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Embraer Taps Nidec to Build Electric Motors for Eve's eVTOL Air Taxi

Embraer and Nidec, a Japanese manufacturer of electric motors, will jointly develop propulsion systems for electric aircraft, including Eve's eVTOL.
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VoltAero Debuts Cassio 330 Hybrid-electric Aircraft

VoltAero's hybrid-electric Cassio 330 aircraft will feature a Kawasaki engine and the new Avidyne Quantum avionics platform.
Cassio 330 prototype
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eVTOL Aircraft Make the Case For Advanced Air Mobility At the Paris Air Show

Volocopter's 2X eVTOL technology demonstrator opened the daily flying display, demonstrating the low noise levels it is hoped will make the new aircraft acceptable in cities.
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VoltAero Unveils First Cassio 330 Prototype Aircraft Ahead of First Flight

The pusherprop model is set to start its flight test campaign in the next few weeks.
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Vertiport Developer Calls for Advanced Air Mobility Investors To See Beyond Short-term Returns

SkyScape is planning for networks of vertiports across the Asia-Pacific region, starting in Japan and South Korea.
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Dufour Reveals Final Design for Aero 2 Cargo Drone, Flies New Prototype

Swiss eVTOL developer Dufour Aerospace has completed the preliminary design review for its Aero 2 hybrid-electric cargo aircraft and recently flew its third-generation prototype for the first time.
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Tecnam and Rolls-Royce Drop Plans for All-electric P-Volt Commuter Aircraft

Rolls-Royce says it will now prioritize work on a new hybrid-electric propulsion system for regional airliners, while still supplying the electric propulsion system for Vertical Aerospace's VX4 eVTOL vehicle.
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FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup

A weekly roundup of significant milestones and achievements from companies and organizations working to transform aviation with new types of aircraft, propulsion systems, flight controls, and business models.
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Conscious Aerospace Steps Up Work on Liquid Hydrogen Propulsion for Regional Airliners

The Dutch start-up is working with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada to convert a Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft to use its Hydrogen Aircraft Powertrain and Storage System.
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FAA Seeks Comments On eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements

The U.S. air safety regulator has issued proposals covering training requirements for pilots of new powered-lift aircraft.
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United Airlines and Eve Plan eVTOL Air Taxi Services in San Francisco

Eve expects its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to be certified and ready to enter service in 2026.
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Norway's Elfly Unveils Prototype for Noemi All-electric Seaplane

Scandinavian countries could be early adopters of electric aircraft as their governments prepare to ban fossil fuel for domestic flights.
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NASA Designates Boeing's Transonic Truss-braced Wing Concept As An X-Plane

Work to prove technologies that could reduce carbon emissions from airliner flights are being stepped up under the White House’s U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan.
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Electra Unveils Blown-lift eSTOL Technology Demonstrator

Electra is preparing to start flight testing a technology demonstrator for its nine-passenger, hybrid-electric, ultra-short-takeoff-and landing aircraft.
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Whisper Aero Reveals Concept for Ultraquiet 'Whisper Jet' Regional Airplane

Whisper Aero has lifted the curtains on a new aircraft concept known as the Whisper Jet, which utilizes a next-generation, ultraquiet propulsion system that the Tennessee-based start-up has been developing in secrecy for the past two years.
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FAA Consults Over Long-Awaited Plans to Certify Leonardo's AW609 Tiltrotor Aircraft

The U.S. air safety regulators approach to certifying the Italian manufacturer's tiltrotor appears to be closely aligned for long-awaited type certification plans for new eVTOL aircraft.
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Electra Rolls Out eSTOL Technology Demonstrator Aircraft Ahead of Flight Testing

During an event at Virginia Regional Airport in Manassas, the company explained how it intends to bring a nine-passenger, hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft into commercial service in 2028.
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French Government Backs VoltAero's Hybrid-Electric Cassio Aircraft with €5.6 Million Grant

VoltAero, which is preparing to exhibit at the Paris Air Show later this month, is increasing its capital base through a Series B funding round that is supported by Kawasaki Motors.
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FAA Prepares To Publish Proposals for eVTOL Pilot-training Requirements

The U.S. air safety agency will release its plans in the Federal Register on June 14 and then allow 60 days to receive industry feedback.
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Some Experts Say Best Use of Hydrogen Is Making Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Hydrogen is viewed by some as the fuel of the future for the air transport industry, but is it better used as a means for maker other synthetic eFuels?
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