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On March 30, Guangzhou-based EHang announced the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) had granted two air operator certificates (AOC) for its civil passenger-carrying autonomous aerial vehicles (AAV), clearing the way for EHang to begin revenue-generating passenger flights with its EH216-S.
On March 12, Brazil-based Moya Aero announced an update on its $2M grant awarded by Brazilian government scientific organization FINEP to develop a portable ground control system for high-capacity drones as part of a program to subsidize urban air mobility.
On March 7, UK-based SkyFly Technologies announced the first wing-borne test flights with its Axe “Vertically Capable Aircraft” (VCA). Each flight lasted up to 17 minutes in duration with heights of up to 2,500 ft (760 m).
On March 3, India’s ePlane announced a collaboration with Dubai business aviation group Empire Aviation to plan air taxi services in the United Arab Emirates and Southeast Asia.
On Feb. 18, PteroDynamics announced an expansion of its contract with the US Navy to develop and demonstrate a new generation of its uncrewed aircraft to deliver supplies to ships at sea.
On April 3, CycloTech GmbH disclosed the first flight of its BlackBird demonstrator aircraft as the start of a campaign to test its 360-degree thrust vectoring CycloRotor propulsion.
DSIP Holding Company LLC which owns a diverse aerospace patent portfolio, announced today it is holding a public sale of United States Patent No. 10,526,083, relating to pioneering “Lift+Cruise” vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aerospace technology.
On Feb. 10, French aircraft developer Ascendance announced a partnership to demonstrate its Sterna hybrid-electric propulsion system on a 55-lb (25-kg) Delair fixed-wing DT46 drone (shown) for France's defense procurement agency Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA).
On Jan. 28, Swiss drone developer Dufour Aerospace announced the completion of several test flights in Zurich with its 331-lb (150-kg) Aero2 autonomous aircraft using its hybrid-electric powertrain.
Propulsion developer Evolito announced on Feb. 4 that it would provide its D250 electric motor to the 656-ft (200-m) long LCA60T airship designed by Flying Whales.
