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Overair Just Received $145 Million in Funding for eVTOL Development

Overair, the Santa Ana, California-based electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) startup, just announced that it is receiving $145 million in funding for continued eVTOL development. The funding comes from the aerospace…

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Joby Receives Part 135 Certificate From FAA Ahead of Schedule – UPDATED

The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded ​​Joby Aviation a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate, permitting Joby to begin on-demand commercial operations with air taxis. The company originally expected to receive the certificate…

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AutoFlight Releases Test Flight Footage of Its Second Proof-of-Concept eVTOL

The company AutoFlight, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, released a new video of its Prosperity I vehicle’s full-scale, proof-of-concept test flight last week. Mark Henning, Managing Director of AutoFlight…

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Honeywell Developing Flight Control Systems for eVTOLs and Drones at New Advanced Air Mobility Lab

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Electra Acquires Airflow, Consolidates eSTOL Development

In an announcement this week, Electra.aero shared news of its acquisition of the company Airflow. Both companies have developed electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, and Airflow’s eSTOL business will now…

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Microsoft and Volocopter Partner to Develop an Aerospace Cloud System for Air Taxis and Drones

Microsoft recently initiated a collaboration with Volocopter, an urban air mobility company, to develop an aerospace cloud system in Microsoft Azure. A spokesperson for Microsoft shared some additional insights following the company’s…

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How Much Value Does In-Flight Connectivity Offer Ultra Low-Cost Carriers?

In-flight connectivity (IFC) topics were a central point of focus during last week’s Connected Aviation Intelligence (CAI) Summit, held in Reston, Virginia. Representatives from Air Canada, Panasonic Avionics, Intelsat Corp, and Stellar…

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Volocopter’s Third eVTOL Prototype VoloConnect Makes Its First Flight

German urban air mobility company Volocopter just announced that the four-seater VoloConnect aircraft completed its first flight in May. The VoloConnect, an electric fixed-wing passenger aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing,…