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Vertical Aero Unveils Air Taxi

• 28 Oct 2020 09:48 PM
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On Aug. 26, Bristol, UK-based Vertical Aerospace revealed their new air taxi design, the VA-1X.

KARI Updates OPPAV

• 28 Oct 2020 09:44 PM
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The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), established in 1989, is the government-funded research institute for the aerospace field in The Republic of Korea.

NASA Increases Support to AAM

• 28 Oct 2020 08:59 PM
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Since the beginning of the year, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has expanded its support to advanced air mobility (AAM) developments.

NEXA Publishes Study on Vancouver

• 29 Sep 2020 07:46 AM
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On Sept. 15, 2020, NEXA Advisors LLC published a white paper, "Advanced Air Mobility Comes to Vancouver — Exciting New Mobility Options for Residents, Businesses, Indigenous Peoples, and Public Responders." 

Press Release: Autoflight Unveiled V400 eVTOL and Announced eVTOL Roadmap

• 13 Sep 2020 09:25 AM
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On September 13 2020 at the 2020 World UAV Conference held in Shenzhen, China, Autoflight Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Autoflight”) unveiled V400 “Albatross” electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for logistics for the global market, as well as announced its eVTOL product development roadmap.

Press Release: Airspeeder Partners With Acronis

• 08 Sep 2020 06:00 AM
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Airspeeder, the world’s first electric flying car racing series is delighted to announce a landmark technical and strategic partnership with Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection.

The racing series, created by performance electric flying car manufacturer, Alauda will receive technical and commercial support from Acronis, the world’s leading cyber protection company. The significance of this partnership will be reflected in the placement of the Acronis brand in a prominent position on Airspeeder’s MK4 racing craft.

VFS Streams Full-Speed Ahead

• 31 Aug 2020 01:33 PM
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The Vertical Flight Society has been busy providing regular webinars and symposiums to help keep our members in the know and to keep advancing vertical flight. Links to past and future webinars are available at www.vtol.org/webinars

Swiss Startup Sees Artificial Intelligence as Key to UAM

• 31 Aug 2020 10:05 AM
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Galvanized by the promise of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, a small startup in Switzerland has set out to lead the way to a new age of self-flying aircraft by doing something no one yet knows how to do and regulators don’t know how to certify as safe. Daedalean AG is developing autonomous flight controls that rely on artificial intelligence (AI).

Supporting the Electric VTOL Revolution

• 31 Aug 2020 09:59 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society has been working to advance electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft since 2013, providing technical, professional and business resources to this burgeoning sector. As a leading advocate of the “Electric VTOL Revolution,” VFS has been holding its Electric VTOL Symposiums since 2014, started its Electric VTOL Newsletter in 2016, and launched its Electric VTOL website in 2017.

Leadership Moves: Vertiflite Sep-Oct 2020

• 31 Aug 2020 09:32 AM
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Thacker Adds Bell Commercial Remit
Michael Thacker, who joined Bell in February 2017 as the executive vice president of Technology and Innovation, has taken over additional responsibilities after the retirement of Susan Griffin, EVP for Commercial Business. As of June 2020, Thacker’s new title is EVP of Innovation and Commercial Business.