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The approval under the air force's 516c airworthiness certification criteria clear the way for the six-seat Alia aircraft to conduct manned test flights as part of the Agility Prime program.
The electric-motor manufacturer is partnering with pyrotechnic specialist Pyroalliance to bring equipment to market by 2023 that could provide instant protection against electric arcs.
Ground infrastructure provider Skyports sees Asia and the U.S. being early-adopter markets for urban air mobility services, with Europe following soon after.
Astro, which is preparing to be listed on the Nasdaq market, will give Horizon's owners five million common shares in return for full control of the company.
In addition to a new partnership with the Catalan region's airports group, EHang says it will work with local officials to make the city of Zaragoza an aerial transportation hub following test flights of its EH216 eVTOL aircraft.
The Piper M Series aircraft sustained some damage when its crew had to land in a field near Cranfield Airport in the UK, where ZeroAvia is doing development work on its hydrogen propulsion system.
Through the new Vertex project, initial flight testing starts this year on the Flightlab helicopter as the company prepares for a full demonstration in 2023.
The all-electric eFlyer 800 will directly challenge turboprop-powered business aircraft like the ubiquitous King Air and is slated to enter service in 2026.
The Italian rotorcraft group is expected to develop a technology demonstrator for an aircraft that could lead to a new model being ready to enter service in the second half of the 2020s.