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Advanced Air Mobility Report, March 30, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 13 March 30, 2022
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Analysis

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More Progress Needed On eVTOL Flight Testing

Mar 22, 2022
No one has made a piloted flight of a full-scale, type-design-conforming electric aircraft that has included a vertical takeoff and landing and demonstrated the design payload and range.

AAM Weekly

Vertical Aerospace UAS concept
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Why Honeywell Aerospace Has A UAM Office

Mar 29, 2022
For a key supplier famous for not chasing high-growth prospects, setting up a UAM business group seems incongruous. Except it is not.

Investment

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AAM Stocks Continue To Improve

Mar 29, 2022
For the second consecutive week, stocks in the Advanced Air Mobility Composite showed improved price per share.
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Skyports’ Vertiport Plans Get Funding Boost

Mar 23, 2022
UK vertiport development and drone delivery startup Skyports has raised $23 million in the first close of its Series B funding round.
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Safran Backs Hydrogen Propulsion Developer Cranfield Aerospace

Mar 24, 2022
The UK’s Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has secured £10.5 million ($13.8 million) in investment from HydrogenOne Capital Growth and Safran to develop hydrogen fuel-cell electric propulsion for aviation.
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Japanese UAV Startup Terra Drone Lands $70M For Drone ATM

Mar 24, 2022
Japanese commercial UAV company Terra Drone has raised $70 million in Series B venture capital from local investors and will apply the funds toward a drone air traffic management service.
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AAM OEM Funding Set To Reach $6.3 Billion

Mar 25, 2022
Investment in advanced air mobility OEMs should cross over the $6 billion mark upon completion of Eve UAM’s merger with special purpose acquisition company Zanite Acquisition.
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Eve Works To Set Zanite Merger Apart From Prior SPAC Deals

Mar 28, 2022
Of the five electric air taxi developers that have been involved in going-public mergers with blank-check companies, only two are following the tried-and-tested aerospace business model of manufacturing, selling and supporting their aircraft.

Regulatory

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Senate Passes Bill To Advance AAM

Mar 24, 2022
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation aimed at marshaling federal efforts to promote the advanced air mobility industry.

Technology Development

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Joby Building First Certification Test S4 eVTOL

Mar 25, 2022
Joby Aviation has begun building the first production prototype for certification flight testing of its S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
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Volocopter Begins Noise Test Flight Campaign

Mar 23, 2022
Volocopter has taken another step toward its goal of operating a commercial electric air taxi service during the 2024 Paris Olympics by conducting a series of test flights in France to measure its aircraft’s acoustic signature.

Business

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Suzuki To Explore eVTOL Air Taxis With SkyDrive

Mar 23, 2022
Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor is looking at adding electric air taxis to its lineup of compact cars and motorcycles and targeting markets such as India through a partnership with Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive.
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Air Greenland Eyes Sustainable Tourism With eVTOLs

Mar 22, 2022
With the goal of being able to develop tourism sustainably, Air Greenland has partnered with lessor Avolon to explore the potential for zero-emission domestic air travel using Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric air taxi.
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Viability Of Hybrid Programs Dependent On Public Buy-In, BBGA Panel Says

Mar 24, 2022
It was the market, not the machines, that dominated the debate during a panel discussion on hybrid and electric airplanes at the British Business and General Aviation Association’s (BBGA) annual conference here in March.

AAM Briefs

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AAM Briefs

Mar 29, 2022
Turkey’s Istanbul Kultur University is to lead an urban air traffic management (UATM) demonstration program supported by the EIT Urban Mobility initiative of the EU’s European Institute of Innovation and Technology.

Infrastructure

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Eve-Led Consortium Outlines Conops For UAM In London

Mar 24, 2022
A UK consortium led by Embraer company Eve UAM has completed a concept of operations for urban air mobility in London that identifies the near-term challenges and actions required to enable electric air taxi service.