MightyFly Reveals MF-100
- 02 May 2021 11:58 PM
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MightyFly, based in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, announced on April 20 that it is developing an autonomous air cargo eVTOL, and had closed a $5.1M seed funding round.
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Heaviside for Emergency Use
- 02 May 2021 09:54 PM
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On Feb. 24, emergency response and healthcare company Falck announced a collaboration with Kitty Hawk to consider its high-performance, single-seat Heaviside eVTOL for emergency response operations.
Lufthansa on Air Taxis
- 26 Feb 2021 01:50 PM
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Lufthansa Innovation Hub and Lufthansa Technik released a report on Feb. 3 entitled, “Are air taxis ready for prime time?” According to the company, the engaging report “provides a data-driven view into the state of the air taxi ecosystem including a patent analysis ranking eVTOL technology leaders.”
SESAR Joint Undertaking Supports UAM
- 25 Feb 2021 05:30 PM
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The Single European Sky (SES) Air Traffic Management (ATM) Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR-JU) announced on Jan. 21 that it had formed a consortium 17 companies and other organizations to design and test concepts of operations for various AAM (aka urban air mobility, UAM) applications within the framework of U-space — the European Commission’s Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) System that seeks safe and secure integration of drones and other autonomous aircraft into Europe’s airspace.
Varon Skyscrapers for Latin America
- 20 Dec 2020 06:23 PM
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In December, Miami, Florida-based Varon Vehicles hosted a virtual summit called “Skyscraper 2020: The requirements for Urban Air Mobility for Latin America.” Varon Vehicles is supporting the AAM ecosystem to bring together global stakeholders to work on the unique requirements for Latin America, targeted towards implementation of its disruptive infrastructure networks, beginning in Columbia.
Eco Helicopters Coming to LA
- 28 Oct 2020 10:39 PM
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Newly founded Eco Helicopters announced plans to start an on-demand UAM service in early 2021.
NASA Increases Support to AAM
- 28 Oct 2020 08:59 PM
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Since the beginning of the year, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has expanded its support to advanced air mobility (AAM) developments.
ElectraFly and Utah Association to Collaborate on 3D Parts
- 12 Jun 2020 01:31 PM
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The Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI), a multi-disciplinary association working to strengthen the state’s manufacturing and technical capabilities, announced April 14 it had partnered with Salt Lake City, Utah-based personal flying vehicle developer ElectraFly to create 3D-printed carbon fiber aircraft parts for its hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.
