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Ameriflight Plans to Purchase 35 Rhaegal Cargo Drones from Sabrewing

In its latest move toward adopting autonomous cargo transport operations, Ameriflight has provisionally agreed to purchase up to 35 Rhaegal-A VTOL cargo drones from Sabrewing Aircraft Company.
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Dubai Ruler Gives Go-ahead for Vertiport Network Plans

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, working with ground infrastructure group Skyports, has identified four initial sites to build vertiports to support eVTOL air taxi services that are expected to start in 2026.
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Beta and Blade Air Mobility Demonstrate Alia-250 eVTOL Aircraft In New York Area

The six-passenger vehicle flew from Westchester-County Airport, which is within range of New York City, to demonstrate the potential for air taxi services.
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Joby Starts Final Assembly of Company-Conforming eVTOL Aircraft

At its Marina, California facility, the company has begun to mate the all-electric, four-passenger aircraft's wing, tail, and fuselage.
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TCab Tech Boosts Funding for E20 eVTOL Aircraft with New and Old Backers

The Chinese start-up has raised an additional $15 million to support plans to certify its five-seat E20 vehicle in 2025.
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VRCO Seeks Space, Partnership, and Funding for XP4 Personal eVTOL Aircraft Development

The UK-based start-up plans a Series A funding round and is preparing to move into a new headquarters and accelerate development work with Spain-based engineering partner CITD.
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NASA’s X-57 Maxwell Electric Airplane Passes Critical Thermal Tests

Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland have successfully completed thermal testing of the X-57’s cruise motor controllers.
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Horizon Gets Development and Certification Support for Its Cavorite X5 eVTOL Aircraft

Independent flight test and certification design approval organization CertCenterCanada has agreed to help bring the four-passenger hybrid-electric vehicle to market in 2026.
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How Inflight Medical Emergencies Pose a Safety Management Challenge for eVTOL Aircraft Operators

Inflight medical care specialists like MedAire are trying to determine how best to respond to emergency situations in new types of aircraft, including eVTOL air taxis.
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Wisk and South East Queensland Officials Envision Autonomous eVTOL Operations in Australia

Wisk Aero and the South East Queensland Council of Mayors have published a new white paper describing the opportunities and benefits that advanced air mobility (AAM) can bring to the Australian region.
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Air New Zealand Broadens Its Search For Zero Emissions Regional Aircraft Fleet

The airline has added Embraer, Heart Aerospace and Universal Hydrogen to its Mission Next Generation Aircraft Project, joining existing partners ATR and Airbus.
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Joby Completes FAA Means of Compliance for eVTOL Aircraft Type Certification

Joby Aviation says it has notched another major milestone on the path to type certification for its five-seat eVTOL air taxi vehicle.
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U.S. Air Force Explores Remotely Piloted Operations for Cargo Flights

Flight automation pioneer Reliable Robotics is working under a Pentagon contract to assess how large military transport aircraft could operate logistics missions more safely and efficiently without a pilot on board.
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ZeroAvia and Shell Make Plans To Support Hydrogen Flights from Dutch Airport

The hydrogen propulsion system developer is working with energy group Shell and Rotterdam The Hague Airport to prepare for initial demonstration flights with a regional airliner in 2024, followed by operations with fare-paying passengers in 2025.
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FAA Issues Experimental Airworthiness Certificate for Universal Hydrogen’s Dash 8 Testbed

The FAA has granted Universal Hydrogen an experimental airworthiness certificate, giving the California-based company the green light to proceed with the first test flight of its hydrogen-powered De Havilland Dash 8-300 testbed. 
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ARC Confirms Plans for Linx Compound Rotorcraft and eVTOL Cargo Drones

The UK start-up, formerly known as Samad Aerospace, is working on a nine-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft based on a gyroplane concept.
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UK Government Releases New Funding for Hydrogen and Electric Aviation Technology

Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce and eVTOL aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace are to receive all of the £113.6 million allocated through the UK's Aerospace Technology Institute program.
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Moving World Report Makes Pitch for Future Mobility

Venture capital group Up Partners has released the first in a series of annual reports tracking trends in multiple aspects of transportation, including advanced air mobility.
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Ryse Plans First Deliveries of the Recon Personal eVTOL in Q3 This Year

Ryse Aero Technologies intends to begin deliveries of its Recon personal eVTOL in Q3 of 2023 after securing nearly 100 preorders in the last month.
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Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race Postponed Indefinitely

Despite an “encouraging” response from potential competitors in the new Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race, the U.S. National Aeronautic Association has decided to postpone the event to a date that has yet to be determined. 
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