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Volocopter gets green light to begin serial production of its eVTOLs in Europe

Baua Electric

Volocopter is a German aviation company specializing in electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturing, airports, and aerial systems development. The company has quickly become one of the biggest names in the booming UAM industry as it expands eVTOL aircraft trials globally.

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Pivotal begins US sales of the Helix – a light eVTOL that doesn’t require FAA pilot certification

Baua Electric

Following the debut of the production-intent design of its Helix light eVTOL, electric aviation startup Pivotal has begun selling the personal aircraft in the US. Pivotal is a light eVTOL specialist based in Palo Alto, California, that gained notoriety in the industry on the wings of its BlackFly aircraft. Base price – $240,000.

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How 5G’s Rollout Rattled Hundreds of Pilots

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I took control of the aircraft and raised the nose and landed,” its pilot reported. “It All three incidents—and many more this year—were linked by pilots to problems with the aircrafts’ radio (radar) altimeters, which pilots rely on during take-off and landing, and to help avoid crashing into mountains.

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Rolls-Royce inks pact with Azad Engineering to make defence aero-engine components in India – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Under the long-term agreement, Hyderabad-based Azad Engineering will manufacture and supply complex components for defence aircraft engines and thus join the global supply chain for complex category components for Rolls-Royce’s technologically advanced aero-engines, the company said in a statement.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

Baua Electric

But fear of flying hardly seems irrational, what with reports of aircraft malfunctions, overworked air traffic controllers and the sense that climate change is making turbulence worse. One person raised her hand for all the categories. For instance: On Jan. Who doesn’t like the takeoff?” Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2024.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

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We were able to help set the world record for the longest flight of a production electric aircraft last year, and the simple reason that we were able to do it where nobody else could was that we deployed charging infrastructure as this aircraft island-hopped up Central California. Nobody else can do that. It’s fantastically robust.

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Electric two-wheeler sales surge to 935,000 units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Expected to be priced between Rs 110,000 and under Rs 130,000, Ather will expand its market reach with the Rizta which will compete with the high-selling TVS iQube, Bajaj Chetak and Vida V1 Pro in the below-Rs 130,000 price category, which benefits from FAME 2 subsidies. 12 with 9,085 units.

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