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Advanced Air Mobility Report, November 17, 2021

VOL. 1 NO. 23 November 17, 2021
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Business

Honda eVTOL
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Honda Sees EVTOL As Path To Becoming Mobility Provider

Nov 12, 2021
For Honda, development of a mobility ecosystem centered on an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi, will be a key step toward transforming the automaker from a product manufacturer into a system developer and service provider.
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AAM Industry Urged To Collaborate On Composites Certification Burden

Nov 10, 2021
Existing composite materials and manufacturing processes will not scale to the production volumes envisioned for advanced air mobility and startups should consider collaborating to qualify new technologies, urges a company formed to help companies scale up manufacturing.
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United CEO On AAM

Nov 17, 2021
When Scott Kirby, 54, took over the CEO position at United Airlines in May 2020 after four years as its president, the airline industry was in its worst-ever crisis.
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New Name, High Goals For Hyundai’s UAM Division

Nov 09, 2021
South Korean automaker Hyundai has renamed its urban air mobility division Supernal and plans to begin certification of its electric air taxi in the U.S. in 2024, aiming to launch commercial flights in 2028.
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Archer Relocates Maker For First Hover Flights

Nov 10, 2021
Startup Archer Aviation has transported its Maker technology demonstrator to a flight test center in California in preparation for a first hover flight of the electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle before year’s end.
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Wideroe, Eve To Study eVTOL For Scandinavia

Nov 10, 2021
Norwegian regional airline Wideroe is continuing its journey toward introducing zero-emissions aircraft, signing an agreement with Embraer’s Eve subsidiary to study electric vertical takeoff and landing operations in Scandinavia.

Weekly Debrief

Pipistrel Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned cargo aircraft
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Weekly Debrief: China Poised To Claim Early AAM Market Lead

Nov 15, 2021
China will likely be the first geographic region to embrace urban air mobility and will dominate the market through 2035, when the U.S. is projected to take over market leadership.

Regulatory

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NBAA Lauds Passage Of Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act

Nov 08, 2021
The National Business Aviation Association hailed the final passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that contains measures to support efforts to attract and retain aviation workers, fund improvements for general aviation airports and spur next-generation programs.
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India's HAL To Help ZeroAvia Certify Hydrogen-Electric Dornier 228

Nov 09, 2021
Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics to develop a supplemental type certificate for its conversion of the 19-passenger Dornier 228 regional turboprop to hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Advanced Air Mobility Briefs

Operations

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Korea Conducts Airport UAM Demonstration

Nov 11, 2021
The tests, which involved a piloted flight by Volocopter’s prototype air taxi, demonstrated the service operating model and air traffic management integration. 
Zipline drone
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Zipline Plans To Deliver Medicines By Drone In Salt Lake City Region

Nov 12, 2021
Zipline plans to deliver medical supplies by drone to homes in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area under a partnership with Intermountain Healthcare.
Explorer regional aircraft
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Explorer Sets Out Regional Roadmap With Turbine, Hybrid-Electric Plans

Nov 12, 2021
Explorer Aircraft is developing a hybrid-electric regional airplane derived from the high-wing single-engine Explorer 500T utility aircraft, a more powerful version of which it plans to fly with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-40A turboprop over the coming weeks.

Infrastructure

EVTOL at Yeager Airport, Charleston, W.Va.
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West Virginia Airport Joins AAM Infrastructure Efforts

Nov 15, 2021
Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, is going all-in to develop a complete system to support electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air service, through new partnerships.
Electric propulsor
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Pipistrel To Power Airflow’s eSTOL Technology Demonstrator

Nov 11, 2021
Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel will supply startup Airflow with motors, controllers and batteries for its proof-of-concept aircraft.
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Viasat To Buy Inmarsat

Nov 17, 2021
Two satellite giants are joining forces to further strengthen their position in airline connectivity, but also to exploit space augmentation of terrestrial 5G and communications for unmanned aerial vehicles, air taxis and delivery drones.

Investor Updates

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New SPAC Looking For Investment

Nov 17, 2021
Talon 1 Acquisition Corp. began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange Nov. 4 in anticipation of a merger with an aerospace, aviation or related services company.
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Cash Burn Ramped Up As AAM Leaders Move Toward Certification

Nov 16, 2021
Archer, Joby and Lilium together spent almost $132 million in the third quarter on development of their electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis.

Technology Developments

Universal Hydrogen Dash 8
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Australia’s Fortescue Eyes Green-Hydrogen Supply For Aviation

Nov 10, 2021
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has signed an agreement with a clean-energy subsidiary of Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group to secure a supply of green hydrogen through to 2035.
Transcend Vy 400 VTOL
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Transcend Air Conducts Ground Tests For Tiltwing Concept VTOL

Nov 12, 2021
High-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft developer Transcend Air is conducting ground tests of its Vy 400 tiltwing concept at a drag-racing venue near its Boston headquarters while continuing to raise funds to support full-scale development.