Advanced Air Mobility Weekly Roundup – WC 26 March

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Dufour, Jetson, and Archer By Joe Macey / 31 Mar 2023
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A roundup of the week’s news from the world of Advanced Air Mobility, including vertiport automation and wind tunnel tests.

EHang & CATEC Complete ICEX’s BAUD Project in Spain

EHang has collaborated with Spain’s Advanced Center for Aerospace Technologies (CATEC) to successfully complete the BAUD project in Spain. Read more…

Flight tests of EHang’s Falcon B AAV.

UK CAA Issues First eVTOL DOA to Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace has made further progress on its path to certification for the VX4 and secured the first ever Design Organization Approval (DOA) issued to an eVTOL manufacturer by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Read more…

Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL.

Intel Joins Airspeeder as Intelligence Partner

Airspeeder has formed a new collaboration with Intel that brings its computing technologies to flying car racing. Read more…

The Airspeeder Mk4 eVTOL.

Archer Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Completes Wind Tunnel Tests

Archer has completed a six-week long wind tunnel test campaign of its Midnight aircraft configuration at the RUAG Large Subsonic Wind Tunnel in Emmen, Switzerland. Read more…

A Midnight model goes through testing at RUAG wind tunnel, Emmen, Switzerland.

Altaport’s New Partnerships for Vertiport Automation

Altaport has formed new partnerships that are expected to be key to the ongoing development of an advanced vertiport automation system (VAS). Read more…

Altaport reveals key partnerships in development of vertiport automation system.

Jetson Welcomes Diamandis as Senior Advisor

Space entrepreneur and innovation pioneer Peter Diamandis has been appointed as senior advisor at eVTOL company Jetson. Read more…

Peter Diamandis with the Jetson ONE eVTOL.

Ascendance Raises €21 Million to Accelerate Work on eVTOL Aircraft

Ascendance Flight Technologies will continue progress on its hybrid electric VTOL aircraft ATEA following new investment totalling €21 million. Read more…

Ascendance ATEA.

Swiss Helicopter Purchases Dufour Aero2 & Aero3 Aircraft

Dufour Aerospace and Swiss Helicopter have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the purchase of two Aero2 and one Aero3 tilt-wing aircraft. Read more…

Swiss Helicopter purchases Dufour aircraft.
Posted by Joe Macey Joseph Macey is a Content Specialist at Advanced Air Mobility International, focusing on emerging aviation technologies since joining in 2022. He has particular expertise in eVTOLs, vertiports, and propulsion systems. A graduate of Falmouth University in Journalism, Joseph began his career in 2019 as a local reporter. His journalism experience sharpens both his reporting and interview skills, enabling him to deliver well-informed, authoritative insights on the latest trends in the aviation sector. Connect

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