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$22 Million Funding Round Boosts Wingcopter's Drone Delivery Plans

Its drones are delivering medications in Malawi and will soon be delivering Covid vaccines elsewhere in Africa and also in Southeast Asia.
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Swansea University Extends Its Collaboration For Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft

Faradair aims to have a prototype of the BEHA aircraft built by 2024.
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New Numbers Show Strong Business Case For Advanced Air Mobility In Vancouver

Vancouver, on Canada's Pacific Coast, already has 54 heliports and is viewed as a likely early-adopter city for advanced air mobility.
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FAA Expects First Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft to be Certified in 2021

The agency is now working on type certification with the developers of 30 electric and hybrid-electric aircraft and also with seven manufacturers of new propulsion systems.
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Joby Says It Is On Track to Launch eVTOL Air Taxi Services

The company sees the "first mile" of multimodal transportation networks involving eVTOL aircraft as being critical to public acceptance.
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Vertical Aerospace Prepares to Unveil and Fly VA-1X eVTOL Prototype

The UK company says it expects to name new program partners in the next few weeks.
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Terrafugia's Transition Flying Car Earns FAA Light Sport Airworthiness Certificate

The manufacturer is now working to get approval for road use by 2022.
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European Aviation Groups Voice Concerns Over Autonomous Aircraft Integration

A coalition of 14 organizations tell the European Union that issues related to airspace management, communications, infrastructure, liability, and costs need to be hammered out for drone integration.
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UK's Future Flight Challenge Analyzes the Socio-Economic Case For Advanced Air Mobility

A new study by consulting group PwC looks at six case studies for the use of electric aircraft and drones in passenger and cargo services.
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Bye Starts Production for eFlyer Electric Aircraft, Closing in on FAA Certification

The electric aircraft pioneer may be among the first to complete FAA type certification.
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Groups Call for Advanced Air Mobility to Ensure Access For Disabled Travelers

Ten percent of the world's population face major mobility impairment challenges.
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Fast-Growing Vertical Flight Society Moves Annual Forum Online

The Vertical Flight Society has been a strong advocate for eVTOL aircraft and advanced air mobility over the past six years.
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Airbus Uses Flightlab Testbed to Mature Advanced Air Mobility Technology

This year work in the Airbus Flightlab will include the use of a camera image-detection solution to enable low-altitude navigation.
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Europe's SESAR Backs Urban Air Mobility Demonstrations

The air traffic management research body is funding eVTOL aircraft flight trials set to begin in 2022 in Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK.
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Joby Stays Silent on Reports It Plans to Go Public Through SPAC Merger

Based on unnamed sources, a Reuters report says Joby has been in contact with investment banks to pursue a tie-up with a SPAC.
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Airship Pioneer Encouraged by New Interest in Hybrid Electric Airlander

The aircraft could carry up to 90 passengers on point-to-point services and could also be used to carry cargo and missions like surveillance.
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UK Regulator Selects Consortium to Advance Urban Air Mobility Plans

The UK Civil Aviation Authority aims to produce a concept of operations for urban air mobility.
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Eviation Won't Confirm Reports of a Redesign for Its Alice Electric Aircraft

Eviation is due to start flight testing its nine-seat, all-electric, fixed-wing aircraft in 2021 and is aiming for type certification in 2023.
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Artificial Intelligence Guards Against Unknown Cybersecurity Threats

The new DeepArmor cybersecurity system from SkyGrid and SparkCognition is now part of the AerialOS operating system for autonomous aircraft.
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Consultant Takes a Reality Check on Advanced Air Mobility Contenders

SMG Consulting is ranking developers of aircraft and has also gazed into a crystal ball to discern what might happen in 2021.