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Odys Aviation Makes Long Beach the Hub For Its eVTOL Ambitions

The California city nicknamed "Space Beach" will host Odys Aviation’s 15,000-square-foot facility at Long Beach Airport.
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Quiet eVTOL Flights Will Be the Benchmark For Olympic Gold at Paris 2024 Games

Volocopter is using advanced air mobility preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games to assess eVTOL performance characteristics including aircraft noise.
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New Electric Aircraft Operators Face Part 135 Certification Challenges

While some companies opt to "buy" their operating certificates through acquisitions of other operators, others, such as eVTOL developer Joby, have taken on the task directly.
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Eve and Zanite Expect To Complete Merger and Wall Street Listing in May

Shareholders in Zanite Acquisition are set to vote on the proposed business combination with Eve Urban Air Mobility at a special meeting on May 6.
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Airbus and Kawasaki Join Forces to Support Hydrogen-Powered Airline Operations

A memorandum of understanding signed in Tokyo between Airbus and Kawasaki lays the groundwork to study elements of hydrogen uptake by the aviation industry.
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Lilium Submits eVTOL Type Certification Means of Compliance Plan to EASA

Gaining acceptance for the means of compliance allows the manufacturer to prepare to demonstrate that its aircraft meets airworthiness requirements.
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New Concept of Operations Spells Out How Autonomous eVTOL Vehicles Could Operate Alongside Other Aircraft

Skyports and eVTOL aircraft developer Wisk say they have produced the first concept of operations to directly address the challenge of establishing autonomous advanced air mobility services using new and existing infrastrcture.
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Preorder for 100 EHang eVTOL Aircraft Paves the Way for Urban Air Mobility in Indonesia

Indonesian company Prestige Aviation has agreed to add 100 of EHang's two-seat EH216 Autonomous Aerial Vehicles to its fleet to provide passenger transportation in the Southeast Asian country.
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Wisk and Skyports Issue Concept of Operations for Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft Flights

The concept of operations document spells out how autonomous aircraft could be safely integrated with new and existing vertiports and also with drones and piloted aircraft.
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Developers of eVTOL Aircraft Resist the Safety Case for Parachutes

Parachutes can be deployed in seconds to allow aircraft to make a safe, soft landing if major systems like propulsion and flight controls fail, but are they suitable for new vertical takeoff and landing vehicles operating at low altitudes?
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Safran Starts Work on Propulsion Systems for Aura Aero's Electric Aircraft Family

Collaboration agreement between Safran and Aura Aero advances plans to fly the Integral E flight demonstrator for the first time this year, as early work on propulsion architecture for a 19-seat regional airliner gets underway.
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Dufour To Locate Some Work on Aero eVTOL Aircraft Family in Montreal

The Swiss company is recruiting software engineers in Montreal, which is Canada's main aerospace industry hub.
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Hexcel To Supply Composites for Archer’s eVTOL Production Aircraft

Archer and Hexcel sign a letter of intent covering the supply of carbon-fiber material for the four-seat Maker.
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Lilium's Latest Securities and Exchange Commission Filing Seeks To Inspire Patience In Investors

The company has reported that its Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft is now not expected to enter service until 2025, representing a likely delay of at least 12 months.
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Jaunt Attracts Two New Canadian Private Investors for Its eVTOL Aircraft Plans

The announcement follows the March 10 completion of its merger with advanced air mobility group Airo, of which it is now a wholly owned subsidiary.
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Composite Manufacturers Provide Guidance on Advanced Air Mobility Applications for New Materials

In April, the American Composite Manufacturers Association is holding a series of webinars about how different materials can apply to the design and production of new types of aircraft and the infrastructure that supports them.
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Piasecki Prepares To Step Up Testing Regime for Hydrogen-Powered Helicopter

Piasecki Aircraft's CEO and president, John Piasecki, provided a detailed PA-890 helicopter program update at recent Vertical Flight Society events.
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Aircraft Sales Group Blueberry Agrees to Add Dufour's Aero eVTOL Family to Its Portfolio

Dufour Aerospace and Blueberry Aviation expect their collaboration to result in launch customers for the Aero2 and Aero3 among Blueberry’s operators.
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ZeroAvia Teams with Zev Station To Develop Hydrogen Refueling at California Airports

ZeroAvia and Zev Station are both participating in the Vertical Flight Society's new H-2 Aero Team initiative to advance hydrogen propulsion for aviation.
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Spirit AeroSystems To Work on Electric Aviation Group's Hydrogen Airliner Plans

The aerostructures group is to collaborate in the development of a 90-seat airliner but has yet to specify what its role will be.
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