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Advanced Air Mobility Report, January 12, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 2 January 12, 2022
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Business

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Eaton Buys Royal Power Solutions In Electric Aero Play

Jan 06, 2022
Eaton, a mid-tier aerospace and defense supplier, has acquired Royal Power Solutions, a U.S.-based manufacturer of high-precision electrical connectivity components used in electric vehicle, energy management, industrial and mobility markets.
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EHang To Demo VT-30 eVTOL In Japan

Jan 04, 2022
China’s EHang has announced the first order for its VT-30 long-range autonomous air taxi, now in flight testing.
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UK Startup Teams With University On Electric Propulsion JV

Jan 03, 2022
UK startup Electric Aircraft Group and the University of Nottingham plan to establish a joint venture to develop megawatt-class electric propulsion systems. 
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Ganzarski Leaves MagniX, Eviation

Jan 06, 2022
Roei Ganzarski, one of advanced air mobility’s resounding voices and leaders, announced Jan. 6 that he is leaving MagniX and Eviation Aircraft.
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Wingcopter Expands Into Latin America

Jan 04, 2022
German drone delivery company Wingcopter has secured a new investor in Latin America as it expands its global presence.
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Business Aviation Reacts Cautiously To 5G Agreement

Jan 07, 2022
Business aviation associations were cautiously optimistic about an agreement hammered out between the FAA and telecommunications companies to delay deploying new 5G wireless networks until Jan. 19.
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Florida Task Force To Set Path For Statewide AAM Integration

Jan 12, 2022
The Florida House and Senate are moving quickly to establish an Advanced Air Mobility Study Task Force within the Department of Transportation.

The Weekly Debrief

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Weekly Debrief: AAM Report Begins Stock Coverage

Jan 11, 2022
Aviation Week’s Advanced Air Mobility Report adds a new feature this week to extend our coverage of the emerging AAM industry.

Regulatory

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Standards Groups Plan 5G-Friendly Radio Altimeters

Jan 03, 2022
Behind the scenes of the aviation and telecommunications industries’ clash over 5G wireless transmissions, aviation standards organization RTCA is developing performance specifications for a new generation of radio altimeters that would be hardened against 5G interference.

Infrastructure

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Michigan, Ontario Launch Unique Drone Delivery Research Project

Jan 06, 2022
Michigan and Ontario officials have unveiled a cross-border research study of commercial drones to explore whether small unmanned aircraft can be flown beyond line of sight and used for just-in-time delivery, medical transport or other small-scale deployments.
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FAA Grants Drone Flight Expansion In New York State

Jan 07, 2022
The operator of an FAA-designated test site for unmanned aircraft systems said the agency has authorized it to fly drones beyond an operator’s vision within a 50-mi. airspace corridor in New York State.

Operations

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Kawasaki Integrates Delivery Robot With Unmanned VTOL

Jan 04, 2022
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has demonstrated an end-to-end delivery operation using an unmanned cargo aircraft and a ground robot.
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Korean Air Inspects Aircraft Using Drone Swarm

Jan 04, 2022
Korean Air has demonstrated the visual inspection of an aircraft using multiple drones simultaneously.

Technology

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Second Preproduction eVTOL Joins Joby’s Test Program

Jan 06, 2022
Joby Aviation has formally added a second preproduction prototype to the test program for its S4 tiltprop electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
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South Korea’s Hanwha To Lead Aircraft Fuel-Cell Development

Jan 04, 2022
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems is to lead development of a hydrogen fuel-cell system to power future advanced air mobility vehicles. 
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Joby Acquires Radar Startup To Help Scale UAM

Jan 04, 2022
In the first such move by a leader in the advanced air mobility market, Joby Aviation has acquired Austrian radar designer Inras to prepare for more complex, and eventually autonomous, operations of its electric urban air taxi.
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Sustainability Tops NASA’s Latest Round Of University Partnerships

Jan 04, 2022
Sustainable aviation and advanced air mobility are the focus of the fifth round of research projects selected under NASA’s University Leadership Initiative.
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Europe’s First Battery Gigafactory Commissioned

Jan 04, 2022
The first so-called gigafactory built by a European battery company has been commissioned, with the assembly of its first lithium-ion cell.
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Gogo Completes Testbed For 5G Aviation Network

Jan 07, 2022
Gogo Business Aviation says it remains on track to complete a 150-tower 5G air-to-ground network serving the contiguous U.S. by the second half of 2022.