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Advanced Air Mobility Report, September 28, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 39 September 28, 2022
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Regulatory

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FAA Releases Interim Vertiport Design Guidance

Sep 26, 2022
The FAA has released vertiport design standards to support the introduction of new advanced air mobility aircraft into the U.S. airspace system.
Volocopter over Paris
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Europe Gears Up For Urban Air Mobility Kickoff

Sep 21, 2022
European regulators are showing support and using a new approach to rulemaking as they prepare for the emergence of urban air mobility.
AAM panel
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AAM Developers Undeterred By FAA Certification Shift

Sep 22, 2022
Aspiring advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle developers gathered for an event near the U.S. Capitol described their progress toward entering commercial service on a day that saw the AAM ranks thinned by one company.

Investment & Finance

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AAM Composite Average Falls 2%

Sep 26, 2022
The Federal Reserve’s meeting on Sept. 22 lived up to expectations, with the Fed increasing interest rates by three-quarters of a point, the third consecutive increase and fifth hike in 2022.
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Embraer Invests In XMobots

Sep 20, 2022
Embraer will acquire a minority shareholding in XMobots, Latin America’s largest drone company.
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Agility Prime Funds Mayman’s Speeder

Sep 22, 2022
The U.S. Air Force AFWerX Agility Prime initiative has added Mayman Aerospace to the list of companies receiving support to develop new-generation vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
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SkyDrive Unveils Two-Seater SD-05 eVTOL Air Taxi, Raises $66 Million

Sep 26, 2022
SkyDrive of Japan has unveiled renderings of its two-seater SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger aircraft.

Business

Kittyhawk Heaviside
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Kittyhawk To Shut Down; Wisk Aero To Continue

Sep 21, 2022
Advanced air mobility startup Kittyhawk has ceased operations.
Duxiion eJET electrtic engine
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Startup Spotlight: Duxion Motors

Sep 22, 2022
Newfoundland-based startup Duxion Motors is preparing to run a subscale version of its eJet electric jet engine.
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Startup Spotlight: Mako Aerospace

Sep 21, 2022
Mako Aerospace is a Scottish startup developing an electric jet engine for small regional airliners.
CityAirbus NextGen
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Airbus, Ecocopter To Launch UAM In Latin America

Sep 21, 2022
Airbus and Ecocopter of Chile sign memorandum of understanding to explore and define launch scenarios for air mobility operations.
DAT A/S ATR 72-600
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UH2 To Collaborate On Zero-Emission Effort In Denmark

Sep 21, 2022
Universal Hydrogen CEO and co-founder Paul Eremenko has another project lined up toward meeting his long-held goal of transforming regional air transportation

Operations

Wisk
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Wisk Aero Unveils Proposed Concept Of Operations

Sep 21, 2022
Wisk envisions one “multivehicle supervisor” managing three air taxis at once from a remote location by 2030.

Technology Developments

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Europe Project To Integrate Hydrogen Tank Into Aircraft Fuselage

Sep 14, 2022
Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight.
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Regent Seaglider Demonstrator Completes First Flights

Sep 21, 2022
Regent’s seaglider technology demonstrator completed its first successful series of flights in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, on Sept. 19, utilizing all three modes of maritime operation—floating, foiling and flying.
Vertical Aerospace
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Vertical Flies VX4 eVTOL Demonstrator

Sep 26, 2022
Vertical Aerospace has conducted the first tethered hover flight of the full-scale demonstrator for its VX4 electric air taxi, the startup staking the claim to be the first British company in 20 years to begin flight tests of a new aircraft.

Infrastructure

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Ferrovial, AECOM Focus On Florida Site Selection

Sep 24, 2022
Ferrovial Vertiports, which is working with Lilium to develop a network of vertiports in Florida for operation of Lilium Jets, is extending its partnership with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM.
Volo
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Volocopter, Pipistrel, M3 Demo Deconfliction In Shared Airspace

Sep 26, 2022
Flights under the CORUS-XUAM project demonstrated collaborative interaction between aircraft in potential emergency situations.

AAM Briefs

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AAM Briefs

Sep 23, 2022
The Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety Operations and Innovation will hold a hearing on FAA Reauthorization: Integrating New Entrants into the National Airspace System at 2:15 p.m. Sept. 28.