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Advanced Air Mobility Report, April 6, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 14 April 06, 2022
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Infrastructure

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Skyports Laying Groundwork For Infrastructure To Enable AAM

Apr 04, 2022
Boosted by a $23 million Series B financing round funded by investors with combined balance sheets exceeding $300 billion, UK vertiport startup Skyports is increasingly confident that, when certified urban air taxis do become available, the needed infrastructure can be in place.
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WEF Forms Coalition To Help Localities Embrace AAM

Mar 30, 2022
Citing the need for local policymakers to understand the emerging technologies, the World Economic Forum has launched the Advanced and Urban Aerial Mobility Cities and Regions Coalition.

Advanced Air Mobility Composite

EHang EH216
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AAM Composite Up 0.7% March 29, April 4

Apr 05, 2022
The Advanced Air Mobility Composite, the average of publicly traded AAM stocks, rose by 0.7% March 29 and April 4.

Investor Updates

WingInGround
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Wing-in-Ground Startup Flying Ship Looks To Crowdsource Funding

Mar 29, 2022
U.S. startup Flying Ship Technologies, which is building and marketing wing-in-ground-effect maritime cargo vessels, announced a so-called crowdsource-based funding effort March 28.
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EHang Aims To Launch Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxi Services In 2022

Mar 30, 2022
EHang is targeting mid-2022 for Chinese certification of its EH216-S autonomous two-seat air vehicle and preparing to announce the first group of Chinese cities where it plans to launch commercial urban air mobility services in the second half of the year following airworthiness approval.

Business

Vertical Aerospace
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Lessor Avolon Cites High EVTOL Demand As Commitments Top 550

Mar 29, 2022
Strong interest in electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles is a clear sign airlines globally are taking the need to decarbonize seriously, according to the head of one of the largest lessors of commercial aircraft.
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Hyundai Plans Hydrogen eSTOL For Regional Air Mobility

Mar 31, 2022
At the end of 2020, South Korean automaker Hyundai revealed that it planned to field a longer-range regional air mobility vehicle as a follow-on to the electric vertical takeoff and landing urban air taxi it is developing for market entry in 2028.
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Spirit May Join With UK Startup On Zero-Emission Aviation

Apr 01, 2022
Spirit AeroSystems (Europe), based in Prestwick, Scotland, has signed a term sheet in principle with UK startup Electric Aviation Group (EAG) to collaborate on the development of technologies to support zero-emission flight.
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eVTOL Recovery Parachute Systems Get Boost With Pioneer Acquisition

Apr 04, 2022
Pioneer Aerospace, an experienced manufacturer of parachutes and aerodynamic deceleration systems for NASA space missions, has been acquired by Aviation Safety Resources, a company developing aircraft recovery parachute systems for the advanced air mobility market.

Regulatory

aircraft at gate
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Proposed FAA Budget Boosts Certification And UAS Work

Mar 31, 2022
Modest boost would address mandatory pay increases while addressing several key areas.
Vertiports
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EASA Publishes UAM Vertiport Design Guidance

Mar 28, 2022
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released design guidance for vertiports serving future urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft.

Technology Developments

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General Atomics Demonstrates UAV Detect-And-Avoid Capability To FAA

Mar 29, 2022
The “mature” detect-and-avoid technology could enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations for UAVs within the U.S. National Airspace System, the company says.
Lilium Jet
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Lilium Pushes EVTOL Certification Target Back To 2025

Mar 31, 2022
Lilium's chief operating officer explained to Aviation Week why certification of its Lilium Jet had slipped.
FedEx
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FedEx, Elroy To Test Autonomous Air Logistics

Mar 30, 2022
Package carrier FedEx Express is planning to conduct tests of startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft in 2023 in its middle-mile logistics operations, moving shipments between sorting locations. 
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Volansi Testing Larger, Longer-Range VTOL Cargo UAS

Mar 30, 2022
U.S. unmanned air logistics company Volansi has unveiled its largest and longest-flying aircraft to date.

Supply Chain

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Counter-Drone Startup D-Fend Solutions Expects Public Debut

Mar 29, 2022
D-Fend Solutions, a five-year-old Israeli counter-drone company with a growing North American presence, plans to become a publicly traded company, co-founder, Chairman and CEO Zohar Halachmi told Aviation Week in March.

AAM Briefs