Advanced Air Mobility
Plant tour: Joby Aviation, Marina, Calif., U.S.
As the advanced air mobility market begins to take shape, market leader Joby Aviation works to industrialize composites manufacturing for its first-generation, composites-intensive, all-electric air taxi.
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Airborne, Accudyne partner to provide automated composites solutions worldwide
The two companies have signed an MOA to collaborate on further development of digital automation systems for composites manufacturing in aerospace, renewable energy, future mobility and more.
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Vertical Aerospace announces Design Organisation Approval (DOA)
Issued by the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), this marks a step toward Type Certification for the company’s VX4 eVTOL aircraft.
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Horizon Aircraft completes wind tunnel transition flight testing
The company anticipates that its Cavorite X5 hybrid eVTOL will be ready for full-scale flight tests in 2025.
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Volocopter completes Bruchsal, Germany production site
The company aims to produce 50+ carbon fiber composites-intensive electric air taxis per year, aiming for first commercial services in 2024.
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Carbon fiber Hartzell propeller drives fuel cell-powered Dash 8
Specially designed five-bladed propeller keeps Universal Hydrogen hydrogen-testbed aircraft airborne during a flight in early March 2023, giving support to green technologies.
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FACC reports growth due to short- and medium-haul aircraft, potential expansions
Citing a 22% increase in revenue, FACC plans to expand its workforce and Plant 6 in Croatia as it pursues continued growth in civil aviation, UAM and space sectors.
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United Airlines, Archer to launch eVTOL routes in Chicago
O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vertiport Chicago will be the next point-to-point route of the partners’ urban air mobility (UAM) network buildout.
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LIFT Aircraft completes first piloted eVTOL demonstrations in Japan
Nine flights were successfully conducted after receiving the green light from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.
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Beta Technologies to produce, certify fixed-wing eCTOL
The revealed eCTOL CX300 all-electric aircraft is being designed, tested and certified in parallel with eVTOL model Alia-250. Certification and delivery are targeted for 2025.
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