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AERODELFT STUDENTS BUILD HYDROGEN PLANE

A team of students at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has successfully flown the first prototype of its Phoenix hydrogen-powered aircraft. The AeroDelft student team aims to promote the use of liquid hydrogen as an alternative to conventional aviation fuels by developing two hydrogenpowered aircraft: the remotely piloted Phoenix Prototype and the two-seat Phoenix full scale, which the team revealed with a taxi run during the annual AeroDelft summer event at Breda International Airport in the Netherlands.

JOBY AVIATION EXPANDS DOD AFFILIATION

California-based and Toyota-backed Joby Aviation, the builder of Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles, is expanding its existing contract with the US Air Force's Agility Prime programme, an initiative the service launched in 2020 to experiment, test and generally hasten the development of eVTOL for cross commercial and military use.

CEO SHOWS THE AIR ONE PERSONAL eVTOL FOR GA PILOTS

The CEO and co-founder of Air wants to help create an entirely new form of air transportation for General Aviation pilots. To that end, Air is in the midst of developing Air One, a personal electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a base price of $150,000.

HARBOUR AIR COMPLETES 72KM ELECTRIC SEAPLANE FLIGHT

With Harbour Air recently conducting a safe first round trip with its ePlane test aircraft, here are some facts about Harbour Air, the ePlane and the historical moment.

EVIATION ALICE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

Eviation Aircraft is aiming to complete type certification and service entry for its Alice fixed-wing electrically powered aircraft by 2026. The company intends to certify Alice under the US Federal Aviation Administration's Part 23 rules.

BYE AEROSPACE's eFLYER 2 MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD FAA APPROVAL

Bye Aerospace first flew its initial prototype of the eFlyer 2 in April 2018 and since then it has been working through several iterations of the aerodynamic design, powerplant, battery system and other components that will go into the eventual production version of the all-electric, two-seat aircraft.

THE FIGHT AGAINST POACHING IN AFRICA UTILISING DRONES

Drones are no longer restricted to military and government-related operations. What was a $4.4 billion industry in 2018 is expected to exceed $60 billion by 2025 as drone technology experiences a boom in innovation and there's a rise in the number of people using them for recreation.

SOUTH AFRICAN FIRST FOR SANBS DRONE DELIVERY

A three year-long initiative by the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) came full swing with the issuing of a remote operator's certificate (ROC) by the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), believed to be the first medical delivery drone license in the country.

DRONE BOOTLEGGING ON THE RISE IN THE US

The notion that a society's essence manifests most purely in its vices and criminals finds compelling expression in Bryant LeRay Henderson, who was arrested and charged with multiple felonies after allegedly flying a drone into a federal prison for purpose of delivering drugs and electronic devices to inmates.

ANA GROUP DRONES TO FLY MEDICAL AND DAILY SUPPLIES TO REMOTE REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD

To assist rural communities access basic commodities, ANA is operating a drone delivery service to provide vital infrastructure. Connecting people is ANA Group's mission, no matter what form it takes.