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Airports

Helibravo Plans UAM Demo Flights at Lisbon Vertiport

Flight demonstrations will be held next year in Portugal's capital city
A digital rendering of an example of a Bluenest vertiport
Training and Workforce

Joby's eVTOL Aircraft Flight Academy Wins FAA Approval

FAA also approves Joby's voluntary safety management system
Joby Part 141 Flight Academy
Aircraft

Beta Technologies Flies First Production Alia CX300 CTOL Electric Aircraft

Beta's Alia CX300 CTOL was born from Alia 250 eVTOL program
Beta Technologies Alia CX300 electric aircraft in flight
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Fund Managers Indicate Continued Support for Advanced Air Mobility

Horizon's survey suggests new investments coming for eVTOL aircraft developers
Horizon Aircraft Cavorite X7 eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Finish Line Still Eludes Advanced Air Mobility Rush

Key milestones set for 2024 and 2025 now appear to be in doubt
Volocopter eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

AutoFlight Demonstrates Prosperity eVTOL Prototype in Japan

Flight in Okayama prefecture is latest public demonstration of Chinese aircraft
AutoFlight's Prosperity eVTOL prototype aircraft
Training and Workforce

Archer Reveals Midnight eVTOL Mixed-reality Flight Training Device

Flight training device has been jointly developed with Vertex Solutions
Archer Midnight eVTOL Mixed Reality Flight Training Device
Aircraft

UrbanLink Plans to Add Orca Cargo Drones to Diverse Fleet

Hybrid-electric drone could support relief operations in Puerto Rico
Traverse Aero Orca cargo drone
Airports

Gaming Simulators Could Support eVTOL Pilot Training and Vertiport Design

Vertiport Simulations adds electric charging cubes and other detailed scenery to flight simulator software
Vertiport Simulations image
Engines

MagniX and NASA Complete Electric Propulsion Ground Tests

Magni650 electric propulsion unit simulated flight at 30,000 feet on a testbed aircraft
NASA’s ground-based Electric Aircraft Testbed
Aircraft

Heart Selects New York Site For ES-30 Regional Airliner Flight Testing

Technology demonstrator will be brought across the Atlantic from Sweden in early 2025
Heart Aerospace ES-30 aircraft
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Vertical Aerospace Set For $50 Million in Funding and Debt Relief

Mudrick Capital is leading a $180 million new equity and debt conversion plan
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Future Flight Global Targets Multiple eVTOL Aircraft Use Cases

U.S. start-up recently made a commitment to buy up to 116 of Archer's Midnight aircraft
Future Flight Global Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft
Security

Passengers Tried To Board eVTOL Trial Flights Drunk and with Gun

Embraer spinoff is now targeting type certification for its four-passenger eVTOL in 2027
Eve eVTOL aircraft in Chicago
Aircraft

VoltAero Picks U.S. Distributor for Cassio Hybrid-electric Aircraft

AltiSky will assemble, sell, and service VoltAero's aircraft
VoltAero Cassio 330 at Paris Airshow 2023
Aircraft

SAI Flight To Operate SkyDrive eVTOL in South Carolina

Greenville-based charter operator pre-orders 10 eVTOL air taxis
A digital rendering of SkyDrive's SD-05 eVTOL aircraft flying near Greenville Downtown Airport
Avionics

Hermeus Installs Starlink for Beyond-line-of-sight Tests

Start-up is developing a family of hypersonic aircraft using air-breathing propulsion
Hermeus Starlink connectivity system
Aircraft

AMSL Starts Untethered Flight Tests with Vertiia eVTOL Aircraft

Australian start-up is developing a hydrogen-powered aircraft
AMSL Aero's Vertiia eVTOL aircraft in untethered flight tests
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Volocopter Reshuffles Leadership as eVTOL Certification Slips into 2025

Lilium's CFO Oliver Vogelgesang is moving to Volocopter
Volocopter eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Deliveries Increase as EHang Works to Boost eVTOL Aircraft Performance

Chinese manufacturing wants to extend range with solid-state batteries
EHang EH216-S eVTOL aircraft flight