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Advanced Air Mobility Report, June 18, 2025

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Technology

: Eve Air Mobility  Caption: Lift props have been redesigned with four blades that scissor together when they stop and stow to minimize drag
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Eve Refines eVTOL Design, Forecasts 20-Year Market

Jun 17, 2025
Eve Air Mobility has refined the design of its eVTOL air taxi.
VoltAero  Caption: The four-seat Cassio 330 has been redesigned around a dual-motor series hybrid-electric propulsion system
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VoltAero Redesigns Hybrid Cassio 330 To Speed Certification

Jun 15, 2025
French startup VoltAero has redesigned its hybrid-electric Cassio 330 in a bid to ensure an easier path to certification with EASA.
BlackSky to Expand Gen-3 Constellation with New AROS Sats  Vivienne Machi, vivienne.machi@aviationweek.com  BlackSky Technology plans to expand its Gen-3 high-frequency monitoring constellation with new satellites designated AROS, the company announced June 16.  The multispectral spacecraft will build upon the company’s Gen-2 and Gen-3 architectures and support country-scale digital mapping, navigation, maritime and 3D digital twin applications, per a BlackSky press release. AROS has been under development
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Pratt & Whitney Selects AeroTEC For Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator

Jun 16, 2025
Pratt & Whitney has appointed AeroTEC to convert a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 turboprop into its Hybrid-Electric Propulsion flight demonstrator.
Art credit: Dovetail Electric Aircraft  Caption: The DovePack battery pack for electric aircraft will immerse the cells in AmpCool dielectric cooling fluid
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Dovetail Uses Immersion Cooling For Electric Aviation Batteries

Jun 11, 2025
Startup Dovetail Electric Aviation plans to use immersion cooling to improve the safety and performance of battery packs.
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GKN Pushes Cryogenic Effort After Hydrogen Program Rationalization

Jun 15, 2025
GKN Aerospace is focusing on cryogenic cooling system and electrical network technology for hydrogen-fueled aircraft under the Airbus-led ICEFlight project.
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H3 Dynamics Teams With XSun On Solar, Hydrogen And Battery-Powered UAS

Jun 16, 2025
Aircraft hydrogen fuel cell specialist H3 Dynamics is teaming with XSun to develop what they describe as the world’s first solar-hydrogen-electric UAS.

Regulatory

Debrief: Filling Gaps In Future Aeromedical Evacuation Brian Everstine, brian.everstine@aviationweek.com Over countless missions throughout the past two decades, the U.S. military has shown its ability to surge massive amounts of resources to treat small numbers of injured troops---sending highly trained specialists on a flying hospital to save a lift. But what would happen in a large-scale war in the vast Indo-Pacific region, when effectively responding within the Golden Hour might not be possible for larg
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Regulators Unveil Road Map To Harmonized eVTOL Certification

Jun 17, 2025
Five national aviation authorities have released a road map to minimize differences in certification regulations for eVTOL aircraft in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Business

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Republic Airways To Study Beta Alia CTOL Under New Agreement

Jun 16, 2025
U.S. carrier Republic Airways will evaluate Beta Technologies’ all-electric CX-300 conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for passenger and cargo use.
Ascendance has assembled a full-scale iron bird test rig of the Sterna hybrid powertrain at its Toulouse flight test facility. Credit: Ascendance
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Ascendance, EXOES Partner On Sterna Hybrid Powerplant

Jun 10, 2025
French startup Ascendance has announced a partnership with EXOES for the production of the batteries for its hybrid electric Sterna powerplant modules.
(from left): KLM business development EVP Barry ter Voert; Conscious Aerospace CEO Erik Geertsema; Transavia COO Marloes van Laake.
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KLM and Transavia Partner on Hydrogen-Powered Q300 Project

Jun 17, 2025
The carrier signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with hydrogen propulsion specialist Conscious Aerospace at the Paris Air Show.
: Archer plans to send its first aircraft to Abu Dhabi later this year. Credit: Archer
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Archer Adds Indonesia To Launch Edition Program

Jun 16, 2025
Archer has partnered with a large Indonesian company to launch air taxi services in the country.
Vertical Aerospace recently began wingborne flight testing with its VX4 demonstrator.  Credit: Vertical Aerospace
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Vertical, Bristow Expand eVTOL Partnership Model

Jun 12, 2025
Vertical Aerospace and Bristow Group have agreed to expand the scope of their partnership.

Finance

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Archer To Raise $850 Million In Direct Stock Offering

Jun 13, 2025
Archer has announced plans to raise $850 million from a direct equity offering, lifting its cash position to approximately $2 billion.

Infrastructure

Wisk is getting ready for a first flight with its Gen 6 prototype. Credit: Wisk Aero
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Air Taxi Startup Wisk Buys SkyGrid As Subsidiary

Jun 13, 2025
Autonomous air taxi startup Wisk has acquired SkyGrid, a third-party service provider for advanced air mobility aircraft, as a subsidiary.

AAM Briefs

Jaunt Air Mobility
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AAM Briefs: Dronamics, Jaunt & More

Jun 17, 2025
AIRO Group, parent of eVTOL developer Jaunt Air Mobility, listed publicly on the Nasdaq stock exchange June 13.