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AIR revealed a full-scale prototype of its AIR ONE eVTOL at the Kentucky Derby on May 7. The Israel-based eVTOL developer unveiled the AIR ONE in October (see “Electric VTOL News,” Vertiflite, Jan/Feb 2022).
Manta Aircraft announced on May 3 that it has secured a provisional order for up to 15 hybrid-electric aircraft from Avinord, an Italian firm specializing in air medical flights.
Airbus announced two collaborations for its eVTOL ambitions. On April 27, Airbus and ITA Airways, Italy’s national airline, announced a plan to launch AAM services in Italy.
Aviation Safety Resources (ASR), the Kentucky-based manufacturer of aircraft emergency parachute recovery systems (AEPRS), announced on April 3 that it has acquired Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, a leading US manufacturer of parachutes and parafoils.
Connect Airlines, a start-up regional US airline, has placed an order with Universal Hydrogen for the conversion of 75 ATR 72-600 Regional Aircraft to hydrogen powertrains.
Electra.aero and Airflow.aero, two leading manufacturers of hybrid eSTOL aircraft, have joined forces.
In a May 19 press release, Swiss firm H55 announced that Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) had selected it to provide the electric propulsion and battery systems for the company’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program.
Surf Air Mobility, the Los Angeles, California-based electric air travel company, announced on May 18 that it would merge with Southern Airways Corporation and become a publicly traded company.
On May 10, ZeroAvia announced that it had signed an agreement with Shell covering various aspects of hydrogen resupply.
magniX, the Redmond, Washington-based developer of electric power systems, announced on April 28 that it has partnered with AeroTEC and Air Tindi on the NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstrator project.
