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Safarilink and Yellow Wings Air Services operate the turboprop-powered versions of Textron's aircraft on services in Kenya and Tanzania.

The consultancy sees progress on eVTOL aircraft type certification this year, but the frontrunners won't have everything their way.

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Industry leaders mull needs for the future of AAM

The company announced the next phase of plans for urban air mobility services in Shenzhen, as local government agencies in China step up support.

The approval cleared the way for a delivery to Eton, which will now start tourist flights in Guangzhou.

The UK aircraft engine manufacturer and the low-cost airline are committed to hydrogen powertrains being available for new narrowbody aircraft from mid-2030.

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.

At its peak, the simulation involved 120 virtual eVTOL flights each hour in the central terminal area of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.

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.

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The Texas-based company flies regional services under Department of Transportation Part 380 charter rules in the face of opposition from U.S. Part 121 airlines.

The U.S. Navy has awarded the company a research and technology contract as it looks to apply new technology to its future rotorcraft fleet.

Norwegian researchers have found significant support among domestic travelers to switch from aircraft burning fossil fuel, depending on the cost of flights.

The Chinese manufacturer has the UAE's Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industries Cluster that was established in October.

Astrolabe Analytics is developing a data-driven software solution for battery health monitoring and predictive maintenance.

NATS controllers simulated flights from Bristol to London in an exercise with Vertical Aerospace; Virgin Atlantic; AtkinsRéalis; Skyports; Heathrow, Bristol, and London City airports; the Connected Places Catapult; and Cranfield and Warwick universities.

The prospective eVTOL operator is a subsidiary of Global Crossing Airlines and says it may buy up to 200 of Eve's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.

The European air safety agency has also established a digital portal for stakeholders to exchange information about air mobility initiatives.

The company's latest long-distance endurance flight was from Camarillo in California, building on early missions to Alaska, Canada, and Wisconsin.

AIBot has emerged from stealth mode with plans to introduce a seven-seat eVTOL aircraft with highly automated flight controls powered by artificial intelligence.

The company is moving its headquarters from the Netherlands to Oberpfaffenhofen Airport near Munich.

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The start-up has completed its first completely uncrewed flight in California

Rollout of the X-59 Quesst is scheduled for January 12

Cascade update adds user-friendly features to improve accessibility

Helicopter flights were used to assess how eVTOL aircraft might be operated

Reliable Robotics has flown an autonomous cargo airplane with no humans on board for the first time.

Rotor Technologies has unveiled the R550X autonomous helicopter that it intends to bring to market in 2024.

The first fuselage has been delivered to Lilium's factory near Munich from the Valladolid, Spain facility of partner company Aciturri.