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Vertical Founder Pledges $50 Million To Sustain Work on VX4 eVTOL Aircraft

The UK start-up has been put on notice by the New York Stock Exchange that its stock must start trading above $1 to maintain its listing
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Indian Regional Airline MEHAIR Signs For ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Propulsion System

The carrier operates seaplanes and wheeled aircraft across the Indian sub-continent and is seeking to expand the network with Indian government backing.
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Horizon Completes IPO and Signs eVTOL Purchase Agreement with Indian Charter Group

A memorandum of understanding with Dehli-based JetSetGo prices its six-passenger Cavorite X7 eVTOL aircraft at $5 million.
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Vertical Flight Society Convenes Advanced Air Mobility Leaders For Silicon Valley Symposium

The Electric VTOL Symposium running from February 6-8 in Santa Clara, California, is part of the technical association’s VFS Transformative Vertical Flight event.
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Pivotal Launches Sales of Helix Personal eVTOL Aircraft to Private Flyers

Operators do not need to have a pilot's license to fly the single-seat Helix, which is now for sale at a base price of $190,000.
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Atlantic Aviation Expands Plans for eVTOL Air Services By Partnering With Joby and Archer

Business aviation services group Atlantic Aviation will install electric aircraft recharging equipment supplied by eVTOL aircraft developers Joby, Archer and Beta at sites across its U.S. FBO network.
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SkyDrive Forges Partnerships in India To Pave the Way for Advanced Air Mobility

With the Indian subsidiary of its key investor. Suzuki, the Japanese company exhibited a scale-model of its three-seat eVTOL aircraft at a trade show in Gujarat state.
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Aramex Considers Odys' Hybrid-Electric Aircraft for Gulf Cargo Services

The Dubai-based logistics group is looking to reduce carbon emissions from its cargo delivery operations
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Aircraft

Daher Deliveries, Orders Remain Stable in 2023

Daher delivered 74 TBMs and Kodiaks, up one from a year earlier
Kodiak 900 and TBM 960 in flight (Photo: Daher)
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Swiss Start-up Sirius Unveils Hydrogen-powered VTOL 'Business Jet'

The hydrogen-electric Sirius Jet will come in two variants tailored for private aviation and commercial air taxi operations.
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German Airports Group Works on Vertiport Plans with eVTOL Aircraft Developer Lilium

Fraport runs Germany's Frankfurt Airport and 30 other airports around the world.
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Atlantic Aviation To Install Electric Chargers at FBOs

Beta's charging stations can support multiple electric aircraft and ground vehicles
Beta's electric charging cube and its Alia electric aircraft
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Supernal Debuts S-A2 eVTOL Air Taxi Mockup at Consumer Electronics Show

The Hyundai subsidiary is showcasing the four-passenger S-A2 aircraft this week at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Airbus Surveys 100 Airports to Train Machine Learning Algorithms

Airbus's Acubed innovation unit has surveyed more than 100 U.S. airports as part of a massive data collection campaign to advance automation and artificial intelligence in the aviation industry.
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Business Aviation Group Installs Beta's Electric Aircraft Charging Stations

Beta Technologes' 320 kilowatt charging equipment has been designed to work with any type of electric aircraft or ground vehicle.
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FBOs

Clay Lacy's John Wayne FBO To Get Joby's Electric Charging Unit

Joby designed its electric charging system to work with multiple aircraft types
Joby has developed a universal charging system for electric aircraft
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Wave Says Huntress VTOL's Speed and All-Weather Capability Are a Match for Tough Tasks

The uncrewed hybrid-electric VTOL vehicle can deploy reverse thrust for maneuvers such as stationary hover loitering and landing on a ship.
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Los Angeles Area Airport to Get Joby's Electric Aircraft Charging System

Clay Lacy Aviation is a business aviation services group operating a network of FBOs and an aircraft charter and management fleet.
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East African Airlines Commit to Surf Air Mobility's Plan to Electrify Cessna Caravan Aircraft

Safarilink and Yellow Wings Air Services operate the turboprop-powered versions of Textron's aircraft on services in Kenya and Tanzania.
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SMG Lays Out Bold, but Caveated Predictions for Advanced Air Mobility in 2024

The consultancy sees progress on eVTOL aircraft type certification this year, but the frontrunners won't have everything their way.
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AIN Roundtable: Preparing for Advanced Air Mobility

Industry leaders mull needs for the future of AAM
AIN Roundtable January 2023 participants
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EHang Carries Passengers on Demonstration Flights Ahead of First Commercial eVTOL Services

The company announced the next phase of plans for urban air mobility services in Shenzhen, as local government agencies in China step up support.
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EHang Receives Airworthiness Certificate For EH216-S eVTOL Aircraft

The approval cleared the way for a delivery to Eton, which will now start tourist flights in Guangzhou.
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Rolls-Royce and EasyJet Start Hydrogen Fuel Delivery Testing

The UK aircraft engine manufacturer and the low-cost airline are committed to hydrogen powertrains being available for new narrowbody aircraft from mid-2030.
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In 2024 Advanced Air Mobility Pioneers Embark on Another Pivotal Year

Experts from Honeywell , SMG Consulting and Alton Aviation share their expectations and concerns for an industry sector that now needs to be fuelled by more than hype.
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NASA and Joby Complete Air Taxi Simulation Exercise Around Dallas-Fort Worth

At its peak, the simulation involved 120 virtual eVTOL flights each hour in the central terminal area of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
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EASA Publishes Updated Proposals Special Condition VTOL Aircraft Means of Compliance

Industry stakeholders have until March 1, 2024, to comment on the European aviation safety agency's additional means of compliance proposals for new eVTOL aircraft.