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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.

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup

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

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 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.

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup

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

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

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

Cascade update adds user-friendly features to improve accessibility

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 trade association for uncrewed vehicles is bringing together stakeholders to influence key decision-making processes in the U.S. during 2024.

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

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup

The company believes it is the first design organization system developer to receive approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

The airline has chosen the Alia as the first electric aircraft to be deployed as part of its Mission NextGen decarbonization program, which could see larger models introduced from 2030.

The company says it now holds letters of intent from prospective customers covering 100 of the high-capacity drones that could be used for cargo flights or crop-spraying.

The California-based eVTOL developer and its New Zealand partners successfully demonstrated that autonomous, uncrewed aircraft can safely integrate with regular piloted aircraft in controlled airspace.

A new report issued by analysts at Allied Market Research projects the global hybrid aircraft market will generate $1.9 billion of revenue in 2025, when several hybrid aircraft are expected to enter service.

The Spanish start-up says not being first to market will prove an advantage for second-wave advanced air mobility pioneers who will have greater regulatory certainty.

A full-scale prototype of the UAV has already flown, with the program attracting support from U.S. Department of Defense contracts.

The western U.S. state's department of aviation wants to ensure an emergency-response time of less than eight minutes.