Rolls-Royce Retrenches
- 11 Mar 2024 05:48 PM
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The announced sale of its electrical unit to an as-yet-unknown buyer is but one part of the reorganization effort at the iconic engine company founded in 1906.
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Electric CTOL/STOL News, Mar/Apr 2024
- 11 Mar 2024 05:10 PM
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Here’s our roundup of recent news on battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) and electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications.
TVF 2024 Reaches New Heights
- 29 Feb 2024 11:37 AM
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On Feb. 6–8, the Vertical Flight Society hosted its Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF) 2024 meeting in Santa Clara, California.
NASA Evaluates Pilotless Systems
- 20 Feb 2024 09:10 AM
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On Jan. 25, NASA announced that it had conducted a series of flight tests designed to evaluate the pilotless flight systems expected in future passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft.
Horizon Secures Order, Goes Public
- 20 Feb 2024 09:03 AM
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Horizon Aircraft announced on Jan. 16 that JetSetGo, a charter aviation services firm in India, intends to purchase 50 Cavorite X7, with a possible additional order of 50 aircraft.
Spain Invests in Crisalion Mobility
- 20 Feb 2024 08:57 AM
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Spanish eVTOL aircraft developer Crisalion Mobility (formerly Umiles Next) announced on Jan. 10 that it was selected by CDTI Innovación and Cuyam (Grupo Valdemira) for a total investment of €5.4M ($5.9M).
SkyDrive Makes Inroads in India
- 20 Feb 2024 08:42 AM
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On Jan. 9, SkyDrive announced that it had secured an unspecified amount of additional funding from Suzuki for its Series C funding round, resulting in the allotment of new shares to Suzuki.
XPeng Unveils Modular Flying Car at CES
- 20 Feb 2024 08:29 AM
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XPeng AeroHT unveiled its Land Aircraft Carrier at this year’s CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show), which ran Jan. 7–10 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
AIR Joins Agility Prime
- 20 Feb 2024 08:19 AM
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On Dec. 20, AIR announced its participation in the US Air Force’s AFWERX Agility Prime program.
MightyFly Unveils Next-Gen Cargo Drone
- 20 Feb 2024 03:47 AM
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On Jan. 25, in San Leandro, California, MightyFly unveiled its latest iteration of the Cento, an autonomous, heavy-lift hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype air cargo drone.
