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United Airlines has reinforced its commitment to purchasing eVTOL air taxis from Archer Aviation with a $10 million down payment on 100 units of the initial production version of the aircraft.
Helicopter operator Bristow is continuing to expand into the advanced air mobility market with new plans to order as many as 55 Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft from Beta Technologies.
ZeroAvia aims to bring a hydrogen-powered 19-seat airliner into commercial service by 2024, with larger aircraft, carrying up to 80 passengers, set to use its powertrains by 2026.
XTI now claims to have "qualified preorders" valued at $3 billion for its turbine-powered TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft, for which it recently completed an FAA preliminary design review.
Robotic Skies is teaming up with Continuum Applied Technology, the company behind Corridor aviation service software, to create maintenance technology solutions for next-generation uncrewed aircraft systems and advanced air mobility aircraft.
A white paper published by the UK’s Connected Places Catapult consortium takes a closer look at research into how a large-scale eVTOL aircraft could be a cost-effective commuter platform.