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EU Air Mobility Demonstration in Spain Concludes with EHang eVTOL Flight Tests

The Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer is one of 16 participants in in the European Union’s Air Mobility Urban–Large Experimental Demonstration, which is part of efforts to safely integrate new aircraft into urban airspace.
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Surf Air Signs $450 million Funding Commitment With Leasing Group Jetstream Aviation Capital

As part of its $450 million finance deal with Surf Air, Jetstream Capital has agreed to buy as many as 250 hybrid and fully electric powertrains.
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FutureFlight Witnesses Eviation's Alice Electric Aircraft Making Its First Flight

The long-awaited start to Alice's flight test campaign last just eight minutes, but the day also brought significant news about reduced range expectations and more time needed to complete type certification.
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4D Mapping Plots Advanced Air Mobility Routes through Korean City

MintAir and partners have developed a four-dimensional map of Seongnam, a Seoul suburb, to show how uncrewed air vehicles and piloted eVTOL vehicles could safely operate urban and regional flights.
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Report Focuses on Asia-Pacific's Advanced Air Mobility Sector

Global Sky Media has profiled 19 eVTOL aircraft manufacturers with roots in the region, with many of the key players in China, Japan, South Korea, and, recently, Australia.
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Aerostructures Group Ruag Backs Dufour's Aero2 UAV Project

The Swiss companies will work to develop the cargo-carrying uncrewed air vehicle in a partnership that may later extend to other eVTOL aircraft projects.
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Human in the Loop: My Ride on Xwing's Self-flying Aircraft

Autonomous flight pioneer Xwing brought FutureFlight reporter Hanneke Weitering along for a demonstration flight on the company's modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.
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ZeroAvia Acquires Fuel Cell Developer HyPoint To Expand Hydrogen Powertrain Portfolio

The deal strengthens ZeroAvia's efforts to have supplemental type certificates in place to support the launch of commercial services of converted regional airliners on flights of up to 300 miles by 2025.
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Rome's New Vertiport Hosts Italy's First Crewed eVTOL Aircraft Flight

Volocopter is demonstrating its 2X test aircraft as part of advanced air mobility operational trials with partners Aeroporti di Roma, Atlantia, and UrbanV.
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Skyports Opens 'Living Lab' Passenger Terminal at Joby's eVTOL Test Base

The mobile facility will be used to determine how to optimize the experience of passengers traveling in eVTOL aircraft, as well as to demonstrate the operating concept to stakeholders around the U.S., including members of the public.
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Aura Aero Gathers More Commitments for Electric Regional Aircraft

The latest letters of intent from nine prospective operators of the hybrid-electric aircraft include the first for VIP and cargo versions of the design.
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China's AutoFlight Appoints U.S. Leadership Team for Prosperity eVTOL Aircraft

Omer Bar-Yohay, founder and former CEO of Eviation Aircraft, has become AutoFlight's president, and Joby's head of business development, Chad Cashin, is joining as chief commercial officer.
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How New Training Devices Could Fast-Track Pilots Into eVTOL Aircraft

The emerging advanced air mobility sector expects to need thousands of pilots to operate new eVTOL aircraft and faces a recruitment and training challenge at a time when flight crew are already in short supply.
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Kite Gets Funding for Electric Motor Based on Improved Magnetic Material

The Australian start-up says its material retains energy 10 times more effectively than current alternatives and will support smaller, lighter, and more efficient electric power sources for aircraft.
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Wisk Aero Unveils Four-Seat Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxi

Wisk Aero has revealed the design of its sixth-generation eVTOL air taxi, a fully autonomous and all-electric aircraft that can transport four passengers up to 90 miles.
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EHang Reports Progress With Type Certification of Autonomous EH216-S eVTOL Aircraft

The company says that Chinese aviation safety regulators have now approved the Project Specific Certification Plan and that compliance testing will be stepped up in October.
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GlobeAir Agrees to Add a Dozen Lilium Jets to Its European Private Charter Fleet

The agreement with the Austrian company is more evidence of growing interest in eVTOL aircraft in the business aviation industry.
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Battery Pack Pioneer Sets Sights on Leading Role in Electric Aviation

EP Systems expects its Epic energy storage system to be in use on around 14 aircraft types in 2023, including Ampaire's EcoCaravan hybrid-electric conversion model.
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Textron Partners with ZeroAvia to Convert Grand Caravan Aircraft to Hydrogen Propulsion

The companies see a market to retrofit some of the 2,400 turboprop utility aircraft already delivered worldwide under a supplemental type certificate for the 600-kW ZA600 powertrain.
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Daedalean Publishes Roadmap for Autonomous Flights by 2028

The start-up outlines its path to developing self-flying aircraft.