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Falck Plans to Use eVTOL Aircraft for Emergency Response by 2025

The Danish emergency response and healthcare group is already employing drones to support operations worldwide.
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Uber Elevate Remains Optimistic About 2023 UAM Service Launch

The company's leader said the partners necessary to begin the service continue to make progress despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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ASTM International Workshop Will Cover Means of Compliance for eVTOL Aircraft Certification

The November 2 event will provide a forum for developers of these aircraft to address how gaps in consensus safety standards are now being filled.
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Tecnam Teams With Rolls-Royce To Develop the P-Volt Electric Commuter Airliner

The Italian light aircraft manufacturer says it already has letters of intent from several airlines for the all-electric P-Volt.
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Jaunt Air Mobility Launches Joint Venture for UAM Support

Jaunt Air Mobility announced a new venture called Access Skyways, which includes Jaunt, PS&S, and Price Systems.
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Expert Panel Highlights Key Challenges For UAM Infrastructure Development

Safety, noise, and economics will challenge urban air mobility infrastructure development, panelists at Invest in Bavaria's UAM 2020 Conference note.
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Pipistrel Chooses Honeywell Fly-by-Wire for Nuuva V300 Cargo UAS

Honeywell's role in the Slovenian company's UAS and eVTOL programs represents one of the first projects for its new UAS/UAM business unit.
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Consultant Assesses Barriers to eVTOL Operations in Dubai

FEV Consulting's Denis Heckmann focused on challenges facing Dubai's plans for urban air mobility.
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Roland Berger Sees UAM Investment Slowing but Long-term Progress Assured

The Europe-based transportation consultancy sees the urban air mobility market being worth $90 billion over the next 30 years.
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VoltAero's Cassio Set for Tour-de-France Demonstration Tour

The Cassio technology demonstrator will visit 10 cities all around France to show local business and political leaders its potential.
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Uber Watchers Look For Clues About Its Next UAM Moves

In a conference this month, Uber Elevate's head of engineering seemed to temper expectations regarding the pace and scale of its plans to launch urban air mobility services.
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Hyundai Executive Sheds Light on the Carmaker's Urban Air Mobility Plans

Pamela Cohn, COO of Hyundai's new Urban Air Mobility Division, addressed questions posed by the Roland Berger consultancy.
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Supersonic Bizjet Pioneer Aerion Teams With eSTOL Developer Electra

Aerion envisages eSTOL and eVTOL aircraft transporting passengers to and from its long-range AS2 supersonic jet, which is set to enter service in 2027.
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Western U.S. Group Forms Alliance to Advance Hydrogen Propulsion

The new Western States Hydrogen Alliance is pushing for increased use of hydrogen fuel cells for multiple modes of transporation, including aviation.
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GE to Provide Flight Data Monitoring for Uber eVTOL Operators

GE Aviation's Digital Group's is adapting its eFOQA software to provide a common approach to collecting and analyzing flight data from eVTOL aircraft.
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Embraer Creates Subsidiary to Advance Urban Air Mobility Plans

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions will continue development of the Eve eVTOL aircraft and other urban air mobility "solutions."
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Rolls-Royce Confirms Electric Testbed Work at Cranfield

Responding to speculation sparked by online videos of an eVTOL test airframe at Cranfield University, Rolls-Royce has acknowledged that it is working on plans to power eVTOL aircraft.
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VoltAero's Hybrid Propulsion System Makes First Flight On Cassio Demonstrator

The Cassio 1 technology demonstrator flew for the first time on October 11 with VoltAero's "power module" and a pair of Safran ENGINeUS motors.
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German Air Rescue Group Prepares to Launch Multicopter Trial in 2023

Working with eVTOL developer Volocopter, Germany's ADAC Luftrettung air rescue service has published a feasibility study regarding the use of multicopter aircraft to carry doctors and other first responders to accident sites.
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U.S. Justice Department Moves to Ban Foreign Drones From Federally Funded Agencies

The Justice Department order is commonly understood to target China's dominant small unmanned air systems maker DJI.
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