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Advanced Air Mobility Report, July 14, 2021

VOL. 1 NO. 6 July 14, 2021
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Investor Updates

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How AAM Special-Purpose Acquisition Companies Compare

Jul 13, 2021
The leaders in advanced air mobility are storytellers, and the stories they tell are playing central roles in their plans to raise billions of dollars by going public via mergers with blank-check companies.
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eSTOL Aircraft Climb Into AAM Reality Index Top 20 

Jul 13, 2021
Two companies developing ultrashort, electric short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft made their debut in the latest AAM Reality Index (ARI) listing. 
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New Funding Will Expand Zipline’s Drone Delivery Service

Jul 02, 2021
On-demand drone delivery provider Zipline has secured an additional $250 million in funding.

Weekly Debrief

Boeing 777-9
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Weekly Debrief: The Impact On Certification

Jul 08, 2021
What does the approval of a new electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft have to do with certification of the Boeing 777-9?

Technology Developments

Cassio
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VoltAero To Proceed With Longer Flights Of Hybrid-Electric Prototype

Jun 28, 2021
The startup's modified Cessna 337H Skymaster prototype will soon start touring between midsize regional airports across France.
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Russia’s TsAGI Studies Small eVTOL Vehicle

Jun 29, 2021
Russian researchers have completed three years of study into a small single-person electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle for multiple missions.
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Deutsche Aircraft, H2Fly Partner On Fuel-Cell Dornier 328

Jul 07, 2021
Deutsche Aircraft has partnered with German hydrogen propulsion specialist H2Fly to demonstrate a zero-emission, fuel-cell-powered version of the Dornier 328 regional turboprop.

Regulatory

Daedalean navigation system
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Standards Developers Identify Concerns, Next Steps For Certifying AI

Jul 06, 2021
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.

Operations

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Embraer’s UAM Spinoff Will Use Beacon Maintenance Platform

Jul 01, 2021
Eve Urban Air Mobility has confirmed plans to use EmbraerX’s Beacon maintenance platform for aftermarket coordination of its eVTOL aircraft. Embraer’s urban air mobility (UAM) spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions has officially confirmed plans to leverage Beacon, the maintenance coordination platform developed by the OEM’s market accelerator EmbraerX.
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Drones Enable Infectious Disease Sample Transport In Mozambique

Jul 02, 2021
Australian startup Swoop Aero has completed a study in Mozambique that demonstrated the feasibility of using drones for the cold-chain transport of infectious tuberculosis and COVID-19 laboratory samples.
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Volocopter, DB Schenker Test Cargo Drone Ground Operations

Jul 02, 2021
For unmanned cargo aircraft to operate effectively within a future express logistics system, what happens on the ground is as important as what happens in the air.
Wheels Up unmanned air mobility aircraft
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Wheels Up Envisions Evolving Into eVTOL Market

Jul 06, 2021
As it prepares to list on the New York Stock Exchange, on-demand private aviation provider Wheels Up has detailed its vision for expanding into the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing market.

Business

Velis
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UK Defense Ministry Issues RFI On Electric Trainers

Jul 07, 2021
The UK is looking for a zero-emission training aircraft as the Royal Air Force (RAF) targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. 
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Thales Reveals Dual-Use, EASA-Certifiable Light UAS 

Jul 07, 2021
The distinctive, 100-kg (220-lb.) UAS100 has been designed to carry up to 10 kg with a radius of action of 100 km (62 mi.) and perform surveillance of critical infrastructure.

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