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Regulations and Government
GAMA Calls for Performance-based eVTOL Regulations
Group comments on FAA Special Federal Aviation Regulation
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Charter Operator FlyExclusive Joins Advisory Board for Textron's Nexus eVTOL Aircraft
Textron's eAviation division is building the first prototype of the four-passenger hybrid-electric vehicle.
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Chinese Private Aviation Group Sino Jet Orders Aerofugia eVTOL Aircraft
The companies have confirmed an agreement struck on July 26 that calls for Sino Jet to add up to 100 of the AE200 eVTOL vehicles to its fleet of business jets.
Charter & Fractional
Sino Jet Orders 100 Aerofugia eVTOLs
Tiltrotor to operate alongside its business jet fleet
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Archer and Wisk Reach Settlement Over Trade Secrets Lawsuit
Rival eVTOL air taxi developers Archer Aviation and Wisk Aero have squashed their row over intellectual property and will now collaborate on autonomous flight technologies, the companies announced August 10.
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Vertical Silent On Possible Impact of eVTOL Aircraft Prototype Flight Test Crash On Service Entry Timeline
Images posted online show significant damage to the first full-scale prototype of the company's VX4 eVTOL aircraft following a motor failure flight test.
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ZeroAvia Unveils Oxygen Compressor For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Propulsion System
The company says the technology will support aircraft fuel cell-based powertrains with power ratings of up to 900 kW.
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Cash Reserve Reporting Reveals Haves and Have-nots among eVTOL Aircraft Developers
Vertical Aerospace has confirmed that its VX4 eVTOL prototype aircraft was involved in a safety incident during flight testing at Cotswold Airport in the UK.
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Accidents
Vertical Confirms Flight-test Incident with eVTOL Prototype
No injuries during motor failure test
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Aska's A5 'Flying SUV' Prototype Begins Flight Test Campaign
A prototype of Aska's hybrid-electric, drive-and-fly eVTOL vehicle has achieved its first hover flights.
ATC
Uncrewed Traffic Management Pioneer Kick-starts Advanced Air Mobility in Asia
eVTOL vehicles and drones will use same airspace
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Uncrewed Traffic Management Pioneer Works to Kick-start Advanced Air Mobility in Asia
While eVTOL aircraft and uncrewed drones will operate differently in various countries, Heron AirBridge says a robust approach to air traffic management will be the key to success.
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Transcend Reboots Its Air Mobility Offering with Redesigned Vy 421 VTOL Aircraft
The U.S. company is chasing more funding to advance its plans for civil and military applications in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries and Kaman.
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Eviation Outsources Design of All-electric Alice Commuter Airplane
Seattle-based TLG Aerospace will design the production configuration for Eviation's Alice.
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Amprius Declares a Breakthrough in Aviation Battery Technology
Amprius Makes Breakthrough in Battery Technology for Electric Aircraft
Aircraft
Lilium Gives Travelers a Taste of Future Flight in the Lilium Jet eVTOL Aircraft
This is what Lilium's four-seat configuration will look like
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Avidyne Conceived Quantum Avionics With Advanced Air Mobility In Mind
Avidyne says its new Quantum flight deck suite allows supports fully customized avionics systems in a variety of AAM aircraft.
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Surcar Airlines Plans Hydrogen-Powered Canary Island Tourist Flights
The start-up carrier has agreed to convert a fleet of Twin Otter turboprop aircraft to run on ZeroAvia's 600 kW ZA600 hydrogen propulsion system.
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