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Archer Moves Maker eVTOL Demonstrator to Flight Test Site

The California company, which says it expects the first hover flight of the two-seat vehicle to happen during December, reported its first set of quarterly earnings since its initial public offering in September.
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Universal Avionics to Supply Vision Systems for CityHawk eVTOL Aircraft

Urban Aeronautics is completing a Series A funding round to support efforts to bring its redesigned hydrogen-electric eVTOL vehicle to market.
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Hyundai Relaunches Urban Air Mobility Division as Supernal

The U.S.-based subsidiary is one of 50 business units of the South Korean automotive group working to advance Hyundai's ambitions to be an intermodal transportation solutions provider.
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Embraer Seeks Industry Backing For Energia Family of Green Aircraft

The Brazilian airframer is proposing four aircraft concepts, with hybrid, electric, and hydrogen propulsion systems, seating nine to 50 passengers.
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Wideroe Explores the Potential for a Scandinavian Urban Air Mobility Network

The Norway-based regional airline has launched a collaborative project with Embraer subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions to consider how eVTOL aircraft could improve regional air services.
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Manta Boosts ANN V/STOL Aircraft Program with New Partners

The start-up has recruited fellow Italian companies Kinetron, Pantecnica, Powerflex, and Pietro Rosa to advance development of its ANN family of hybrid-electric V/STOL aircraft.
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Leasing Group Rose Cay and Irish Cargo Carrier Back ZeroAvia Plans For Hydrogen Conversions

The ATR72 seats up to 78 people in passenger configuration and is one of the largest planned aircraft conversions planned by hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia to date.
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Wright Seeks Stakeholder Guidance on Fuel Cell Options for Electric Airliners

The company has recruited Honeywell and Eagle Picher as partners to assist with a Joint Technical Assessment Phase that should lead to program launch for the Wright Spirit conversion of the BAe 146 in October 2022.
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Private Flight Booker Flapz Pitches for Role in eVTOL Air Taxi Market

Online charter booking portal Flapz is partnering with urban air mobility infrastructure developer Varon Vehicles to promote the new mode of transportation across Latin America.
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Advanced Air Mobility Act

The new legislation was welcomed as a boost for the new sector by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
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Veteran Airframer Seeks Leading Role Weaning Airliners Off Fossil Fuel

The team that built the CRJ regional jet family is now focused on how legacy aircraft can be converted to hydrogen propulsion through partnerships with innovators like ZeroAvia.
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Air Traffic Management Specialist D3 Rebrands as Skyroads

The German start-up has been demonstrating a prototype of the traffic management system it is developing to support various advanced air mobility applications, including eVTOL air taxi services.
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Overair Expands Headquarters for Next Stage of Butterfly eVTOL's Metamorphosis

The California company has doubled the size of its facilities near John Wayne/Orange County Airport to make space for construction of a full-scale prototype that will start flight testing in 2023.
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UK Consortium Proposes Ammonia-based Propulsion System for Aircraft

Reaction Engines and the Science and Technology Facilities Council have venture capital backing for the project announced during the United Nations COP26 climate change conference.
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Dufour Will Bring Autonomous Aero2 eVTOL into Commercial Service

The Swiss eVTOL developer has been using the Aero2 for development work on its larger Aero3 hybrid-electric vehicle, In response to positive market reaction, the company now intends to start production in 2023.
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Wright Goes Back to the Future with BAe 146 Airliner Electrification Plan

The start-up announced the electric propulsion conversion plan to coincide with the ongoing United Nations COP26 climate change conference, arguing that net-zero aviation initiatives are an insufficient response.
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New Airbus Scale Innovation Unit Could Boost Technology Breakthroughs

The new innovation hub was announced this week by Airbus's newly appointed chief technical officer.
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EASA Gets MTU's Help To Define Certification Path for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

The European aviation safety agency is partnering with German aircraft engine maker MTU to assess new standards, regulations, and verification procedures for what it calls flying fuel cells.
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As First Flight Approaches, Eviation Founder Explains How and Why Alice Got a New Look

With ground testing far advanced, Eviation expects the Alice to start its flight test campaign from its new headquarters in Washington state by the end of 2021.
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Japanese Type Certification of SkyDrive Personal eVTOL Gets Underway

SkyDrive, which claims to be the first eVTOL developer in Japan to have its type certificate application accepted, has pushed back its projected timeline for service entry of its single-seat flying car from 2023 to 2025.
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