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FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup

EA Maven consultants have identified 264 British cities and almost 1,000 new routes that could be served in an economically and environmentally sustainable way by new aircraft.

Spanish aerostructures tier-one supplier is playing a key role in building the Lilium Jet fuselages.

ZeroAvia has not confirmed how much its latest funding round has raised for plans to convert existing aircraft to use its fuel cell electric propulsion systems.

Japan-based SkyDrive now has pre-order agreements for its SD-05 aircraft from customers in Vietnam, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea.

The California start-up plans to supply liquid hydrogen for its fuel cell electric propulsion system in preloaded modules delivered to the aircraft.

Joby Aviation will build its first large-scale production facility at Dayton International Airport, where it intends to manufacture up to 500 eVTOL aircraft per year.

Beta Technologies will install a charging station for electric aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where the company's Alia aircraft will be used for "on-base experimentation."

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup

The German company and its European partners flew a Pipistrel twin fuselage electric Taurus 4G aircraft with hydrogen fuel tanks and fuel cells added.

Joby Aviation is getting ready to mass-produce eVTOL aircraft it says will transform transportation in and around crowded cities.

The company views ZeroAvia's hydrogen fuel cell technology as an attractive option for its plans to decarbonize regional flights in the UK.

To prevent fires in lithium-ion batteries, scientists have developed some clever new solutions that could make electric aircraft safer.

Agreement includes up to 80 VoloCity eVTOLs for Bristow

Emergency services provider Falck has agreed to purchase a single JA1 Pulse eVTOL aircraft from California-based Jump Aero.

SkyDrive is embarking on a joint research project with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to study ways to estimate, evaluate, and reduce the noise produced by eVTOL aircraft.

Bristow Helicopters has agreed to purchase up to 80 VoloCity eVTOL aircraft.

Vertically integrated Joby maintains tight control over engineering and manufacturing as well as aircraft operations.

FutureFlight.aero's weekly advanced air mobility news roundup

Latest order for Eviation raises the value of its backlog to $5 billion.