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Advanced Air Mobility Report, June 16, 2021

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infrastructure

Embraer Eve parked above city
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Embraer’s Eve Takes Partnership Path To Bringing UAM To Market

Jun 11, 2021
Eve begins working with operators after booking the first orders for its eVTOL air taxis.
Urban Air Mobility design
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Slower Start, Bigger Potential Forecast For Urban Air Mobility

Jun 02, 2021
A second major report projects a slower near-term growth of urban air mobility (UAM) but forecasts a larger market in the longer term.
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Joby Signs Deal To Turn Parking Garages Into UAM Hubs

Jun 02, 2021
Converting the rooftops of underused parking garages into vertiports is seen as an early opportunity to expand the ground infrastructure for urban air mobility (UAM) beyond the limited number of heliports now operating.
EHang
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EHang Extends eVTOL Demos To Japan

Jun 09, 2021
According to EHang, the EH216 is the first eVTOL vehicle granted permission for outdoor, open-airspace flights in Japan.

Weekly Debrief

Business

Electra Aero
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Electra Unveils Eight-Seat eSTOL Regional Aircraft

Jun 08, 2021
Regional air mobility startup Electra has unveiled its first commercial product, a hybrid-electric aircraft designed to fly a pilot and seven passengers up to 500 mi. with takeoff and landing distances of just 100 ft.
Heaviside
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Kitty Hawk Repositions Heaviside As Autonomous Air Taxi

Jun 14, 2021
Kitty Hawk has set an aggressive goal of achieving FAA certification of the Heaviside within three years.
Eve
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Eve Confirms Talks With Ricci’s Zanite SPAC

Jun 11, 2021
As another electric air-taxi startup announces plans to go public, Embraer has confirmed that its Eve Urban Air Mobility spinoff is in talks with a blank-check company.
Ravn
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Ravn Alaska Commits To 50 Airflow eSTOL Aircraft

Jun 08, 2021
Regional airline Ravn Alaska has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with startup Airflow for 50 electric logistics aircraft. 
VELIS
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Pipistrel Racks Up Electric Trainer Deliveries

Jun 11, 2021
Between receiving EASA certification for the aircraft and its electric propulsion unit in June 2020 and the end of last year, Pipistrel delivered 39 Velis Electros.
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Experienced Team Key To eVTOL Developer Vertical’s SPAC Deal

Jun 11, 2021
Blank-check company Broadstone Acquisition has cited the deep aerospace industry experience of the team backing Vertical Aerospace as a key reason behind its decision to take the UK electric air-taxi startup public with backing from industry partners and airline customers.

Technology Developments

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Archer Marks eVTOL Milestone With Maker Unveiling

Jun 10, 2021
California startup Archer Aviation says it is on track to certify a four-passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle for aerial ridesharing services in late 2024, and will finalize design of a production version using lessons learned from development of the Maker, a two-seat prototype unveiled in Los Angeles on June 10.
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Heaviside eVTOL Assessed In Military Exercise

Jun 09, 2021
Kitty Hawk has completed its first operational exercise with the U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx innovation unit assessing the ability of the company’s Heaviside electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to perform medical evacuation, personnel recovery and logistics.
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Fast Five: Stéphane Fymat, Vice President And General Manager UAS/UAM, Honeywell Aerospace

Jun 15, 2021
​​​​​​​Honeywell in June 2020 became the first major aerospace company to form a business unit dedicated to urban air mobility (UAM).

Operations

joby
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Joby Lays Out Milestones To UAM Service Launch

Jun 07, 2021
Joby Aviation has laid out its road map to achieve type certification of its electric air taxi and obtain its air operator certificate in order to begin commercial aerial ridesharing services in U.S. cities in 2024.

Regulatory

Investor Updates

Lilium
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Honeywell Partners With Lilium As Key Supplier And Investor

Jun 09, 2021
The avionics and flight control systems for Lilium’s seven-seat electric regional air taxi will be supplied by Honeywell.
Vertical eVTOL
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EVTOL Startup Vertical To Go Public In $2.2B Deal With Broadstone SPAC

Jun 10, 2021
With investments from American Airlines, Avolon, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, plus commitments for up to 1,000 aircraft, electric air-taxi developer Vertical Aerospace has reached agreement with blank-check company Broadstone Acquisition to go public in a deal that values the UK startup at $2.2 billion.
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Xeriant Backs Design Of XTI’s Trifan Hybrid eVTOL

Jun 09, 2021
XTI Aircraft has secured funding to complete preliminary design of its TriFan 600 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff business aircraft, with the prospect of additional funds to build and fly a full-scale prototype.

Company Profile