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Eve and Embraer Choose Site for eVTOL Aircraft Production in Brazil

The city of Taubaté in Sāo Paulo state will host Eve’s eVTOL aircraft production plant, benefitting from close proximity to some of the infrastructure of Brazilian airframer Embraer, which is its main shareholder.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Accepts Reliable Robotics’ Certification Plans

Reliable Robotics says the FAA has accepted its certification plans for a fully autonomous flight control system, which the company plans to install on aircraft to enable remotely piloted operations under supplemental type certificates.
A view from under the wing of an airplane flying with Reliable Robotics' autopilot system
Aircraft

U.S. Charter Operator Orders SkyDrive's eVTOL Air Taxi

South Carolina-based Austin Aviation has committed to buying five of the three-seat eVTOL from Japan's SkyDrive, which also logged new sales in Vietnam.
SkyDrive's three-seat eVTOL aircraft.
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FAA Accepts Reliable Robotics’ Certification Plans for Autonomous Flight Control System

Reliable Robotics says the FAA has accepted its certification plans for a fully autonomous flight control system that would support remotely piloted operations for all phases of flight.
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Vertical Aerospace Starts Untethered Flight Testing With VX4 eVTOL Aircraft

The UK company is working to complete initial type certification of the four-passenger vehicle by the end of 2026.
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Propulsion System Innovator Ampaire Acquires eVTOL Aircraft Developer Talyn Air

Ampaire aims to develop Talyn's unique dual-vehicle eVTOL concept with a new hybrid-electric powertrain.
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Joby's First Environmental, Social, and Governance Report Provides a Glimpse at Corporate Priorities

The company appears to be the first of the eVTOL aircraft pioneers to grade its performance in areas such as environmental accountability.
Airports

NBAA Exec: Airports Should Begin Prepping for AAM

Airports should not wait for AAM to arrive before preparing for the transition and should be aware of the benefits it can bring, NBAA's Gertsen said.
A view of an airplane's flight deck
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PAL-V Sells Five Liberty 'Flying Cars' to Aircraft Maintenance Firm

Austrian aircraft maintenance firm Primus Aero has decided to purchase a fleet of PAL-V’s Liberty “flying cars.”
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Lilium Boosts Capital Base by Raising $292 Million in New Funding Round

The eVTOL aircraft developer has exceeded the $250 million target it set when launching a funding round in early May.
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South Korean Airline Hi-Air Plans To Operate Plana's Hybrid-electric VTOL Aircraft

A letter of intent, signed on July 17, builds on earlier provisional sales for 70 of Plana's CP-01 aircraft to Ghenus Air in the U.S. and Japan's SkyTaxi.
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South Korean Music Producer Backs EHang's eVTOL Plans with New Investment

EHang expects to start delivering its autonomous eVTOL vehicle to clients in China and other Asian countries by the end of 2023.
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Doroni Achieves First Piloted Flight With Its Personal eVTOL Aircraft

Doroni founder and CEO Doron Merdinger became the first person to pilot a two-seat personal eVTOL in the U.S. on July 3, 2023, when he flew a full-scale technology demonstrator for Doroni's H1 "flying car."
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Beyond Automation: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Aviation

Artificial intelligence isn’t only changing the way airplanes fly—it’s transforming nearly every aspect of aviation on the ground, too.
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ARC Aero Systems Adds Three-Seat Version of Linx Compound Helicopter to Portfolio

The Link rotorcraft designs are based on a Canadian 1960s-era gyroplane design called the Pegasus that the UK company is modernizing.
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Transport Canada Grants $1.3 Million Contract to Autonomous Flight Start-up Ribbit

Ribbit, a Toronto-based start-up developing software for cargo airplanes, has won a $1.3 million contract to conduct flight trials over northern Canada. 
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Sweden's Malmö Airport to Host Ground Testing For Heart's ES-30 Hybrid-Electric Regional Airliner

Airports group Swedavia is providing space for taxi and charging tests as part of Sweden's Elise program to encourage the development of electric aircraft.
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Incentivized Public Service Flights Could Kickstart Net Zero Electric Aviation In Norway

A new report from the independent Institute for Transport Economics argues that with the right incentives airlines would switch to electric aircraft for domestic flights.
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