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The Chinese company is eagerly awaiting an uptick in revenues once initial type certification is in hand and it can accelerate deliveries of the two-seat autonomous vehicle.

Moonware aims to automate ground operations at airports and vertiports using artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles.

JetZero promises to halve fuel burn and emissions

A merger preceding a combined Nasdaq market listing could be approved on September 8, with the transaction expected to be concluded during the fourth quarter of this year.

The Boston-based start-up is raising funds to develop its HyperDrive system for new aircraft, including eVTOL vehicles.

The Chinese company aims to achieve domestic certification for its five-seat E20 eVTOL vehicle in 2025 with the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

The aircraft, which is being developed for military and civil airline applications, is under consideration for the Pentagon's future airlifter and tanker requirements.

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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association compiled an industry-wide response to FAA’s proposed Special Federal Aviation Regulation for Integration of Powered Lift: Pilot Certification and Operations that will apply to new eVTOL aircraft.

Group comments on FAA Special Federal Aviation Regulation

Charter operator joins Textron eAviation advisory board

Textron's eAviation division is building the first prototype of the four-passenger hybrid-electric vehicle.

Tiltrotor to operate alongside its business jet fleet

The companies have confirmed an agreement struck on July 26 that calls for Sino Jet to add up to 100 of the AE200 eVTOL vehicles to its fleet of business jets.

The company says the technology will support aircraft fuel cell-based powertrains with power ratings of up to 900 kW.

Rival eVTOL air taxi developers Archer Aviation and Wisk Aero have squashed their row over intellectual property and will now collaborate on autonomous flight technologies, the companies announced August 10.

Images posted online show significant damage to the first full-scale prototype of the company's VX4 eVTOL aircraft following a motor failure flight test.

No injuries during motor failure test

Vertical Aerospace has confirmed that its VX4 eVTOL prototype aircraft was involved in a safety incident during flight testing at Cotswold Airport in the UK.

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