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Dufour Aerospace, the Swiss eVTOL company, and Swiss Helicopter AG, Switzerland’s leading helicopter company, announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of two Aero2 and one Aero3 tilt-wing aircraft. This purchase represents a significant step for Dufour Aerospace as now all major Swiss civil
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Airspeeder has announced the premiere of its highlights show, "Airspeeder: Above The Asphalt," on Fox Sports Australia and Kayo Sports this week. This is a significant milestone for everyone at Airspeeder and Alauda Aeronautics, and offers the possibility of experiencing the excitement of the first-ever eVTOL circuit race
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A new partnership between HCA Airport in Odense and Copenhagen Helicopter will be the first in Denmark to build an infrastructure for electrically powered flying taxis to ferry people between Denmark’s largest cities. Before the summer holidays, the first flying taxi is supposed be launched over Funen, and the
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On December 11, Los Angeles-based Talyn Air, creators of a 100% electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft system, inspired by the 2-stage rocket concept, successfully demonstrated in-flight deployment, a major milestone towards proving its concept for runway-free operations for the U.S. Air Force. Part of a 2-year, $1 million
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To conclude the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of Renault 4, the car maker has decided to team up with motion design hub TheArsenale to create a futuristic showcar, reinterpretation of this iconic model. 2021 marks the 60th anniversary of Renault 4L, a car that has sold more than 8
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Skyports, a global designer, developer, and operator of vertiports (landing sites for eVTOL aircraft) is developing Europe’s first test vertiport in France, as a significant step towards launching commercial Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) services in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The programme is part of the Re.Invent
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At a Seoul airport, South Korea's transportation ministry demonstrated its future-generation flying urban transportation system. German urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer, Volocopter, completed the first test flight with its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first-ever crewed public test flight of a fully electric vertical
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Swiss-based eVTOL development and production company Dufour Aerospace launched the Aero2 as its first commercially available product in their tilt-wing eVTOL family. Aero2 is designed as amulti-purpose small unmanned aircraft with an unmatched operational flexibility and low operating cost. With a payload of up to 40 kg (88 lbs), a
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Swedish startup Jetson Aero is turning to personal aerial vehicles that offer flight convenience similar to that of a private car. Its Jetson One aircraft is an octocopter with four arms stretching from its fuselage, each with a pair of rotors and a total output of 88 kW. This personal
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Japan Airlines intends to lease or purchase up to 50 of Vertical Aerospace’s in-development VA-X4 air taxis from aircraft lessor Avolon. The order, which sees JAL hold options to lease or purchase another 50 units, comes as it enters into a strategic partnership with Avolon, with the goal of
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has introduced the technology development direction the company is currently pursuing for the challenges Honda is taking on in new areas while leveraging its core technologies. This direction leads to the fulfillment of Honda’s 2030 Vision of serving people worldwide with the “joy of expanding
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has announced a partnership with Gol, Brazil’s largest airline and Grupo Comporte, Brazil’s leading transport operator, to commercialise an eVTOL ride sharing platform in Brazil. Avolon, Gol and Grupo Comporte will collaborate to identify and target local partners, infrastructure and certification requirements