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Note: The FutureFlight newsletter is being published a day early this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday in the U.S.”

AutoFlight Lands $100 Million Investment in V1500M Passenger eVTOL Vehicle   Prior to raising $100 million in new capital, China's AutoFlight was mainly focused on developing cargo-carrying, autonomous eVTOLs with payloads of between 20 and 100 kg. However, its focus appears to be shifting to passenger-carrying aircraft, such as the V1500M, which it flew as a proof-of-concept model for the first time in October. READ MORE

Thales and Diehl Sign Up as CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL Program Partners   Thales and Diehl Aerospace will combine their respective primary and secondary flight control computers in a way that complies with the EASA special conditions under which the CityAirbus NextGen is to be certified. The European companies will receive funding from the French and German governments for the project, which marks the first of several key system supply partnerships that Airbus will establish for the eVTOL aircraft's development work. READ MORE

 

Marry Tesla to Uber and You Get eVTOL Transportation as a Service, Say UAM Pioneers   For many companies in the urban air mobility new wave, designing and building eVTOL aircraft is just the start. During a seminar this week, leaders from Joby, Archer, and United Airlines sought to demystify the buzzwords and business school theory behind their plans to transform the way people move around in a way that is more economically and environmentally sustainable. READ MORE

Joby Charts Its Timeline for eVTOL Type Certification and Service Launch   A recent Joby briefing on progress with its plans to bring its eVTOL aircraft into commercial service in 2024 provided useful insights into what the process entails and why changes to rules covering the certification of general aviation aircraft are so significant. Beyond type certification, the company is also working to be approved as a commercial aircraft operator under Part 135 rules and is preparing to hire and train pilots. READ MORE

 

Eve Rebrands eVTOL Aircraft in the Image of Racing Legend Senna   Eve's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft will be brought to market under the name Eve-Senna in an announcement made close to the first anniversary of Embraer founding the company as its urban air mobility subsidiary. The company also has a new partnership with business aviation services group Jetex. READ MORE

Korean Mobility App Backs Urban Air Mobility Feasibility Study   Kakao, which has 30 million registered users for its mobility app, wants to add eVTOL air taxi services to its portfolio in South Korea. With government backing, the country is one of several prospective early adopters of urban air mobility in Asia, and one of several locations where Volocopter has publicly demonstrated its aircraft. READ MORE

 

Fraundorfer Presents Its Tensor 600X Gyroplane   Intended for personal mobility on medium-distance trips, the Tensor 600X uses Fraundorfer’s R01 high-performance rotor system, which features a new generation of autorotation rotors developed with computer simulation. READ MORE