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Net Zero Research and Development Projects Proliferate as Europe Chases a Clean Aviation Future

European Union-funded work kicking off in 2023 will prepare the way for the launch of regional airliners that could change the environmental and economic landscapes for commercial air services.
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Yacht Owners Offered eVTOL Aircraft for Ship-to-Shore Transportation

Two eVTOL vehicle developers, Air and VRCO, this week announced plans to market their all-electric aircraft to the yachting community.
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Skyway and Moonware Partner on Automated Ground Infrastructure for eVTOL Operations

Skyway Technologies has teamed with Moonware to help prepare vertiports and other ground infrastructure for the impending arrival of next-generation aircraft such as eVTOL air taxis.
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Volatus Lays Plans for eVTOL Vertiport in Pennsylvania

The company wants to build the facility at Bellefonte Airport, which is close to Penn State University's campus.
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Brazilian Airline Orders Eco Caravan Upgrades from Ampaire

Azul Conecta, Brazil's largest operator of Cessna Grand Caravans, has provisionally ordered up to six Eco Caravan hybrid-electric conversion kits from Ampaire.
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Germany's Stuttgart Airport Will Be Home to a Hydrogen Aviation Center

With almost $6 million in funding from the German state of Baden-Württemberg, hydrogen propulsion specialist H2Fly will build and manage a facility to support the development of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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GKN Aerospace To Develop Wiring System for Lilium Jet

The company will make the electrical wiring interconnection system for the eVTOL aircraft at its facility in the Netherlands and then integrate it at Lilium's factory in Germany.
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GAO Report Calls for Clarity on Tax Exemptions for AAM Aircraft

The U.S. Government Accountability Office wants Congress to clearly define AAM aircraft in the tax codes.
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Opener Aims To Begin Taking Orders for the BlackFly Personal eVTOL This Year

Opener, the Canadian start-up behind the BlackFly personal eVTOL aircraft, says it is on track to begin collecting orders from customers this year.
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Ameriflight Orders 20 Autonomous Cargo Airplanes from Natilus

The Dallas-based Part 135 cargo airline says it is eyeing the Nautilus Kona, an unpiloted short-haul feeder aircraft, to support its expedited supply-chain services.
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Japan Airlines Backs Plans for Electric Wing-in-Ground-Effect Sea Gliders

The Asian carrier is investing an undisclosed amount in a U.S. start-up called Regent and assessing how sea gliders operating routes of up to 180 miles could better connect Japan's islands.
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Vertical Flight Society's H2eVTOL Council Spawns New Hydrogen Propulsion Advocacy Group

The Vertical Flight Society’s H2eVTOL Council has spun off into a new independent nonprofit organization known as the Hysky Society. 
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Japan's SkyDrive Focuses on South Carolina for U.S. eVTOL Services

The company is establishing a base in Beaufort County to explore possible uses for eVTOL air taxi services with its two-seat SD-05 vehicle.
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U.S. Air Force Provides More Funding for Electra's eSTOL Aircraft

Under a Strategic Funding Increase, the Afrwerx innovation unit is making up to $85 million available to support the Virginia-based start-up's efforts to build and fly a full-scale preproduction model.
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Saudi Oil Giant Backs Drone Operations and Traffic Management Group Terra Drone

Aramco's venture capital arm Wa'ed Ventures has invested $14 million in Japan-based Terra Drone to establish a Saudi Arabian division of the drone services and uncrewed traffic management group.
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MightyFly Starts Flight Testing Longer-range Autonomous eVTOL Freighter Aircraft

The second-generation Cento design features a new pusher propeller that will allow the derivative of the earlier MF-100 design to carry a 100-pound payload on trips of up to 600 miles.
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Moya Aero Views Agricultural and Cargo Services as Likely Early Uses for Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

The company's plans to develop an eVTOL vehicle with a 440-pound payload were boosted this week by a $2 million grant from the Brazilian government.
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Wind Gusts Around City Buildings Could Threaten Small Aircraft

Hybrid eVTOL configurations with both a fixed wing and multiple rotors are best at dealing with wind gusts when flying in urban areas, researchers found.
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Private Jet Group Vista Invests in Swiss eVTOL Developer Dufour Aerospace

Swiss eVTOL developer Dufour Aerospace says it has closed a Series B funding round with a new investment from the private charter flight operator Vista Global Holding. 
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Advanced Air Mobility Flight Test Site To Open at German Airport

Skyroads will use the Augsburg facility to develop its air traffic automation technology to support the operation of eVTOL aircraft and large drones.
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