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Volocopter Concludes European Urban Air Mobility Airspace Integration Flight Trials

The German eVTOL aircraft developer used its autonomous VoloDrone cargo delivery platform to simulate flights in Frankfurt and London during an exercise at a remote German airfield.
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FAA Contracts Xwing to Conduct Autonomous Flight Trials Over Wildfires

Autonomous flight pioneer Xwing will conduct flight trials over California wildfires and other areas with flight restrictions to study how autonomous aircraft can safely integrate into the National Airspace System.
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Australian Government Seeks Industry Comments on Draft Guidelines for Vertiports

The country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority is laying the groundwork for regulations that will govern the construction and operation of vertiports used by eVTOL aircraft.
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Funding Approved To Develop Hybrid-Electric Turbofan for Narrowbody Airliners

Five major aerospace groups are joining forces for the Sustainable Water-Injecting Turbofan Comprising Hybrid-Electrics project to cut fuel burn and CO2 emissions by 25 percent for Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan.
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VPorts to Launch Air Mobility Corridor Between Québec and Syracuse

VPorts plans to launch the world's first international, electric AAM corridor between one of its vertiports in Mirabel, Québec, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR) in Syracuse, New York.
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Pacific Group Preorders SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL Aircraft for Vietnam Operations

With the aim of introducing urban air mobility in the Southeast Asian country, Pacific Group has provisionally agreed to buy as many as 100 copies of the two-seater.
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Eve Adds Bluenest to Urban Air Traffic Management Partnership

The eVTOL aircraft developer says it plans to offer an agnostic platform that could be used by any company's vehicle to safely operate in and out of urban vertiports.
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Rolls-Royce and EasyJet Test Hydrogen Propulsion System

The UK-based low-cost carrier and the aircraft engines group are collaborating on plans to develop a direct combustion hydrogen powertrain for narrowbody airliners.
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Aura Raises $75 Million for New Wireless Communications Network For Autonomous Aircraft

Aura aims to accelerate the integration of remotely piloted flight operations in the National Airspace System by providing a dedicated communications platform.
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FAA Redefines Commercial Operating Rules to Include New Powered-lift eVTOL Aircraft

The U.S. agency is proposing changes to definitions used in rules covering commercial air operations so that new aircraft types can be appropriately regulated alongside existing airplanes and helicopters.
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EHang's EH216 Aircraft Tests Europe's EGNOS Satnav Deployment for eVTOL Flights

The Chinese company is deploying its autonomous two-seat aircraft at Lleida-Alguaire Airport in Spain as part of Europe's Satellite Based Augmentation System Adoption in Multicopter VTOL Aircraft (SAMVA) program.
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Lilium Raises $119 Million For eVTOL Aircraft Program With New Share Issue

The German start-up issued more than 91 million new Class A shares priced at $1.30 in a capital raise backed by a mix of new and existing shareholders, including several board directors.
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Archer Details Motor and Battery Design for the Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

At the first public reveal of its Midnight eVTOL air taxi last week, Archer's engineers explained how they designed and optimized the proprietary battery packs and motors that power the fully electric, four-seat aircraft.
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Hybrid-electric Ampaire Eco Caravan Makes First Flight

The Eco Caravan made a first flight on November 18, marking a key waypoint in Ampaire’s efforts to bring the converted hybrid-electric aircraft to market.
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Surf Air Mobility Goes It Alone With Share Flotation After SPAC Deal Collapses

The flight booking platform and special purpose acquisition company Tuscan Holdings Corporation II have abandoned their plants for a $1.42 billion merger.
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Ampaire's Hybrid-Electric Eco Caravan Makes First Test Flight

The Eco Caravan made a first flight on November 18, marking a key waypoint in Ampaire’s efforts to bring the converted hybrid-electric aircraft to market.
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Archer Aviation Reveals Full-sized Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

The company has just revealed its Midnight aircraft, the production version of its four-seat eVTOL air taxi.
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Archer Rolls Out Four-seat Midnight eVTOL

Archer's newly revealed eVTOL, dubbed Midnight, will be manufactured in Georgia and is expected to enter service in 2025.
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Archer Picks Garmin Flight Deck for Midnight eVTOL Aircraft

The G3000 avionics suite, which is already used for multiple business aircraft, has also been selected by rival eVTOL aircraft developer Joby.
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Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Drone Tests Could Clear the Way for Larger Aircraft

GKN Aerospace used a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack to test the use of liquid hydrogen fuel on a ground-based testbed representing a search-and-rescue drone.
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