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Volocopter Steps Up Plans for eVTOL Air Taxi Network Across Malaysia

The German eVTOL aircraft developer has partnered with Malaysia Airports and Skyports to study the business case for investing in urban air mobility across the Southeast Asian country.
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Universal Hydrogen Joins Deutsche Aircraft's Project To Convert Dornier 328 Regional Airliner

Universal Hydrogen is looking at how its modular capsules could be integrated with the new version of the Dornier 328 aircraft being developed by the German company.
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European Cities Join Forces to Plan for Urban Air Mobility

City planners in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy are stepping up efforts to include new electric aircraft in their integrated public transportation options.
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Archer Attorneys File New Brief Rebutting Wisk Trade Secret Theft Allegations

The federal court for the Northern District of California is due to hear Wisk's motion for a preliminary injunction against its eVTOL aircraft rival Archer on July 21.
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Surf Air Plans Hybrid-Electric Cessna Grand Caravan Private Flight Fleet

Private air transportation group Surf Air Mobility says it will buy 150 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft and replace their Pratt & Whitney PT6 turbine engines with an as-yet unspecified hybrid-electric powertrain in 2024.
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New eVTOL Promises 'Fly by Intent' Simplicity for Personal Air Mobility Customers

Israeli start-up Air this week came out of stealth mode, while declining to reveal more than a few bare details about its planned eVTOL aircraft for the personal air mobility sector.
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Kit-built Helicopter Maker Rotor X Advances Plans For Six-Seat eVTOL Multicopter

RotorX is working on plans to offer eVTOL multicopters powered by piston engines or electric motors for a variety of applications including passenger transportation.
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European Reseller Commits to Orders For Five eFlyer 800 Electric Aircraft

Rheinland Air Service commits to the eight-seat eFlyer 800 electric aircraft with a comprehensive contract that includes MRO provision in Central Europe.
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Eve and Energy Group EDP Will Develop Electrical Charging Infrastructure

Embraer's Eve Urban Air Air Mobility Solutions division and energy group EDP will work together to develop electrical charging infrastructure to support eVTOL aircraft operations.
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Porsche Study Tempers Urban Air Mobility Hype With Sober Assessment of Demand and Challenges

Three years on from its 2018 report, Porsche Consulting's new study on the urban air mobility market sees strong potential for eVTOL air taxi services, but with big investments required.
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JetPack Starts Taking Preorders for Speeder VTOL Vehicle

JetPack completed flight testing of its first Speeder prototype in May, and is now producing more developed prototypes to test in the coming months.
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New Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index Shows Shifts in eVTOL Rankings and Two New eSTOLs

SMG Consulting regularly updates its Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index, providing what it says is a data-driven assessment of companies trying to bring aircraft to market.
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Wisk Files New Brief in Case Against eVTOL Rival Archer Regarding Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets

Wisk's lawyers presented new evidence in support of their motion for a preliminary injunction that they say is based on documents obtained and deposed testimony during the discovery phase of the trial being heard by a federal court in San Francisco.
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Whisper Aero Raises Funds for Planned Ultra-quiet Electric Propulsion Units

The Tennessee-based start-up has raised $7.5 million from venture capitalists and aims to bring the first of its electric thruster propulsion units to market by 2023.
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Trio of Carriers Commit To Converting Regional Airliners to Hydrogen Power

Icelandair, Air Nostrum, and Ravn Air have signed letters of intent with Universal Hydrogen to convert 21 regional airliners to replace Pratt & Whitney turboprop engines with its hydrogen powertrain.
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GKN Aerospace Launches H2Jet Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project In Sweden

The aircraft systems and components group is leading a two-year research and development program involving multiple Swedish partners to find new ways to generate electrical power for aircraft from hydrogen fuel cells.
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United Airlines Backs Heart's Electric Regional Airliner With Investment and Provisional Order

United Airlines Ventures is making an unspecified investment in Heart Aerospace's plans to develop a 19-seat electric regional airliner and says that United partner operator Mesa Airlines will add some to its fleet.
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Joby Teams with JetBlue and Signature To Establish Electric and Hydrogen Carbon Credits

Joby, the eVTOL aircraft developer, is working with U.S. airline JetBlue and business aviation services group Signature Flight Support to establish a basis for marketing carbon credits associated with flights in electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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NASA Adds New Partners for Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign Testing

Autonomous flight specialist Reliable Robotics and communications technology group Aura Network Solutions have been added as partners for the first full phase of testing in NASA's National Campaign.
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Appointment of Agility Prime Founder Roper Boosts Beta's Leadership Team

Former U.S. Air Force Assistant Secretary Will Roper, who launched the Agility Prime program to advance joint military and civil applications for eVTOL aircraft, is joining the board of Beta Technologies.
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