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EASA Will Validate UK Certification of Vertical Aerospace's VX4 eVTOL Aircraft

The decision should expedite the four-passenger VX4 aircraft's ability to start operating in the UK and the rest of Europe by 2025.
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GE Recruits BAE Systems to Provide Energy Management for NASA’s Hybrid Electric Aircraft Technology

NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project aims to advance hybrid electric technologies for commercial aviation.
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For Aircraft Engine Giant Safran, Opportunity Knocks on the Door Leading to Electric Aviation

Safran is providing members of its EngineUs family of electric motors for a variety of new electric aircraft that could include a hybrid-electric 19-seat regional airliner and several light general aviation models.
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Air One Vertiport in the UK Gives a First Glimpse of Advanced Air Mobility Operations

The Air One facility in Coventry in the UK has been jointly developed by ground infrastructure group Urban-Air Port and eVTOL aircraft developer Supernal.
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Beta Secures $375 Million To Support Development of Alia 250 eVTOL Aircraft and Charging Network

Venture capital groups TPG Rise Climate and Fidelity Management & Research Company lead the latest investment in Beta Technologies.
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Maryland Airport Bids To Become Autonomous Flight Technology and Operations Hub

Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico County Airport on the state's Delmarva peninsular claims several advantages in its plans to expand uncrewed air system activity, including a sparse local population.
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Thales Joins Eve Urban Air Mobility as Key Partner for eVTOL Program

Thales's announcement of its partnership with Eve comes just three weeks before the Embraer subsidiary is due to complete its merger and Wall Street IPO with Zanite Acquisition.
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H2Fly’s HY4 Demonstrator Sets Altitude Record for Hydrogen-Electric Aircraft

The HY4 flew from Stuttgart to Friedrichshafen to participate in the Aero Friedrichshafen airshow, scheduled to take place from April 27 to April 30.
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Cape Air, Eviation Sign Letter of Intent Covering 75 Alice Electric Aircraft

Massachusetts-based Cape Air sees a business case for Alice service to “a panoply” of communities.
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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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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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