
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Lilium Selects Honeywell To Supply Fly-by-wire Flight Controls and Avionics for eVTOL

The German startup agreed the partnership with Honeywell after a two-year competitive bidding process and the U.S. company is making an undisclosed direct investment in Lilium.
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Indians and Brazilians Identified as Most Likely Advanced Air Mobility Early Adopters

McKinsey surveyed 4,800 consumers in the U.S., China, Brazil, India, Germany, and Poland about their attitudes toward riding in eVTOL aircraft and receiving cargo deliveries that way.
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JetPack Commits to Running Speeder Utility VTOL Vehicle on "Fuel from Air"

JetPack Aviation is partnering with Prometheus Fuels to make fuel produced by reclaiming atmospheric carbon available for its Speeder VTOL aircraft and also its "personal turbine" JetPacks.
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Alaskan Regional Airline Signs Launch Commitment for Airflow's Hybrid-electric STOL Aircraft

Ravn Alaska has signed a letter of intent under which it would add 50 of Airflow's new eSTOL aircraft to its Anchorage-based fleet from 2025.
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Eve Lands Another eVTOL Launch Order, This Time from Helicopter Operator Helisul

Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul Aviation has made a commitment to buy up to 50 of the four-passenger eVTOL aircraft being developed by Embraer subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions.
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EHang Conducts EH216 Trial Flights in Japan with Official Support

China's EHang this week conducted demonstration flights with its two-seat EH216 eVTOL aircraft during an event at the Kasaoka Air Station in Okayama prefecture in the west of Japan.
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Rolls-Royce Steps Up Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Tests

The aircraft engine manufacturer says it is now testing what it claims to be the most powerful hybrid-electric propulsion system built to date of aerospace applications..
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Skyports and Hanwha Team to Develop Vertiports in South Korea

The agreement with UK-based Skyports will enable Hanwha Systems to offer advanced air mobility infrastructure services in South Korea and globally.
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Astro Aerospace Completes Acquisition of Horizon Aircraft

Under a new leadership team headed by former GE Capital CFO Patricia Trompeter and Horizon co-founder Brandon Robinson, the combined venture will pursue the development of three eVTOL aircraft.
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Archer to Unveil Maker Technology Demonstrator Next Week

Archer Aviation will unveil the two-seat technology demonstrator for its planned four-passenger eVTOL aircraft during an event in Los Angeles at 6 p.m. local time on June 10.
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GKN Supplies First Wings, Empennage and Wiring For Eviation Alice Aircraft

GKN Aerospace completed final assembly and integration of these major components for Eviation's all-electric aircraft at its new Global Technology Centre at Bristol in the UK.
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Joby Signs Up Partners to Develop Skyport Network For eVTOL Air Taxis

The eVTOL aircraft manufacturer is joining forces with parking garage operators and developers to establish a network of urban vertiports in cities such as Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco.
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Archer Says It Has No Case to Answer In Trade Secret Theft Case Launched by Bitter Rival Wisk

Archer's response to Wisk's U.S. District Court lawsuit sheds new light on its early stealth mode work on a eVTOL aircraft design to dispel Wisk's accusation that its rapid progress could only be based on foul play.