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Advanced Air Mobility Report, April 27, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 17 April 27, 2022
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Analysis

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ANALYSIS: Private Funding Route Pays Off For Beta

Apr 25, 2022
So far, Beta Technologies and Volocopter are showing it is possible to build a billion-dollar business in advanced air mobility without the distraction of going public.

Investment & Finance

EHang EH216
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Publicly Held Companies Generally Have Rough Start In 2022

Apr 25, 2022
When Aviation Week’s Advanced Air Mobility Report began following the composite performance of AAM’s publicly traded stocks, it was a given that the composite would show the typical results of a startup company–in this case a group of companies.
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USAF Plots Role As Possible eVTOL Fleet Buyer

Apr 18, 2022
A potential order for five electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft by the U.S. Air Force in fiscal 2023 may not register on lists of the largest customers for the flying taxi industry, but could still have a major impact on the experimental technology.
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Pyka Plans Cargo Version Of Autonomous Pelican

Apr 26, 2022
Autonomous electric aircraft developer Pyka has closed a $37 million Series A funding round to support production of its Pelican uncrewed crop sprayer and develop a cargo version of the aircraft.

Supply Chain

Aura Aero
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Safran Builds Presence In Electric Aircraft Market

Apr 19, 2022
Safran is gaining experience in electric propulsion, testing prototypes and studying aircraft architectures as it positions itself as the supplier of a full range of motors for all-electric and hybrid propulsion systems, from light aircraft to narrowbodies.
Volatus 3.8T feeder aircraft
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Natilus Selects San Diego To Build Its First Autonomous Cargo Aircraft

Apr 21, 2022
Startup Natilus is to locate engineering and manufacturing for its planned family of autonomous cargo aircraft at Brown Field in San Diego.

Regulatory

Vertical Aerospace VX-A4
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Vertical Aerospace Cites Post-Brexit eVTOL Certification Progress

Apr 21, 2022
Vertical Aerospace expects to certificate its VX4 air taxi concurrently with the UK and Europe, with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency agreeing to validate UK Civil Aviation Authority type certification of the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Technology Developments

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China’s TCab Completes Transition Flights On Subscale eVTOL

Apr 25, 2022
Chinese startup TCab Tech has conducted transition flight tests with a 50%-scale demonstrator of its planned E20 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
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H2Fly Goes Cross-Country On Hydrogen-Electric Power

Apr 20, 2022
German hydrogen propulsion startup H2Fly has claimed the first flight by a hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft between two commercial airports after flying its four-seat HY4 testbed from its base in Stuttgart to Friedrichshafen for display at the upcoming Aero Friedrichshafen show.
Ampaire Eco caravan
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Ampaire Ground-Tests Hybrid-Electric Caravan

Apr 25, 2022
Once again an independent company, Ampaire has begun ground-testing a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to hybrid-electric propulsion. 

Business

pipistrel
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Textron Completes Pipistrel Acquisition

Apr 19, 2022
In March of 2022, Textron announced it would be acquiring Slovenian electric aircraft company, Pipistrel. 
regent
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New Zealand Startup Signs For Regional Seagliders

Apr 20, 2022
New Zealand’s Ocean Flyer, a new company formed by the owner of small charter operator Air Napier, has placed firm deposits with U.S. startup Regent for 25 sea-skimming electric seagliders for harbor-to-harbor overwater regional transportation.
Saab 340B for NASA EPFD project
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GE Taps BAE Systems For Hybrid Electric Propulsion Team

Apr 21, 2022
BAE Systems plans to provide energy-management components, including the battery and cabling, for the megawatt-class hybrid electric propulsion system being developed by GE Aviation under the recently awarded NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project.
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Archer Moves To Sole CEO To Streamline eVTOL Development

Apr 19, 2022
Management changes are not unusual as companies go through their different phases of growth, but Archer Aviation’s April 19 announcement that co-founder and co-CEO Adam Goldstein had been named the startup’s sole CEO came as a surprise to many.

AAM Briefs

Calendar

Who’s Where In AAM

Infrastructure

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Proposed Drone Superhighway Would Link UK Cities

Apr 25, 2022
In a bid to promote the commercialization of drone-based products and services, a plan to build a 165-mi. network of drone “superhighways” linking cities across the UK has been submitted by a consortium led by unified traffic management provider Altitude Angel.