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Lilium Updates Shareholders on Progress in Developing Six-Passenger eVTOL Aircraft

The company has reported technical progress in areas such as electric batteries, as well as growing numbers of provisional sales commitments for the LiliumJet.
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Altaport and Partners Prepare for Vertiport Automation

Altaport says it has already applied elements of its comprehensive vertiport automation system to operations at heliports in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Blade Set To Expand Indian Charter Flight Network with Jaunt's Journey eVTOL Aircraft

The companies have launched a partnership to develop advanced air mobility services in the Indian subcontinent, building on current helicopter operations.
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Helicopter Industry Is Gravitating Towards Advanced Air Mobility

Rotorcraft business leaders told the Helicopter Investor conference that new vertical lift and short-takeoff and landing vehicles could have a positive impact.
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Beta Installs First Electric Aircraft Recharging Station in Southeast U.S.

Working with Georgia Power, the eVTOL aircraft developer has installed three charging units at Augusta Regional Airport.
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Artificial Intelligence in the Cockpit Could Monitor Pilot Fatigue and Health

Blueskeye AI, a U.K.-based software company specializing in facial analysis using artificial intelligence, recently received a £20,000 award to investigate how facial sensing technology could glean information about human behavior in aircraft cockpits.
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Ferrovial Airports, Eve Agree on Infrastructure Partnerships for eVTOL Aircraft Service in the U.S. and Europe

The Ferrovial-Eve partnership centers on the use of Eve’s urban air traffic management software.
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Heart Aerospace Partners with Finnish Islands on Deployment of ES-30 Hybrid-Electric Regional Airplane

The government of Åland sees Heart's ES-30 as a solution to meeting connectivity and emissions goals.
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Lyte Aviation Launches High-capacity Hybrid eVTOL SkyBus

The European start-up has unveiled plans for a 40-passenger, tandem tilt-wing design that could also be offered as a freight-carrying variant called the SkyTruck.
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Avions Mauboussin Flies Subscale Model of Alérion M1h Light Aircraft

The French start-up is working on plans for two- and six-seat models that could be powered by hybrid-electric or hydrogen propulsion systems.
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Spain Backs Hydrogen Propulsion Plans of Hypersonic Aircraft Developer Destinus

The European start-up is building a facility in Madrid to design air-breathing hydrogen engines and develop liquid hydrogen technology.
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Lockheed Martin Backs Sea Glider Developer Regent with Strategic Investment

The funding is the defense group's latest foray into advanced air mobility following its backing for start-ups including Electra, Elroy Air, H3X, and Hidden Level.
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Jekta Signs Deal With Gayo Aviation for 10 PHA-ZE 100 Amphibious Aircraft

The signing of a letter of intent with Sweden- and Dubai-based charter group Gayo Aviation marks the first provisional sales commitment for the Swiss electric airframe manufacturer.
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EHang Targets Domestic eVTOL Aircraft Deliveries as Chinese Type Certification Approaches

Reporting financial results for 2022, the Chinese company said that the lifting of Covid restrictions has removed obstacles to getting its EH216 autonomous vehicle into commercial service.
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Honeywell Partnering with Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Hydrogen Studies

Work on hydrogen storage and power generation centers on all forms of air travel.
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Archer and United Airlines Reveal First Air Taxi Route in Chicago

The commercial air taxi route, scheduled to launch in 2025, will transport passengers on eVTOL aircraft between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport Chicago, the city’s only downtown heliport facility.
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UK Industry Group Urges Stronger Government Backing for Advanced Air Mobility

A report published by an aerospace, defense, security, and space trade association says failure to act could undermine efforts for UK companies to achieve leadership in the new sector.
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ZeroAvia to Partner with Nordic Energy Company Fortum on Hydrogen Hubs at Airports

On-airport hydrogen infrastructure can support not only aircraft refueling, but complementary traffic from heavy-duty transportation, materials handling equipment, and other energy consuming systems.
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Bell APT Autonomous Cargo Drone Crashes in Texas

A Bell APT 70 UAV cargo drone crashed last week in Texas.
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UPS Will Test Beta's Electric Aircraft in UAE Cargo Missions

The UAE has granted UPS a temporary license to operate cargo-carrying versions of Beta’s two electric aircraft.
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