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Avionics Supplier Claims It Can Solve eVTOL Challenges Like Power Management

Avidyne is already working with eVTOL aircraft developer Beta Technologies and hybrid-electric fixed-wing aircraft maker VoltAero.
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New Interactive Online Map Tracks Advanced Air Mobility Early Adopter Cities

SMG Consulting has set up a map to track cities with announced plans for services using new eVTOL aircraft
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UPS Commits to Operating Beta's Alia eVTOL Aircraft for Package Deliveries

UPS Flight Forward has signed a deal to buy 10 Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft, with options for another 140 units.
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Bell Takes Patient Approach to the Advanced Air Mobility Market

Despite parent company Textron's recent creation of a new eAviation division, the helicopter manufacturer seems to be taking a cautious approach to bringing new electric aircraft to market.
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U.S. Air Force Considers Vy 400 VTOL Aircraft for Military Support Missions

The aim is for the aircraft to be able to fly automatically at low levels in "nap of the earth" mode to avoid detection by hostile forces.
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Wisk Sues Archer, Alleging Theft and Patent Infringement Over eVTOL Aircraft Design

In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Wisk Aero alleges that several of its former employees passed intellectual property to Archer after joining the company.
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Pipistrel's Nuuva V300 Cargo Vehicle Will Use Honeywell Flight Data Systems

Honeywell is providing its Attitude Heading Reference System and Air Data Module to support flight control and navigation functions.
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U.S. Commuters Give Their Take on the Case for Urban Air Mobility

Wisk asked almost 500 people across 30 U.S. cities how they would feel about traveling in electric, autonomous air taxis.
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New Funding Backs ZeroAvia's Plans for Hydrogen-Powered Regional Airliners

The company—which says it can get a 50-seat aircraft into commercial service in 2026, followed by a 100-seater in 2030—is competing with Universal Hydrogen to pioneer hydrogen power adoption in the airline sector.
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Electric Light Aircraft Start-up Unveils Ambitious Plan for Hybrid Regional Airliner

French start-up Aura Aero is launching plans for a 19-seat Electrical Regional Aircraft as its prepares to bring an all-electric trainer to market.
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DACUS Concept of Operations Report Assesses Urban Air Mobility Infrastructure Needs

The Demand and Capacity Optimisation for U-Space project has addressed the integration of drones and also new manned aircraft, including passenger-carrying eVTOL models.
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Lilium to Fund Seven-Seat eVTOL Through $830 Million SPAC Flotation With Qell

The German company has confirmed that its series production Lilium Jet will carry a pilot and up to six passengers when it enters service in 2024.
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Wisk Prepares for Next Phase of Cora Flight Trials in New Zealand

The all-electric, two-seat eVTOL aircraft will conduct the testing in the city of Canterbury in the second half of 2021.
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Airbus Remains Committed to eVTOL Technology, But Says Commercial Returns Will Take Longer

CEO Guillaume Faury told a webinar organized by Eurocontrol that his company still see great value in advancing electric aviation projects.
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Business Aviation Group Creates Safety Certification for eVTOL Aircraft Operations

New IS-BAO safety standards could be available for unmanned aircraft by January 2022, and for piloted and passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft around 12 months later.
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Textron Steps Up Advanced Air Mobility Presence With new eAviation Unit

Rob Scholl reports directly to Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly as senior v-p for the division.
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Finnair Signals Plans to Electrify Fleet With Commitment to Heart's ES-19 Airliner

The 19-seat all-electric aircraft is intended for use on routes of up to around 250 miles, with service entry projected for 2026.
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Urban Air Mobility Flight Trials Will Be Staged in Toulouse and Bordeaux

The TindAIR group says a "very large-scale demonstration" of urban air mobility operations will start in the French cities in 2022.
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Volocopter Files Its Flight Plan for Urban Air Mobility Takeoff

In a white paper, the German eVTOL aircraft developer says it now expects the global market for urban air mobility to be worth €241 billion by 2035.
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Volocopter Confirms Plans for Commercial eVTOL Cargo Trials

The German eVTOL aircraft developer's CFO told an investors' webinar about its ambitious plans for the urban air mobility sector.
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