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Consumer Acceptance of Urban Air Mobility is By No Means a Given
Developers of eVTOL aircraft have plenty more work to do in convincing consumers that urban air mobility is desirable and credible.
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Study Predicts Almost Half a Million Urban Air Taxis in Service by 2040
It seems hard to fathom that the emerging urban air mobility sector can deliver 430,000 new aircraft by 2040.
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Harbour Air Makes First All-electric Commercial Aircraft Flight
Harbour Air intends to re-engine its fleet of DHC Beaver and Otter aircraft with Magnix's electric propulsion systems.
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Stuttgart Survey Shows Positive Public Response to the Prospect of Urban Air Taxi Service
The recent demonstration of Volocopter's eVTOL aircraft in Stuttgart provided a great opportunity to take the pulse of public opinion.
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EASA Grants First Design Organization Approval to eVTOL Developer Volocopter
Volocopter says that becoming a design organization will accelerate the type certification process for its aircraft.
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Foresight Conference Latest To Consider Explosion of Interest in UAM
Foresight Aerospace's conference in London on December 5, 2019, brought together an intimate gathering of his-profile speakers.
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UK CAA Outlines Support For Urban Air Mobility Innovation
The UK Civil Aviation Authority says it is determined to lead the way and be open to the UAM sector's safe development
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EmbraerX Says Air Traffic Management Progress is Key to Viability of Urban Air Mobility
Embraer realised that building an eVTOL aircraft was pointless without a scaleable air traffic management environment.
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Moog Completes Acquisition of SureFly eVTOL Aircraft from Workhorse
SureFly is Moog's first complete aircraft program.
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Jaunt and BAE Systems Launch Aircraft Energy Management Development Project
Jaunt Air Mobility and BAE Systems have a new energy management project.
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Skyports Raises $6.9 Million to Build Vertiport Site Network
Skyports plans to rent sites worldwide to build vertiports for eVTOL aircraft operations
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Boeing and Kitty Hawk Launch eVTOL Joint Venture Wisk
Wisk will focus on completing type certification of the Cora eVTOL aircraft.
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UK's Future Flight Challenge Prepares for Second Phase in April 2020
The Future Flight Challenge will be backed by around $385 million in government and industry funding.
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Lightweight Health and Usage Monitoring System Set To Support eVTOL Reliability
Beta Technologies is trialing a new HUMS system on its Alia prototype aircraft.
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University of Maryland Engineering Team Pushes Energy Storage Boundaries for eVTOL Aircraft
Engineers at leading universities are rising to the challenge to develop more advanced energy storage technology for the eVTOL sector.
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Kitty Hawk Founder Predicts Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft Will Overtake Self-Driving Cars
Autonomous cars are already on the road, but one eVTOL pioneer believes they will be overtaken by autonomous aircraft.
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Aircraft Design Legend Burt Rutan Stays Tightlipped About eVTOL Plans
Pioneering aircraft designer Burt Rutan seems to be fuelling speculation that he may be preparing to enter the eVTOL fray.
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Auto Maker Hyundai Declares Plans for "Flying Car" Air Taxi Service
Hyundai is developing a flying car for a commercial air taxi service.
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NTSB Accident Report Says Motors on Boeing's Aurora PAV Shut Down Incorrectly
Boeing's Aurora subsidiary has yet to explain the reasons for a systems failure in its Passenger Air Vehicle prototype.
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Some Car Makers Seem Ready To Bet Big on Urban Air Mobility
Hyundai, Geely and Toyota are leading the charge of automobile groups looking to get a piece of the urban air mobility action.
