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ATC

Australia's ATC Agency Prepares to Integrate Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

Airservices Australia wants to work through plans to launch remotely piloted operations
Wisk Aero eVTOL in Australia
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Brazilian State Bank Funds Eve Air Mobility's eVTOL Aircraft Factory

Embraer offshoot will receive a further loan of $88 million
Eve Air Mobility eVTOL aircraft
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lilium Faces Political Block to Government Loan Guarantees

Opposition to German federal government funding could block Bavarian state loans
Lilium Jet at a vertiport
Aircraft

Eviation Quietly Prepares to Build Updated Alice Prototype

Eviation's CEO offers insights into the slow-moving stealth program's progress
Andre Stein poses with the Alice prototype inside the hangar at Eviation's headquarters
Environment

Aerospace Technology Institute Awards Honor Innovators

ZeroAvia, Vertical Aerospace, and Rolls-Royce were among the award winners
GKN Ascend team
Airlines

How Regional Air Mobility Could Boost the UK's Strained Transport Network

Britain's new government is under pressure to invest in public infrastructure
EA Maven's study of UK Advanced Air Mobility
Environment

Scientists Devise Cleaner Hydrogen Combustion Engines

Improved catalytic converters slash harmful nitrogen emissions
Rolls-Royce and partners have used a Pearl 700 business jet engine to test a new approach to hydrogen combustion.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

McKinsey Says Urban Air Mobility Faces Untimely Cash Crunch

New McKinsey report explains how companies could "bridge the funding gap"
A chart showing total disclosed funding for future air mobility by year
Aircraft

Textron Will Flight Test Nexus eVTOL Aircraft at Salina

Remotely piloted flights will start in 2025 as manufacturer works towards service entry in the 2030s
Textron eAviation Nexus eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Sea Cheetah To Reveal Hydrogen-powered Wing-in-ground-effect Vessel

After two years in stealth mode, the Miami start-up says it can start deliveries in two years
Sea Cheetah wing-in-ground effect vessel
Airports

Skyports Partners with Parking Group To Develop Dubai Vertiports

Agreement paves the way for park-and-ride eVTOL air taxi services
Skyports vertiport in Dubai
Aircraft

Cutting Through the eVTOL Aircraft Hype With Independent Expert Sergio Cecutta

Straight talk about an industry that is making a lot of promises
Archer eVTOL in flight during transition
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Operator Areion Confirms Aero2 VTOL Order with Dufour Aerospace

Areion is the new name for Spright, which was formerly part of helicopter operator Air Methods
Dufour Aerospace Aero2 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Lift, Near Earth Develop Casualty Evac Pod for U.S. Army

Modular payload container could be integrated with multiple air and ground vehicles
Lift Aircraft's Hexa VTOL vehicle
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Toyota Agrees to $500M Investment in Joby's eVTOL Aircraft

Cash for common stock payment will be made in two tranches later this year and in 2025
Joby Toyota eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Regent Reveals Progress on Full-sale Seaglider Prototype

Viceroy's hardware and systems integration has begun
The Viceroy seaglider's fuselage is pictured inside a hangar
Aircraft

Pivotal Completes Blackfly Personal eVTOL Deliveries

Thirteen customers are flying the single-seat aircraft in the U.S.
Spectators observe a flight demonstration of Pivotal’s Blackfly personal eVTOL aircraft.
Aircraft

Lilium Achieves Power On with First Full-scale eVTOL Aircraft

The MSN 1 airframe will be used as a ground testbed ahead of flight testing
Lilium Jet power on
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Beta Unveils Design for Five-passenger Electric Aircraft

Passenger-carrying versions are expected to enter service in 2026
Beta Technologies passenger-carrying electric aircraft
Airports

Lilium Signs eVTOL Aircraft Infrastructure Deal in Houston

Galaxy FBO facilities will support Lilium Jet operations
Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft