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Advanced Air Mobility Report, June 8, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 23 June 08, 2022
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Investment & Finance

Archer Composites
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Analysis: The Evolving AAM Supply Chain

Jun 06, 2022
Startups continue to drive the evolving advanced air mobility industry but as more companies move into certification and toward production and operation, familiar aerospace names are appearing.
eVTOL on runway
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AAM Stocks Swing Back To Positive Performance

Jun 07, 2022
The past week found U.S. stock markets on the rebound, with the Standard & Poors 500 Index and the Aviation Week AAM Stock Composite both posting gains.
building
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New Boeing Airliner Launch Couple Years Off, CEO Says

Jun 03, 2022
A new program for a clean-sheet airliner from Boeing is still “at least a couple of years” away from being formally launched as the airframer hones the digital tools it will rely on to differentiate the aircraft, Boeing CEO and President Dave Calhoun told an investor conference June 3.
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Resurgent Pandemic Slowed EHang eVTOL Certification Efforts

May 31, 2022
Resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in China and resulting travel restrictions have slowed efforts to certify the EH216S autonomous air taxi, EHang told analysts on May 31.

Technology

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Lilium Touts Transition Milestone In eVTOL Testing

May 31, 2022
Achieving transition from rotor-borne vertical to wing-borne horizontal flight is a key milestone in the development of a winged electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft–a landmark that surprisingly few of the advanced air mobility startups have yet reached.
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Hydrogen Distribution And Storage Companies Jockey For Position

Jun 07, 2022
Hydrogen is thought to be the future of green aviation. However, storing and transporting the element is tricky.
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Honeywell Generator Passes Megawatt Milestone

May 31, 2022
Honeywell is looking to push continuous operation of its megawatt generator to higher levels having recently run the hybrid-electric aircraft power system at up to 1.02 megawatts.
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North Dakota Selects BVLOS Drone Uses For Operational Trials

Jun 01, 2022
Applications ranging from inspecting gravel roads to monitoring fence lines are among use cases to be demonstrated under projects selected by North Dakota’s Vantis statewide drone beyond-visual-line-of-sight network.
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Porsche To Help Eve Define eVTOL Production System

Jun 01, 2022
Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve has engaged Porsche Consulting to help define the supply chain, manufacturing and logistics strategy for its electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
VoloConnect
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Volocopter Flies Longer-Range VoloConnect eVTOL

Jun 07, 2022
Volocopter has flown its larger, longer-range VoloConnect winged electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

People

Lilium
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Airbus Executive To Take Over As CEO Of EVTOL Startup Lilium

Jun 01, 2022
Leadership change continues across the advanced air mobility industry as more manufacturers move into the certification and production phases, with Lilium co-founder Daniel Weigand stepping aside as CEO as the German startup looks ahead to delivery and operation of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis.

Infrastructure

Eviation Alice
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AAM On The Ground: Charging Concepts Vary, Part 2

Jun 01, 2022
Advanced air mobility aircraft present a potential new growth market for business aviation fixed-base operators.
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Startup Picks Jaunt eVTOL For Quebec AAM Network

Jun 01, 2022
Jaunt Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for almost 100 Journey electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis with a Canadian startup planning to develop and service a vertiport network in Quebec.

Business

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Brazil Continues To Attract AAM Efforts With New Partnership

Jun 06, 2022
Brazil continues to be a major player in advanced air mobility and now has a new partnership to address the overall AAM ecosystem. 
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NASA Adds Partners To AAM National Campaign

Jun 01, 2022
NASA has added more industry partners to its Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign, signing Space Act Agreements with vehicle developers Electra Aero, Overair and Supernal as well as urban transportation consultants Ellis & Associates.
Pantuo Aviation Pantala T1 air taxi model
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China’s Pantuo Aviation Flies Subscale eVTOL Air Taxi

Jun 06, 2022
Chinese startup Pantuo Aviation has conducted the first free-hover flight of a half-scale model of its planned Pantala Concept H ducted-fan electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
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Deloitte Outlines Business Model Challenges For AAM

Jun 07, 2022
Legacy aerospace consultancy Deloitte has released a white paper, “Disrupting the Future of Mobility,” that underscores the need for emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) OEMs and operators to fine-tune business models that fully outline advantages to early adopters.

Supply Chain

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Chinese eVTOL Startup TCab Picks Safran Power

May 31, 2022
Since China’s EHang burst onto the scene in 2016, the country has lagged the U.S. and Europe in numbers of startups entering the nascent advanced air mobility market.

Operations

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Beta Completes Longest Alia Mission To Date

Jun 03, 2022
Beta Technologies has completed a 1,220-nm mission with its Alia-250c electric aircraft, flying the prototype from its test base in Plattsburgh, New York, to Bentonville, Arkansas, for display at the UP.Summit on June 6-8.

AAM Briefs

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AAM Briefs

Jun 03, 2022
Israeli drone safety system developer ParaZero has partnered with local computer vision specialist Sightec to add GPS-free vision-based navigation to the SafeAir autonomously activated parachute recovery system for uncrewed aircraft and urban air mobility vehicles.