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Advanced Air Mobility Report, August 4, 2021

VOL. 1 NO. 9 August 04, 2021
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Operations

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Joby Begins Process Toward eVTOL Airline Operations

Jul 29, 2021
The company, which is also currently pursuing Part 23 type certification of the S4 eVTOL aircraft as well as production certification of the assembly line which will manufacture it, is targeting air carrier approval in 2022.

Weekly Debrief

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Weekly Debrief: Legislation Pushes For AAM Infrastructure

Aug 03, 2021
Pete Buttigieg, the charismatic and youthful U.S. Transportation Secretary, looks at infrastructure in simple terms. “There is no such thing as a Republican bridge or a Democratic pothole.”

Business

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Vertical Plans Rapid Ramp-up To Secure eVTOL Leadership

Jul 23, 2021
Vertical Aerospace’s business model differs significantly from those of its advanced air mobility rivals that are also planning to go public via mergers with blank-check companies, and the UK startup thinks that will give it a competitive edge.
Caravan
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Surf Air Orders Up To 150 Grand Caravans For Hybrid-Electric Flight

Jul 20, 2021
A Los Angeles-based commuter airline plans to purchase up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprops from Textron Aviation with plans to convert them into hybrid-electric aircraft for commercial air travel.
xpeng
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Chinese Electric Carmaker Showcases Latest eVTOL

Jul 26, 2021
Backed by XPeng Motors, startup XPeng Huitian has flown the Voyager X2, a two-seat multicopter described as its fifth generation of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
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EHang Ramps Up At New Chinese Air Taxi Production Site

Jul 27, 2021
Chinese autonomous air vehicle (AAV) startup EHang has begun operations at its newly commissioned production facility in Yunfu, around 100 mi. west of its Guangzhou headquarters.
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Archer, Atlas Crest Readjust Merger Valuation Downward

Jul 29, 2021
Startup advanced air mobility company Archer and Atlas Crest Investment Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, have revised downward the value of their proposed merger.
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Electra Wins NASA Blown Lift Technology Work

Jul 28, 2021
Regional air mobility startup Electra is teaming under a NASA contract with researchers at the University of Southern California to mature blown lift technologies for electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Who's Where

Technology Developments

UH2
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Hydrogen Has Potential For eVTOL Propulsion, Startup Says

Jul 22, 2021
Universal Hydrogen believes its modular capsule system could help power the next generation of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
customcells
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Lilium Partners With Customcells On Lilium Jet

Jul 28, 2021
Customcells will industrialize battery cells for mass production, a key step in Lilium’s plans to scale-up production capacity ahead of the aircraft’s planned commercial launch in 2024.
Joby
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Joby Achieves 150 Mile-Plus Flight On Single Charge

Jul 27, 2021
The California-based electric air taxi developer has marked a key flight test milestone by flying a full-size S4 prototype to its design range of more than 150 mi. on a single charge.
Samad
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Samad’s eStarling eVTOL Completes Hover Tests

Jul 28, 2021
In a key step towards development of the planned follow-on seven-seater air taxi, Samad Aerospace has completed hover tests of its half-scale e-Starling all-electric prototype aircraft.

Infrastructure

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Ferrovial Lays Groundwork For Lilium In Florida

Aug 02, 2021
When Lilium joined hands with Ferrovial and Tavistock Development to announce plans to build a regional air system in Florida, the attention was placed firmly on Lilium.

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