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Ascendance co-founder shares insights about French hybrid-electric eVTOL: video 

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Based near Toulouse, one of Europe’s aerospace capitals, Ascendance Flight Technologies has been working on the eye-catching ATEA eVTOL since 2018. The ATEA is a five-seat hybrid-electric VTOL designed to have a range of 400 kilometers at full payload and a cruising speed of 200 kilometers per hour.

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Hybrid Air Vehicles established US subsidiary to expand Airlander marketing

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Airlander 10 is a versatile and hybrid aircraft with a modular payload design capable of transporting over 100 passengers, a ten-ton payload of freight, or providing a highly instrumented cabin for persistent surveillance, reconnaissance, and communications for national security, commercial, or disaster response.

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Vertical Aerospace starts VX4 untethered flights, unveils long-term strategy

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The plan envisages the VX4 gaining certification in 2028 and then re-certifying the first major upgrade towards 2030, which may expand its payload capacity from four to six passengers. In this report, the advanced air mobility startup outlined its business development plan for the next few years.

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Tropic Island Airways signs LOI with Tidal Flight for Polaris hybrid seaplanes

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The company claims Polaris will offer an 85% reduction in fuel burn on typical sector lengths compared to conventional aircraft, reducing corrosion-related maintenance, and bringing an approximate 20 decibel reduction in take-off noise, all while delivering high payload-range performance without expensive charge infrastructure at outstations.

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AutoFlight starts construction of new assembly line in Wuhan 

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In 2024, AutoFlight received the Chinese type certificate for its V2000CG CarryAll, an unmanned cargo eVTOL capable of carrying a payload of up to 500 kg over distances of 250 km. At the same time, AutoFlight is also working to certify its Prosperity model, a passenger eVTOL aircraft with capacity for four passengers and a pilot.

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AIR CEO confirms new research and production center; prepares for US expansion  

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This freighter version of the AIR ONE replaces the seating compartment with a cargo bay with 70 ft3 (2 m3) of capacity and a payload with a weight of up to 250kg. While the core concept continues to be that of a manned light eVTOL for the civilian market, AIR is now prioritizing the development of an unmanned, cargo-only version.

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Dawn Aerospace to base record-setting suborbital aircraft in Oklahoma 

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The Aurora Mk II is an unmanned, remotely operated aircraft with a payload of 5 kg (11 lbs). As of early June 2025, Dawn Aerospace has conducted 58 successful test flights of the Aurora prototype, including its first supersonic flight in November 2024.