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Supernal is teaming with Electric Power Systems to boost battery technologies for eVTOL air taxis. The companies plan to work together to accelerate the development of lightweight eVTOL batteries and to enable longer, more affordable air taxi flights while continuing to improve vehicle performance as the urban air mobility market matures.

The Canadian aviation company Avmax Aircraft Leasing has signed a deal with Universal Hydrogen to convert 20 regional airliners—the ATR 72-600 and Dash 8-300—to run on “green” hydrogen, the companies announced on Tuesday.

Embraer is expanding its partnerships with BAE Systems under memoranda of understanding signed on Tuesday during the 2022 Farnborough International Airshow to explore defense and security applications for the Eve eVTOL.

Aviation training group CAE is developing a flight trainer to address the emerging needs of the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector, and it has partnered with Piper Aircraft to develop a supplemental type certificate (STC) for an electric powerplant conversion of the single-engine Piper PA-28-181 Archer light airplane, the companies announced Tuesday at the F

The agreement between ZeroAvia and PowerCell will see production of 5,000 aviation-optimized fuel cell stacks between 2024 and 2028.

Archer Aviation announced on July 18 that it has formed a partnership with FACC “to fabricate and supply key fuselage and wing elements” for the production version of its eVTOL aircraft. The California-based start-up is developing a fully electric, four-seat eVTOL aircraft with a fixed wing and a tilting propeller system.

Joby is using the concurrent validation process to get its anticipated FAA type certification for its eVTOL aircraft accepted by the UK Civil Aviation Authority and also by EASA. The company wants to see the four-passenger model operated in international market, either by itself or by operating partners.

The Japanese personal eVTOL maker SkyDrive has selected Toray Carbon Magic to develop advanced carbon fiber-reinforced plastics for the structure of its SD-05 flying car. 

Helicopter operator Babcock is working with Vertical Aerospace to evaluate how the VX4 eVTOL aircraft could be used for emergency medical and cargo flights. The operator appears to be following in the footsteps of its rival Bristow, which has already placed provisional orders for four different eVTOL models.

Helicopter operator Bristow may add up to 50 of the seven-seat Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft to its fleet as part of a partnership that will see it provide maintenance support for the German manufacturer and its customers. The deal is Bristow's sixth such agreement with developers of new electric aircraft.