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Advanced Air Mobility Report, April 9, 2025

VOL. 5 NO. 15 April 09, 2025
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Analysis

Bristow Group has placed orders for a range of electric aircraft from companies including Vertical Aerospace and Beta Technologies (pictured above). Credit: Beta Technologies
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Daily Memo: Electric Aircraft Startups Shrug Off Sustainability Headwinds

Mar 31, 2025
Electric aviation executives insist their main pitch to potential customers and investors is improved efficiency, reliability and maintainability.

Business

Pipistrel Caption: Flight testing of the Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric VTOL will validate Pipistrel’s high-fidelity digital twin
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Pipistrel Sees Hybrid Uncrewed Cargo Aircraft As Best Path To eVTOL

Apr 01, 2025
Pipistrel has launched flight testing of its most advanced design to date, the Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Electra.aero values pre-orders at nearly $9 billion Credit: Electra
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Electra Claims 2,200 Preorders For EL9 Ultra eSTOL

Mar 19, 2025
Letters of intent to acquire the Ultra Short come from more than 50 companies and Electra.aero values those preorders at nearly $9 billion.
Bye Aerospace eFlyer2
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Bye Aerospace Sees Chance To ‘Disrupt’ Flight Training Market

Apr 04, 2025
Given the high operating and maintenance costs and intense competition among flight schools, most are lucky to achieve a profit margin of 10-15%.

Technology

Unither Bioelectronics Caption: The modified R44 has a hydrogen tank under the tailboom and two cooling nacelles either side of the cabin
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Unither Flies First Piloted Hydrogen-Electric Helicopter

Apr 02, 2025
Unither Bioelectronics has accomplished the first flight of a hydrogen-powered helicopter in Canada.
Art credit: CycloTech Caption: The BlackBird has six CycloRotor propulsion units arranged to enable 360-deg. thrust vectoring
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CycloRotor eVTOL Propulsion Demonstrator Takes Flight

Apr 03, 2025
The first flight of the BlackBird cycloidal-rotor electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator has been completed by Austria’s CycloTech.
Mayman Aerospace has completed flight testing of its Razor P100 high-speed autonomous vertical takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, which is targeted initially at the contested logistics mission. Powered by four small turbojet engines that tilt to vector thrust between vertical and forward flight, the Razor P100 is designed to fly a 100-lb. payload 120 nm at speeds up to 450 kt. (166.8 mph). The P100 is the fifth full-scale aircraft to be flight tested by the company, says founder and CEO Da-vid Mayman, and
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Mayman Completes Razor Jet VTOL Cargo Flights

Apr 03, 2025
Mayman Aerospace has completed flight testing of its Razor P100 high-speed autonomous vertical takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Whisper Aero Caption: Whisper Ultralight is an Aeriane Swift3 foot-launched glider modified with quiet electric ducted fans
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Whisper Modifies Glider To Test Quiet Electric Propulsors

Apr 02, 2025
Funding to help modify a glider to flight test ultraquiet, electric-ducted fans has been received by Whisper Aero .
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Autonomous AAM Focus Of Latest NASA University Awards

Mar 12, 2025
Autonomous aviation safety, communications and reliability will be advanced under three multi-year research projects award grants by NASA.
Bosch Aviation Technology Caption: Bosch modified the Rotax 916 piston aeroengine to run on zero-emissions hydrogen
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Bosch Modifies Rotax Engine To Run On Hydrogen

Mar 31, 2025
A Rotax piston aeroengine, a popular powerplant for light aircraft, has been converted to run on hydrogen by Austria-based Bosch Aviation Technology.

Finance & Investment

: Wing Caption: Healthcare logistics company Apian and drone operator Wing have delivered blood to NHS hospitals under the London Health Bridge trial
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UK Government Funding Aims To Enable AAM Operations

Apr 01, 2025
More than $25.8 million will be provided by the UK government to streamline regulations for drone operations and for routine use of electric air taxis.

Regulatory

This photo taken on Nov. 13, 2024 shows Sky Saker FX800A (ASN-220) UAS on display at the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province.
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Asia-Pacific Regulators Draft AAM Adoption Reference Material

Apr 02, 2025
Regulators in Singapore and 23 other Asia-Pacific countries have drafted a paper to facilitate the adoption of advanced air mobility.

AAM Briefs

XPeng AeroHT
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AAM Briefs: XPeng AeroHT, Surf Air & More

Apr 08, 2025
Latest news of developments within the advanced air mobility industry.