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Airports in Sweden and Norway Offer Testbed For Electric Aircraft Developers

Test facilities are being offered with the support of the European Union-backed Green Flyway program.
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Paris Seeks Partners to Launch Urban Air Mobility Services By 2024

The French capital is opening a "test area" to develop urban air mobility operations at Pontoise airfield and eVTOL developer Volocopter has signed up to support the program.
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EHang Reworks 216 eVTOL Design For Logistics Operations

The 216L version of the Chinese company's two-seat Autonomous Aerial Vehicle features a cargo pod and can carry a 200 kg payload.
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UAS Groups Urge FAA Not to Delay New Remote Identification Requirements

A trio of unmanned aerial systems industry groups want new U.S. Remote ID rules to be released in December as planned.
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Xpeng Confirms Backing for T-One Personal Air Vehicle with Beijing Motor Show Unveiling

The Chinese automotive group has signaled its intention to support development of larger eVTOL aircraft.
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SkyGrid Introduces Mission Application to Support Unmanned Aircraft Operations

The app uses artificial intelligence to simplify the multiple tasks involved in planning and executing flights.
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Bell and Xwing Complete NASA Detect and Avoid Flights with APT 70

Flights were made in unsegregated, busy airspace in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and involved operations in Class B airspace and with air traffic control clearances.
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Japan Airlines Teams with Volocopter to Prepare for Launch of eVTOL Air Taxi Operations

The two companies believe they can begin commercial urban air mobility services by September 2023.
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Sabrewing Signs Launch Order for Rhaegal eVTOL Freighter

Saudi Arabia-based Arabian Development & Marketing Co. has become the distributor for the Rhaegal-B in the GCC states and Africa.
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Reliable Robotics Says Its Flight Management System Can Change the Autonomous Flight Equation

The California-based startup says its technology proves that autonomous flight can be safe, reliable and adaptable to different aircraft platforms.
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Eco Helicopters Set to Electrify the R44 Helicopter For UAM Service

The California-based operator will launch its air taxi services with the piston-powered aircraft, before getting approval for a new electric version of the four-seater.
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ZeroAvia Makes First Hydrogen Test Flight With Piper Malibu Technology Demonstrator

The six-seater aircraft took off from ZeroAvia's UK development base with a complete propulsion system including hydrogen fuel cells.
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Vertical Teams with Warwick University to Develop Supercharger for eVTOL Aircraft

Vertical Aerospace intends to test the unit on its VA-1X eVTOL aircraft, which is due to enter service by the end of 2024.
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Universal Hydrogen Recruits Fuel Cell Specialist Plug Power for Its Aircraft Retrofit Plan

Plug Power has extensive experience developing hydrogen fuel cell stack technology for ground-based e-mobility applications, including for carmaker BMW.
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Toyota Targets New Autonomous Mobility Investments

The Japanese automaker's $800 million growth-stage Woven Capital Fund could make further investments in urban air mobility.
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Aerospace Giants Appear to Be Taking Divergent Paths On Their Journeys to Sustainable Aviation

Announcements over the past week suggest that Airbus is doubling down on investments in zero-carbon propulsion, while Boeing seems to be taking a more conservative approach for both financial and technological reasons.
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Heart Aerospace Advances Plans For ES-19 Electric Regional Airliner

The Sweden-based start-up has developed its own electric propulsion system for a 19-seat aircraft that will initially operate on routes of up to around 250 miles.
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Airbus Plans For Hydrogen Airliners in Service By 2035, But May Still Develop An All-electric eVTOL

Airbus says it will complete flight testing of its CityAirbus eVTOL technology demonstrator, despite committing to hydrogen propulsion for larger airliners.
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Turkey's Baykar Plans Larger Flying Car Prototype After Cezeri First Flight

The company achieved an initial untethered flight with a scaled model of its Cezeri flying car in Istanbul on September 15.
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General Motors Hints at Offering Ultium Batteries for eVTOL Aircraft

GM chief executive told an investment conference this week that the carmaker sees aerial mobility applications for its new electric batteries.
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