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Advanced Air Mobility Report, February 9, 2022

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Business

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Joby Partners With SK Telecom On UAM In South Korea

Feb 07, 2022
South Korea’s ambition to launch urban air mobility services in 2025 has been boosted by the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement between air taxi developer Joby Aviation and Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom.
eSTOL
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U.S. Air Force Supports Tests Of Electra’s eSTOL Technology

Feb 08, 2022
Potential military missions for the aircraft include “island hopping and distributed cargo logistics in the Indo-Pacific theater or operations in areas with limited infrastructure like Africa,” an Electra executive says.
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No Charges Against Archer Employee In Wisk’s Trade Secrets Lawsuit

Feb 03, 2022
The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to bring charges against a key figure in the trade secrets lawsuit launched by Boeing-backed Wisk against rival electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation.
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AAM Customer Profile: Jet It

Feb 09, 2022
Jet It and its sister company Jet Club were launch customers for Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 800 when the concept was unveiled in June 2021.
Amelia Airlines ATR 72-600
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French Regional Airline Signs For Hydrogen Conversion Kits

Feb 04, 2022
French regional carrier Amelia Airlines has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with California-based Universal Hydrogen to convert three of its aircraft to hydrogen fuel cell powerplants. 
Vertical
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Leonardo To Produce Fuselage For Vertical’s eVTOL

Feb 08, 2022
Vertical Aerospace has selected Leonardo’s aerostructures division to design, test and manufacture the carbon-composite fuselage for its planned VX4 air taxi.
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AAM Startup Spotlight: Aviation H2

Feb 09, 2022
Sydney-based Aviation H2 was founded toward the end of 2021 with the goal of flying Australia’s first hydrogen-fueled aircraft within 18 months.
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Argentinian Ski Resort Signs For Airflow’s Hydrogen eSTOLs

Feb 01, 2022
Advanced air mobility is not only producing unconventional aircraft, but also nontraditional customers.
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Mesa Backs Regional Services Using Regent’s Seagliders

Feb 07, 2022
U.S. regional airline Mesa Air Group has invested in startup Regent and signed a letter of intent to purchase 200 of its sea-skimming electric seagliders for overwater routes between coastal cities.

Weekly Debrief

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AAM: A Look At The Numbers

Feb 08, 2022
The interest in advanced air mobility continues into 2022 with close to 9,000 orders placed for the unique air vehicles.

Technology

APT
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Bell Sets Stage For Commercializing APT After Detect And Avoid Tests

Feb 02, 2022
Bell Textron has successfully demonstrated operation of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 unmanned cargo aircraft with a ground-based detect and avoid system as part of broader infrastructure development efforts for advanced air mobility.
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GE Partners With Boeing, Aurora For Electric Power Flight Demo

Feb 03, 2022
GE Aviation has teamed with Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to modify a Saab 340B into a flying hybrid electric testbed for the recently awarded NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project.
H2Fly
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Partners Target 2028 For Hydrogen-Electric 328eco Regional

Feb 01, 2022
Working with Deutsche Aircraft, Germany’s H2Fly is planning to fly a 40-seat Dornier 328 regional aircraft modified to hydrogen-electric propulsion in 2026, and the companies are aiming for certification and market entry in 2028.

AAM Briefs

Zipline fixed-wing drone
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AAM Briefs

Feb 04, 2022
Japanese equipment and machinery leasing company Fuyo General Lease has invested in Bye Aerospace and “entered into a capital alliance” to support the Colorado-based startup’s development of electric-powered aircraft.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events 2022

Feb 04, 2022
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Carole Rickard Hedden at [email protected].

Industry Data