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Electric Leasing Group Skye Signs for Bye's eFlyer 800s

Skye Aviation has committed to ordering 15 of Bye Aerospace's new nine-seat eFlyer 800 electric fixed-wing aircraft, which is expected to enter service in 2025.
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Eviation Turns to BendixKing for Alice's Flight Deck Technology

Touchscreen flight displays, along with a synthetic vision system and compact fly-by-wire flight controls are all intended to reduce the workload for the single pilot flying Eviation's Alice electric aircraft.
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PteroDynamics Boosts Transwing eVTOL Program from New Colorado Base

The Transwing eVTOL design features folding wings that will allow the aircraft to operate from a much smaller ground area than similar-sized vehicles.
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Luminati Warns eVTOL Aircraft Developers about Battery Fires

The company says that after suffering costly damage from a battery fire, it has developed a solution that guards against this danger and wants to offer it to other electric aircraft companies.
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Joby Takes First Step To Securing Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate

The company has begun the process to earn the FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate it needs to start eVTOL air taxi services by 2024, along with the required type and production certificates for its five-seat aircraft.
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Sustainability Group Acquires Assets of Lithium-Sulfur Battery Pioneer Oxis

Johnson Matthey has acquired the assets and intellectual property of UK-based battery developer Oxis Energy and intends to use these as a platform to pursue its ambitions in the green hydrogen sector.
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Opener's BlackFly Makes Rare Appearance During Oshkosh Show

Hardly anyone has seen the production version of Opener's BlackFly single-seat eVTOL personal aerial vehicle since it first surfaced in 2018.
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Lilium Selects CustomCells To Provide Silicon-Anode Batteries

The German eVTOL aircraft manufacturer has developed its own batteries, which are expected to have energy density of 330 Wh/kg, and these will be made under license by CustomCells.
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Volocopter Makes U.S. Public Debut, With Piloted Flight At Oshkosh Show

The German company's 2X eVTOL prototype flew in front of large crowds at the EAA AirVenture event, and visitors were also able to take a close look at the cabin for the VoloCity air taxi model.
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Avidyne Teams with Daedalean To Offer AI-based Pilot Eye Vision System

The new PilotEye vision system will be offered for use on existing general aviation aircraft, as well as new advanced air mobility models, including eVTOL vehicles.
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Australian Advanced Air Mobility Summit Will Bring Industry and Government Together

The Australian Association for Unmanned Systems is organizing the country's first AAM Summit on September 1-2, with speakers from key government agencies anticipated and participation from across the industry.
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EHang Says Yunfu eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturing Plant Now Operational

EHang is building its two-seat, autonomous EH216 vehicle in a purpose-built factory at Yunfu in China's Guangdong province, where it will host an investors day event on August 18.
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NASA Backs Electra's Work on eSTOL Blown Lift Technology

Electra is partnered with a team from the University of Southern California to develop new methods for testing blown lift technology for its planned eSTOL aircraft.
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Boeing Confirms Wisk's eVTOLs Are Part of Its Sustainability Plans, and Hydrogen Might Be, Too

Boeing has published a report on how it intends to make aviation more sustainable through multiple investments in new technology.
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Joby Boosts Board in Preparation for Wall Street Flotation

Joby intends to add three more board directors when it goes public through a planned merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners on August 5.
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Wisk-Archer Trade Secrets Case Goes to Full Trial after Preliminary Injunction Denied

A federal judge did not grant Wisk's motion for a preliminary injunction against eVTOL aircraft rival Archer, arguing that the request for an expedited process was not backed by sufficient evidence and likelihood of success.
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KinectAir Offers Fractional Shares in VoltAero's Hybrid-Electric Cassio Aircraft

The private aviation platform says it will announce details of its Pioneer fractional ownership program at next week's EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh with Cassio manufacturer VoltAero.
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Cape Air Spells Out the Case For Electric Regional Services

The New England based Part 135 operator has 103 aircraft in its fleet, and is planning to add Eviation's new Alice fixed-wing electric aircraft to the network.
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Beam Touts Off-Grid Solar Power for Electric Aircraft

Beam Global is claiming a world record for a flight across central California in a Pipistrel electric aircraft charged exclusively by off-grid solar energy.
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Eve Guarantees eVTOL Flight Hours to Flapper Charter Platform in Latin America

Embraer’s Eve subsidiary aims to provide on-demand charter broker Flapper with up to 25,000 hours of flight time in its planned eVTOL aircraft across several Latin American cities.
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