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EHang Conducts EH216 Trial Flights in Japan with Official Support

China's EHang this week conducted demonstration flights with its two-seat EH216 eVTOL aircraft during an event at the Kasaoka Air Station in Okayama prefecture in the west of Japan.
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Rolls-Royce Steps Up Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Tests

The aircraft engine manufacturer says it is now testing what it claims to be the most powerful hybrid-electric propulsion system built to date of aerospace applications..
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Skyports and Hanwha Team to Develop Vertiports in South Korea

The agreement with UK-based Skyports will enable Hanwha Systems to offer advanced air mobility infrastructure services in South Korea and globally.
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Astro Aerospace Completes Acquisition of Horizon Aircraft

Under a new leadership team headed by former GE Capital CFO Patricia Trompeter and Horizon co-founder Brandon Robinson, the combined venture will pursue the development of three eVTOL aircraft.
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Archer to Unveil Maker Technology Demonstrator Next Week

Archer Aviation will unveil the two-seat technology demonstrator for its planned four-passenger eVTOL aircraft during an event in Los Angeles at 6 p.m. local time on June 10.
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GKN Supplies First Wings, Empennage and Wiring For Eviation Alice Aircraft

GKN Aerospace completed final assembly and integration of these major components for Eviation's all-electric aircraft at its new Global Technology Centre at Bristol in the UK.
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Joby Signs Up Partners to Develop Skyport Network For eVTOL Air Taxis

The eVTOL aircraft manufacturer is joining forces with parking garage operators and developers to establish a network of urban vertiports in cities such as Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco.
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Archer Says It Has No Case to Answer In Trade Secret Theft Case Launched by Bitter Rival Wisk

Archer's response to Wisk's U.S. District Court lawsuit sheds new light on its early stealth mode work on a eVTOL aircraft design to dispel Wisk's accusation that its rapid progress could only be based on foul play.
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Sustainable Aviation Stands to Benefit From New Green Goals in NASA's Budget

NASA's budget request for 2022 would see funding for aeronautics research and development rise 10.4 percent, with more money for programs like the X-57 Maxwell aircraft, advanced air vehicles, and a new single-aisle airliner.
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Halo Agrees to Buy 200 Eve eVTOL Aircraft For Urban Air Mobility Network

The deal with Embraer is the biggest placed so far in the urban air mobility sector and represents the launch order for the Brazilian manufacturer's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.
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Archer Hits Back at Wisk with Counterclaims of Interference and Unfair Competition

Archer has asked a U.S. District Court to dismiss Wisk's intellectual property lawsuit, arguing that Wisk's eVTOL aircraft is based on a patented design.
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11 Partners Selected To Support France's Hydrogen Hub Initiative

Airbus, Air France-KLM, Groupe ADP, and the Choose Paris Region selected 11 projects out of 124 applicants to foward their vision for a hydrogen hub network at airports.
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Challenge Aims To Name Urban Air Mobility Vehicles, Pilots

Urban Air Mobility Names Challenge seeks to find suitable monikers for various elements of urban air mobility, which is sector that has already generated numerous confusing acronyms and definitions in its short history.
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Hybrid Air Vehicles Makes the Case for Its Airship to Replace Airliners

With a spacious cabin seating up to 100 passengers and low carbon emissions, the hybrid-electric Airlander 10 airship is being offered for roles including luxury travel and scheduled regional airline routes.
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Volocopter and Near Earth Join Forces to Develop Autonomous System For VoloDrone

Near Earth Autonomy will combine its hardware with Volocopter's software to develop the autonomous flight system for the unmanned VoloDrone's freight operations.
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Patents for Sale as Battery Specialist Oxis Collapses

The UK-based battery technology specialist Oxis Energy has gone into administration after failing to secure fresh investment despite breakthroughs in areas such as lithium-sulfur batteries.
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Vertical Flight Society Recognizes University Students for eVTOL Aircraft Designs

An eVTOL unmanned aircraft developed by students from the University of Michigan won the top prize in this year's Design-Build-Vertical-Flight competition.
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New York Operator Lima Signs Up For MagniX Caravan Conversion

Lima NY, which operates charter flights as part of the Blade Urban Air Mobility network, is to convert its Cessna Caravan seaplanes to electric propulsion under an agreement with electric motor developer MagniX.
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Ireland's Shannon Airport Set to Become Advanced Air Mobility Hub

Skyports is teaming with several local organizations on the west coast of Ireland to develop a vertiport at Shannon Airport to support eVTOL aircraft passenger and cargo services.
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Merlin Labs Partners With Special Missions Operator to Convert King Airs for Autonomous Flight

Merlin Labs is developing what its calls a "drop-in autonomy kit" that can convert aircraft such as the twin-engine King Air for remotely piloted operations.
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