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Advanced Air Mobility Report, October 12, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 41 October 12, 2022
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Business

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Joby To Operate EVTOL Premium Airport Service For Delta

Oct 11, 2022
Delta Air Lines has signed a deal with Joby Aviation to provide a premium home-to-airport service, beginning in New York and Los Angeles.
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Regent, TotalEnergies Eye Electric Seaglider For Offshore Support

Oct 04, 2022
Regent and TotalEnergies plan to explore the use of an electric seaglider to support the operations of offshore energy platforms such as oil rigs and wind turbines. The two companies plan to develop requirements and validate using one of Regent’s seagliders for offshore operations support, Regent said Sept. 30.
United ES-30
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United Airlines Details Initial Electric Aircraft Deployment Plans

Oct 10, 2022
United Airlines has provided a glimpse of how it expects its sustainability plays to change the carrier’s fleet makeup by 2030, with its first electric-powered aircraft planned to be in service by then.
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ZeroAvia Acquires Aviation Fuel Cell Developer HyPoint

Oct 06, 2022
Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has acquired HyPoint, a startup developing high power-density hydrogen fuel cells for aviation.
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Electra Eyes AAM Showcase Flight With eSTOL Demonstrator

Oct 03, 2022
As calls grow within the advanced air mobility community for demonstrations that will show the public and policymakers the potential benefits of this new form of transportation, startup Electra.aero is making plans to fly its technology demonstrator between Washington and Richmond, the Virginia state capital.
GOL
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CEO Of World’s Largest Lessor Skeptical Of eVTOL Air Taxis

Oct 06, 2022
Lessors have played a major role in boosting the conditional orderbooks of electric aircraft startups, from Avolon’s preorder for 500 Vertical Aerospace four-passenger air taxis to Rockton’s letter of intent for 40 Heart Aerospace 30-seat regional airliners.
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U.S. Air Force Seeks Industry Input On Initial eVTOL Mission Sets

Oct 07, 2022
Flying personnel or equipment around U.S. Air Force test ranges has been identified as a likely early application for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.
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Sierra Nevada Hikes UAV Business With Volansi Acquisition

Oct 10, 2022
Sierra Nevada Corp. is moving into the original equipment manufacturer world for large uncrewed aircraft, announcing Oct. 10 it has acquired the UAV portfolio and intellectual property from Volansi.
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Surf Air Agrees To Funding For Regional Expansion, Electrification

Oct 11, 2022
U.S. regional air travel provider Surf Air Mobility has agreed to the main terms of a $450 million deal with leading turboprop lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital to fund the growth and electrification of its aircraft fleet.

Investment & Finance

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AAM Stock Composite Declines As S&P Rises 2%

Oct 10, 2022
The Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite for the industry’s publicly held companies declined by 1% for the 10-day trading period between Sept. 27 and Oct. 10.
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Transavia Backs Dutch All-Electric Airline Startup

Oct 07, 2022
Dutch low-cost carrier Transavia has invested in Netherlands-based startup FlyWithLucy, which plans to establish Europe’s first all-electric airline.
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AAM Investments Hit $7.4 Billion

Oct 10, 2022
Two new investments in Eve Holding and SkyDrive have increased the advanced air mobility industry’s total investments to $7.47 billion as of Oct. 10.
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American Airlines Doubles Down On Hydrogen With UH2 Investment

Oct 10, 2022
American Airlines has made a second strategic investment in hydrogen-powered aviation, backing logistics startup Universal Hydrogen.

Infrastructure

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France’s Aura Aero Adds Commitments For Electric 19-Seater

Oct 06, 2022
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace may have moved up to 30 seats to increase the appeal of its planned electric regional airliner, but French startup Aura Aero continues to pursue a 19-seater and has announced letters of intent for another 130 aircraft, taking the total to more than 330.
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Italy Inaugurates First Vertiport With eVTOL Test Flight

Oct 06, 2022
The first crewed electric vertical takeoff and landing flight in Italian airspace has been conducted from the country’s first fully functional vertiport at Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport.

Investment/Business

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AAM Reality Index, Infrastructure Readiness Index Show Flights, Demos Up

Oct 10, 2022
The Advanced Air Mobility OEM Reality Index and Infrastructure Readiness Index reflect continued progress in the industry, from first flights to demonstrations that prove out flight, operations and infrastructure.

Industry Data

Technology

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South Korea’s KT Completes 5G Network For UAM

Oct 05, 2022
South Korean telecommunications provider KT has completed the country’s first 5G wireless network dedicated to urban air mobility.
Doppler lidar
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NASA To Study Urban Weather For Air Taxi And Cargo Drone Operations

Oct 07, 2022
TruWeather sees a need to build microweather sensor networks to support urban air mobility operations.

Supply Chain

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Dufour, RUAG Partner On eVTOL

Oct 05, 2022
Switzerland’s RUAG has entered the electric vertical takeoff and landing market through a partnership with Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace.

Analysis

AutoFlight’s second, refined proof-of-concept aircraft
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AutoFlight’s Global eVTOL Ambitions Look Beyond Its Chinese Origin

Oct 07, 2022
AutoFlight plans to develop and certify its electric urban air taxi in Europe, manufacture the vehicle in China and market it globally.

AAM Briefs

Blade India
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AAM Briefs

Oct 10, 2022
Long-range cargo drone startup Dronamics has selected German composites manufacturer Cotesa to produce its Black Swan uncrewed aircraft.