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New Index Identifies Likely Early Leaders in Race To Provide Advanced Air Mobility Ground Infrastructure

SMG Consulting is taking an objective look at prospects for establishing vertiports and other facilities, and the group says there is a lot more work to do.
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Ampaire Steps Up Plans To Help Airports Prepare for Electric Aircraft

The company's partnership with sustainable infrastructure specialist Black & Veatch will also cover the expansion of the sustainable aviation fuel supply chain.
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Eve Teams with Airports Group To Develop Vertiport Network

Corporacion America Airports operates 53 airports in six countries across three continents. These include Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, and Brazil, where the company runs airports in the capital, Brasilia, and Natal.
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Electra and Airflow Join Forces to Bring eSTOL Aircraft Family to Market

The merged company will focus on hybrid-electric propulsion to start, but wants to eventually build hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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ZeroAvia and Monte Aircraft Leasing To Retrofit 100 Aircraft with ZA600 Powerplants

Monte Aircraft Leasing’s agreement to buy 100 ZeroAvia hydrogen fuel cell powerplants accompanies plans to retrofit Cessna Caravans, DHC-6 Twin Otters, and Dornier 228s.
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Universal Hydrogen Signs Deal to Convert 75 ATR-600s to Hydrogen Power for Connect Airlines

Massachusetts-based Connect Airlines plans to fly to Toronto Billy Bishop Airport from several U.S. cities in the Northeast and Midwest.
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Falcon and Eve Plan To Launch eVTOL Services in Dubai

The United Arab Emirates-based operator says questions need to be resolved about how eVTOL aircraft will perform in the region's high temperatures.
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Wisk Expands Autonomous eVTOL Operations Plans to Australia

Brisbane in the state of Queensland is a likely early adopter of eVTOL air services, with plans underway for ground infrastructure.
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With First VoloConnect Takeoff, Volocopter Has Three eVTOL Models in Test Flights

The four-passenger VoloConnect has joined the smaller VoloCity and VoloDrone prototypes in flight testing.
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Lilium To Step Up eVTOL Program Expenditure Under New CEO Klaus Roewe

In a shareholders' letter, the company says it aims to have the basis for type certification of its seven-seat eVTOL aircraft fully agreed to by EASA by the end of 2022.
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Deloitte Study Considers How Advanced Air Mobility Stacks Up as a Mass-transit Contender

The consulting group focuses on how eVTOL air taxi services will compete on cost and price points with ground-based alternatives and also with scheduled airlines.
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NASA Adds More Partners to its Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign

The program is intended to promote public confidence and accelerate the realization of emerging aviation markets for passenger and cargo transportations in urban, suburban, rural and regional environments
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VX4 eVTOL Operators, Lessor, and Airports Group Plan Brazilian Vertiports

Brazil is emerging as a likely early adopter of eVTOL air taxi services, in part because of strong existing demand for helicopter charter flights.
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Long-term Business Case for eVTOL Makers will Hinge on Autonomous Operation, say Embraer Execs

Autonomous eVTOL aircraft will be immune from the effects of pilot shortages, say some manufacturers, who are also looking to reduced the cost structure for air taxi services.
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Honeywell Reports Progress with One-MW Turbogenerator Tests

The company says the turbogenerator could power hybrid-electric aircraft and also be used for ground-based battery recharging units.
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EASA Announces Tenders for New Aviation Safety Research Projects

New European Union-funded research includes technology of direct relevance to the advanced air mobility sector.
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Vertiko and Jaunt Announce Plans for eVTOL Air Taxi Network Across Quebec

Vertiko intends to build a network of vertiports in the Canadian province of Quebec and operate a fleet of at least 70 Jaunt Journey eVTOL aircraft from 2026.
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Eve Turns to Porsche for Mass-production Expertise

Porsche Consulting will provide insight on supply chain for high-volume production, as well as strategy for global manufacturing and logistics.
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Tampa Airport Studies Innovative Future Mobility Options

The Florida airport's latest master plan makes it clear that Tampa Bay area officials are willing to consider radical transportation options that could include eVTOL aircraft and much more.
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TCab Tech Chooses Safran's Motors To Power Five-Seat E20 eVTOL Aircraft

The Chinese start-up, which was founded by former Geely Terrafugia and Autoflight executives, aims to certify its aircraft in China in 2025.
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