AERWINS Completes SPAC Merger
- 28 Mar 2023 11:34 AM
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On Feb. 3, AERWINS Technologies announced that it completed a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Hawaii-based Pono Capital.
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CAAC Awards Special Permit to XPeng
- 28 Mar 2023 11:31 AM
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In a social media post on Jan. 29, XPeng AeroHT (formerly known as HT Aero and Heitech) announced that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has awarded it a special flight permit for its X2 eVTOL aircraft.
First Flight of the Aerofugia AE200
- 28 Mar 2023 11:26 AM
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Aerofugia has begun flight testing an uncrewed demonstrator for its five-seat AE200 eVTOL.
ARC Aerosystems Unveils Plans for VTOL Gyroplane
- 28 Mar 2023 11:21 AM
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Cranfield, UK-based ARC Aerosystems unveiled its new Linx P9 on Jan. 17. According to ARC Aerosystems (formerly Samad Aerospace), the nine-passenger VTOL aircraft will provide a “cost-effective, low-carbon solution to intercity travel.”
Elroy Air Secures $2B in Orders
- 28 Mar 2023 11:18 AM
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Elroy Air announced on Jan. 11 that it has secured more than $2B in orders from customers in the commercial, defense and humanitarian sectors.
Ryse Aero Flies at CES
- 28 Mar 2023 11:15 AM
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On Jan. 5, Ryse Aero Technologies conducted a series of flight demonstrations of its Recon eVTOL aircraft at CES.
ASKA Unveils A5 at CES
- 28 Mar 2023 11:13 AM
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Los Altos, California-based ASKA unveiled a prototype of its A5 eVTOL “flying car” at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which ran from Jan. 5–8 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
AIR ONE Achieves Transition Flight
- 28 Mar 2023 11:11 AM
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AIR VEV, Ltd., based in Pardes Hanna, Israel (near Tel Aviv), successfully completed a test of its AIR ONE personal eVTOL aircraft in which it transitioned from hover to cruise flight modes.
SkyFly Selects Norco
- 28 Mar 2023 11:01 AM
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Skyfly Technologies announced on Dec. 15 that it has selected UK-based Norco Composites to build and manufacture the fuselage, wings and composite components of its Axe eVTOL aircraft.
AAM Infrastructure Developments
- 19 Mar 2023 06:37 AM
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Since 2019, VFS has held a series of regular workshops on infrastructure to support future operations of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and other advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles (see www.vtol.org/infrastructure), and has supported the development of initial standards (see “Vertiport Standards Update,” Vertiflite, Nov/Dec 2022).
