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Aramex and Emirates Post Group plan to use Dronamics's Black Swan cargo drone for same-day express deliveries, and Qatar Airways also intends to incorporate the vehicle into its cargo network.

The aircraft engine maker is looking for buyers for its Electrical division

DARPA selected four companies to design HSVTOL X-planes

The Germany-based company is seeking concurrent type certification for its Lilium Jet with air safety regulators in Europe and the U.S.

Some Western observers appear not to have grasped the different approach China is taking to advancing its air mobility revolution, prompting skepticism about EHang's apparent rapid progress in bringing autonomous eVTOL vehicles to market.

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Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is developing a high-speed, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (HSVTOL) X-plane concept for DARPA's SPRINT program.

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has received a $37 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to fund the development of its Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion technologies.

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The two-seat EL-2 Goldfinch has made two short flights, on November 11 and 19, from the company's base at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia.

Germany's H2Fly and California-based Universal Hydrogen are among the pioneers developing hydrogen propulsion systems for commercial aircraft.

Beta Technologies has current and prospective customers for its electric aircraft in India, Japan, New Zealand and Canada.

The City of Arlington wants vertiports to be operational in time for it to host the soccer World Cup tournament in 2026.

Air Chateau International, a private helicopter operator in the UAE, intends to purchase up to 100 Midnight eVTOL aircraft from Archer Aviation in a deal worth $500 million.

A pre-production prototype of Elroy Air's hybrid-electric and fully autonomous cargo aircraft performed its inaugural flight on November 12.

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ARC will begin Pegasus test flights in early 2024 at its facility in Cranfield, UK

India's massive population makes for an deal backdrop

During this week's Dubai Airshow, the eVTOL aircraft developer announced new alliances with operator Hunch Mobility and vertiport developer Kookiejar.

German eVTOL developer Volocopter has jumped to the number-one ranking on SMG Consulting’s Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index, overtaking long-time front-runner Joby Aviation, which is now tied with EHang and Beta Technologies in second place.