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Aircraft
Finish Line Still Eludes Advanced Air Mobility Rush
Key milestones set for 2024 and 2025 now appear to be in doubt
Aircraft
AutoFlight Demonstrates Prosperity eVTOL Prototype in Japan
Flight in Okayama prefecture is latest public demonstration of Chinese aircraft
Training and Workforce
Archer Reveals Midnight eVTOL Mixed-reality Flight Training Device
Flight training device has been jointly developed with Vertex Solutions
Aircraft
UrbanLink Plans to Add Orca Cargo Drones to Diverse Fleet
Hybrid-electric drone could support relief operations in Puerto Rico
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
Engines
MagniX and NASA Complete Electric Propulsion Ground Tests
Magni650 electric propulsion unit simulated flight at 30,000 feet on a testbed aircraft
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
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
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
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
Aircraft
VoltAero Picks U.S. Distributor for Cassio Hybrid-electric Aircraft
AltiSky will assemble, sell, and service VoltAero's aircraft
Aircraft
SAI Flight To Operate SkyDrive eVTOL in South Carolina
Greenville-based charter operator pre-orders 10 eVTOL air taxis
Avionics
Hermeus Installs Starlink for Beyond-line-of-sight Tests
Start-up is developing a family of hypersonic aircraft using air-breathing propulsion
Aircraft
AMSL Starts Untethered Flight Tests with Vertiia eVTOL Aircraft
Australian start-up is developing a hydrogen-powered aircraft
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Volocopter Reshuffles Leadership as eVTOL Certification Slips into 2025
Lilium's CFO Oliver Vogelgesang is moving to Volocopter
Aircraft
Deliveries Increase as EHang Works to Boost eVTOL Aircraft Performance
Chinese manufacturing wants to extend range with solid-state batteries
Charter & Fractional
Report Calls for Irish Advanced Air Mobility Network
eVTOL aircraft could carry workers, business leaders, and tourists
FBOs
NATA Panel Examines FBO Preparation for eVTOL Service
OEMs and FBOs talk about how electric aircraft can be accommodated at FBOs
Avionics
Beta’s Electric Airplane Debuts Garmin G3000 Prime Avionics
Garmin introduced the third-generation flight deck last month
Aircraft
Electra Launches Hybrid-electric EL9 STOL Aircraft
Aircraft will be able to take off in 150 feet of runway
