Jaunt Partners with CAE & Crane
- 29 Jun 2021 02:43 PM
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In May, Jaunt Air Mobility announced a number of partnerships to further its Journey eVTOL aircraft development.
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NASA Supports Local AAM
- 29 Jun 2021 01:13 PM
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NASA announced on May 14 that it had signed agreements with four US states departments of transportation (DOT) and one city to host a series of workshops that will help governments prepare their transport plans to include cargo-carrying drones and passenger-carrying air taxi services: Massachusetts DOT, Minnesota DOT, North Central Texas Council of Governments DOT, Ohio Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of the Ohio DOT and the City of Orlando, Florida.
NASA Completes Initial Efforts
- 29 Jun 2021 01:09 PM
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An Integrated Dry Run test using a helicopter for NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign was competed in March.
Wisk Partners with New Zealand and Blade
- 29 Jun 2021 12:32 PM
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Wisk — the joint venture between Kitty Hawk and The Boeing Company — announced on March 29 that it would begin the second half of its “transport trial” later this year — with its two-seat Cora eVTOL demonstrator — to advance autonomous passenger transport under the New Zealand government’s broader Airspace Integration Trial Programme (AITP).
Archer Makes Its Mark
- 23 Jun 2021 08:15 AM
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On June 10, Archer Aviation unveiled its two-seat Maker electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) demonstrator during a special effects show at Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Los Angeles County, California.
The Fixer
- 19 Jun 2021 07:01 PM
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Like all start-ups, M4 Engineering took what work was available during its formative years in the early 2000s. The Long Beach, California-based company provided engineering services to Boeing and Airbus suppliers while simultaneously supporting new technology programs, such as developing a carbon-fiber door for commercial airliners and optimizing structures for rocket motors.
Leadership Moves, July-August 2021
- 19 Jun 2021 05:27 PM
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On May 6, Jaunt Air Mobility announced that the company plans to open design and manufacturing operations in Canada — aligned with its certification path and commercialization strategy — and appointed Eric Côté to head its Canadian operations as president of Jaunt Air Mobility Canada.
Press Release: VFS Supports Launch of AAM Supply Chain Electronic Exchange Platform
- 06 Jun 2021 08:21 AM
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On May 5, VFS-member NEXA Capital Partners, LLC, announced the formation and funding of a collaborative consortium of US companies and organizations to develop and launch an integrated supply chain solution for the emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, which is projected to be multi-trillion-dollar aerospace sector.
Press Release: 2021 DBVF Winners
- 27 May 2021 08:52 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society today announces the winners of its inaugural Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. The University of Michigan took first place with a prize of $2,000. The team from the University of Maryland took second place and the Ohio State University took third place; the teams will be awarded cash prizes of $1,000 and $500, respectively.
Washington Report, May-June 2021
- 12 May 2021 10:24 PM
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On Feb. 25, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) and Garret Graves (R-Louisiana) introduced H.R.1339, the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act, in the US House of Representatives. This was followed on March 1 in the US Senate by S.516 with the same name, introduced by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona).
