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

Flexjet plans to add up to 200 of Eve's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to its business aviation service network on both sides of the Atlantic.

The aircraft engine maker is looking for buyers for its Electrical division

Aramex and Emirates Post Group plan to use Dronamics's Black Swan cargo drone for same-day express deliveries, and Qatar Airways also intends to incorporate the vehicle into its cargo network.

The start-up plans to operate domestic flights with hydrogen-powered regional airliners.

The Germany-based company is seeking concurrent type certification for its Lilium Jet with air safety regulators in Europe and the U.S.

DARPA selected four companies to design HSVTOL X-planes

Some Western observers appear not to have grasped the different approach China is taking to advancing its air mobility revolution, prompting skepticism about EHang's apparent rapid progress in bringing autonomous eVTOL vehicles to market.

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is developing a high-speed, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (HSVTOL) X-plane concept for DARPA's SPRINT program.

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has received a $37 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to fund the development of its Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion technologies.

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup

The two-seat EL-2 Goldfinch has made two short flights, on November 11 and 19, from the company's base at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia.

Germany's H2Fly and California-based Universal Hydrogen are among the pioneers developing hydrogen propulsion systems for commercial aircraft.

Beta Technologies has current and prospective customers for its electric aircraft in India, Japan, New Zealand and Canada.

Air Chateau International, a private helicopter operator in the UAE, intends to purchase up to 100 Midnight eVTOL aircraft from Archer Aviation in a deal worth $500 million.

A pre-production prototype of Elroy Air's hybrid-electric and fully autonomous cargo aircraft performed its inaugural flight on November 12.

The City of Arlington wants vertiports to be operational in time for it to host the soccer World Cup tournament in 2026.

ARC will begin Pegasus test flights in early 2024 at its facility in Cranfield, UK

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup

India's massive population makes for an deal backdrop

During this week's Dubai Airshow, the eVTOL aircraft developer announced new alliances with operator Hunch Mobility and vertiport developer Kookiejar.

German eVTOL developer Volocopter has jumped to the number-one ranking on SMG Consulting’s Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index, overtaking long-time front-runner Joby Aviation, which is now tied with EHang and Beta Technologies in second place.

The effort will attempt to fund 10 start-ups per year

ArcosJet will market the four-passenger Pioneer Edition to private buyers

The Dubai-based aircraft broker currently markets business jets and will target private buyers for the eVTOL aircraft.

Joby and Volocopter flew their respective eVTOL prototypes from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport.

The company operates in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub at Dubai South.

The company has launched a new funding round to support development work