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Advanced Air Mobility Report, August 7, 2024

VOL. 4 NO. 32 August 07, 2024
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Analysis

Walmart
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Daily Memo: FAA Paves Way For Scaled UAS Deliveries With Dallas Approvals

Aug 02, 2024
For years, the FAA has faced heated criticism from the drone industry that it was moving too slowly on authorizing commercial drone operations.

Finance & Investment

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AAM Stock Composite Plunges 13% To New Yearly Low

Aug 05, 2024
The AAM Stock Composite collapsed 13% during the week ending Aug. 2, finishing at its lowest level of the year.
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XPeng AeroHT Raises Another $150m For eVTOL Development

Aug 05, 2024
A subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, AeroHT raised more than $500 million in Series A funding in October 2021.
Prosperity 1
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AutoFlight Secures Investment From China’s Battery Giant CATL

Aug 05, 2024
China’s battery giant CATL has agreed to invest “hundreds of millions of dollars” in AutoFlight, the Shanghai-based eVTOL aircraft developer.

Technology

moya evtol
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Brazil’s Moya Launches Hybrid-Electric VTOL Cargo UAS

Jul 30, 2024
Retaining Moya's same tiltbody electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) airframe, the hybrid version increases range capability to 185 mi. while maintaining the 440-lb. payload capability.
Ampaire
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Ampaire To Flight Test 100% SAF In Hybrid-Electric Caravan

Aug 06, 2024
Ampaire is preparing to conduct flight tests of its Eco Caravan, a modified Cessna Grand Caravan retrofitted with a hybrid-electric powertrain, on 100% SAF.
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MagniX’s NASA Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator Makes Progress

Aug 06, 2024
MagniX is preparing to begin modifying a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 into a hybrid-electric propulsion testbed.
Hexa 2
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Lift Upgrades Hexa Personal eVTOL

Aug 05, 2024
Lift Aircraft has introduced the Hexa 2, the first major upgrade of its Hexa personal eVTOL since production of the single-person multicopter began in 2021.
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Electra’s Goldfinch Completes Off-Runway Testing

Jul 18, 2024
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra.aero says its EL-2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator has completed off-runway test flights.
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Jetson Tweaks Ultralight eVTOL Ahead Of Production

Aug 05, 2024
The latest Jetson One V2 Mk5 frame features design tweaks to accommodate the final battery design.

Business

KLM ZeroAvia signing
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KLM Partners With ZeroAvia For Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Demo Flight

Jul 24, 2024
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has agreed to perform a flight demonstration of ZeroAvia’s ZA2000 hydrogen-electric engines in 2026.
Auro Aero ERA
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Aura Aero Plans Florida Production Facility, Firms Order For 75 Aircraft

Aug 02, 2024
French advanced air mobility startup Aura Aero plans to open its first U.S. facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and build a 500,000-ft.2 factory.

Regulatory

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Regent Opens D.C. Office; Hires Former FAA Chief Dickson

Jul 27, 2024
Electric seaglider startup Regent Craft announced the opening of a new government affairs office in Washington, D.C.

AAM Briefs

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AAM Briefs

Aug 06, 2024
UrbanLink Air Mobility has agreed to purchase 20 EF-12 Escape electric hydrofoil vessels from Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Artemis Technologies.

Infrastructure

wisk evtol
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Wisk, Skyports Partner On UAM Network In Queensland, Australia

Jul 22, 2024
Wisk Aero has partnered with Skyports Infrastructure to develop a vertiport network for commercial air taxi services in Southeast Queensland, Australia.