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Start-ups like Universal Hydrogen, HyPoint, and ZeroAvia are taking different approaches to converting aircraft to hydrogen propulsion, arguing they can get this solution to market quicker than new-build aircraft programs.

Declining revenues and margin from its core oil and gas sector have prompted the rotorcraft operator to shift into logistics operations using Electra's new eSTOL aircraft.

The Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer says it is making progress in bringing its EH216 into commercial service, but costs continued to outstrip income during the second quarter of 2021.

The companies are looking to help eVTOL aircraft and drone operators overcome the problem of GPS signals getting jammed by features such as tall buildings.

Amapire says it will work with regional airlines to bring converted Twin Otter and Islander aircraft into commercial service by 2024.

The partners say that thousands of inner-city parking garages are underutilized and can be readily converted into vertiports for eVTOL aircraft.

The companies will offer air-cooled hydrogen fuel cells to eVTOL aircraft developers, promising significant improvements in power performance.

A study by Roland Berger and the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre evaluates the business case for a hypothetical hybrid-electric 19-seat regional aircraft in real-world competition against existing airliners from Embraer, ATR, and Airbus.

The German company's 500-hp A03 is the most powerful piston aircraft certified to date and could act as a turbogenerator to power electric motors and recharge batteries.

Embraer subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility is expanding its partnership with flight booking platform Ascent, which is looking to develop a network of urban air mobility services across the Asia Pacific region.

Like its hybrid-electric civil VTOL design, the company's MAV55 Multi-Mission Air Vehicle uses a fixed wing and its slowed rotor compound technology.

Vinata Aeromobility is raising funds to bring a two-seat vehicle to market by the end of 2023 and expects to unveil a scale model at London's Helitech show in October.

So far in 2021, aviation companies drew as much as 65 percent of investments made in the wider travel and mobility tech sector, according to a report from the Lufthansa Innovation Hub.

The company has recruited an experienced director of certification and is now working with the FAA's Center for Emerging Concepts and Innovations unit, as well as the agency's Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

The UK-based start-up has added six specialists to its team, which has moved into a larger headquarters as it works to bring the eStarling eVTOL and eSTOL models to market.

The California-based start-up now says it holds letters of intent from 11 prospective operators with a combined value of more than $600 million.

Real-Time Innovations is to support Varon Vehicles' plans to develop UAM networks by providing its Connext data distribution software to connect vehicles and supporting infrastructure.

The new version of the Aero3 features six propellers on a tilting wing, plus two more installed on a new-look tail. Dufour is developing the aircraft in tandem with a smaller unmanned model called the Aero2.

The 2.2-pound satcom system designed for small unmanned air vehicle platforms weighs 90 percent less than Honeywell’s next-smallest system.

The Japanese start-up unveiled its Mk 5 eVTOL aircraft at July's EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and has stayed in the U.S. for flight testing.