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The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued a
production certificate to EHang, clearing the way for the company to
start large-scale series production of its EH216-S autonomous eVTOL
aircraft. The approval, announced at an event in Guangzhou on April 7,
was granted just under six months after EHang became the first eVTOL
manufacturer in the world to achieve type certification on October 13.
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An undisclosed Japanese company has taken delivery of an
early example of AutoFlight’s Prosperity 1 eVTOL aircraft. In an
announcement on April 3, the Chinese manufacturer said the aircraft has
shipped to Japan and is being transferred to the customer's
premises. AutoFlight also confirmed that it now holds type
certification for the autonomous CarryAll freighter version of the
aircraft, which has a payload of 440 kilograms (970 pounds).
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To keep eVTOL air taxis safe from bird strikes, ground
infrastructure developer UrbanV has teamed up with artificial
intelligence specialist The Edge Company to test an automated bird
monitoring system on a vertiport facility at Rome–Leonardo da Vinci
Fiumicino International Airport.
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Daher will begin the conceptual design phase later this
year of a hybrid-electric TBM model, said aviation division senior v-p
Nicolas Chabbert at the 2024 Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo. The end product
will be influenced by the TBM 940-based EcoPulse technology
demonstrator that was developed and is now being tested in partnership
with Safran and Airbus. Chabbert announced the hybrid-electric model
last year at Sun ’n Fun, pledging to have it in service in 2027.
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ZeroAvia this week announced plans to provide maintenance,
repair, and overhaul services for regional aircraft powered by its
hydrogen-electric propulsion system. On April 9, the company signed a
memorandum of understanding with line maintenance provider Feam Aero,
which has 52 bases worldwide.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is teaming up with San
Antonio International Airport in Texas to advance sustainable aviation
technologies such as batteries for electric aircraft, energy storage
solutions, and power management systems. The Advanced Research
Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the DOE’s innovation unit, has signed
a memorandum of understanding with the city’s aviation department and
public service board, as well as the University of Texas at San
Antonio, in which the partners pledged to collaborate on developing and
promoting technologies that will help to decarbonize the aviation
sector.
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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Council has adopted new standards and recommended practices aimed at
enhancing safety and facilitating the integration of remotely piloted
aircraft into the international airspace system. This development,
announced on April 5 at the conclusion of ICAO's 231st Session,
represents a major step forward in the organization's ongoing effort to
improve the global air navigation system.
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In a behind-the-scenes video of its ground control
station, autonomous cargo drone developer Elroy Air shows what it takes
to conduct a flight test with an uncrewed, remotely piloted aircraft.
The California-based company recently launched a flight
test campaign with a prototype of
its hybrid-electric Chaparral C1 cargo freighter, which is designed to
carry 300 to 500 pounds (136 to 227 kilograms) of payload up to 300
miles (480 kilometers).
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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September 9 - 13, 2024 / Montréal, canada
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ICAO will hold its inaugural Advanced Air Mobility
Symposium this September at its headquarters in Montréal. The "AAM
2024" event is a spin-off of ICAO's annual Drone Enable Symposium,
which since 2017 has convened key stakeholders from industry, academia,
government, and international organizations to coordinate the safe
integration of uncrewed aircraft systems into regulatory and air
traffic control frameworks. AAM 2024 will build upon the developments
of Drone Enable, with a focus on eVTOL air taxis, vertiports, autonomy,
and airspace integration.
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