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Paris Selects 30 Partners For Its Urban Air Mobility Initiative

Volocopter, Airbus, Ascendance Flight Technologies, Vertical Aerospace, EHang, and Pipistrel are the eVTOL aircraft developers that will participate in the Re.Invent Air Mobility Challenge.
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Volocopter Makes a Move on the U.S. Urban Air Mobility Market

The German eVTOL developer is eyeing the launch of commercial services in U.S. cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, DC.
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Walle Commits to Using Jaunt Journey eVTOL Aircraft For Italian Air Taxi Services

The startup is looking at starting operations in the Milan and Naples areas.
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Aviation Gets a Voice In New French Government Hydrogen Council

Airbus engineering vice president Jean-Brice Dumont will represent the company and industry group GIFAS.
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Aviation Takes a Low Profile At Virtual Consumer Electronics Show

General Motors hinted that it is working on a Cadillac-branded personal air vehicle.
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Could Defense Exports Support or Disrupt Baykar's Plans For Personal Air Vehicles?

The Turkish company is looking to expand export sales of military equipment such as its TB2 tactical drones while also developing plans for personal air vehicles in consumer markets.
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GE Aviation Seeks Buyers For Airxos Unmanned Traffic Management Unit

GE has said it will close Airxos on February 1 but is open to offers for the company.
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Fiat Chrysler Backs Archer's eVTOL Aircraft Plans

Archer plans to unveil and fly its first full-scale eVTOL prototype during 2021.
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Autonomous Flight Advances Larger Y6S Plus eVTOL Aircraft

The UK startup has launched a $25 million funding round to support its efforts to have a prototype flying by the end of 2023.
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Former Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders Joins Lilium Board

Five years after being launched in 2015, Lilium is valued at just over $1 billion, according to some estimates.
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Vertical Flight Society Says Covid Has Not Slowed eVTOL Progress

The industry group has tracked a total of 407 eVTOL aircraft concepts from 245 different companies.
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UK's FlyZero Recruits Leadership Team for Carbon-Free Aviation Program

The team is starting a 12-month research project involving around 100 technical experts.
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FAA Clears the Way to Supersonic Aircraft Flight Tests in U.S. Airspace

The new FAA rule does not lift the ban on routine supersonic flights over land.
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Revised Aerial Urban Mobility Rankings Will Spark More Debate

Abbot Aerospace has updated the criteria it uses to evaluate the likely success of new aircraft in the urban air mobility sector.
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Lilium Appoints Veteran Rolls-Royce Engineer to Lead eVTOL Program

Alastair McIntosh has been named chief technology officer and head of design organization at the German startup.
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Hatzolah Air Ambulance Group Orders Four CityHawk VTOL Aircraft

The hybrid-powered CityHawk will feature a specially designed cabin for carrying patients and medical staff.
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Integrated Propeller Plane Concept Makes the Case For All-electric Airliners

Conseil et Technique is proposing to replace wing-mounted turbofans with an electric propulsion system installed around the rear fuselage of airliners.
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EASA Takes More Time to Prepare Special Condition VTOL Certification Rules

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has combined general aviation and vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in its reorganized certification department.
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FAA Issues Final Remote ID Rule for Unmanned Aircraft

The FAA also is allowing small drones to be flown at night and over people.
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Rolls Looks Beyond E-Fan X Program To Reassess Green Propulsion Priorities

The UK-based group is concluding low-profile work on a ground-based testbed for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion systems.
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