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In an eVTOL Insights Podcast, Jason Pritchard speaks with Melissa Rank, Aviation Market Leader and Programme Director at SAM, about the foundations required to support advanced air mobility. The discussion looks beyond aircraft development to the wider ecosystem needed for the sector.
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In an eVTOL Insights Podcast, Jason Pritchard speaks with Melissa Rank, Aviation Market Leader and Programme Director at SAM, about the foundations required to support advanced air mobility. The discussion looks beyond aircraft development to the wider ecosystem needed for the sector.
Vertical Aerospace has filed a patent infringement counterclaim against Archer Aviation in Texas, alleging that Archer infringed a patent covering thermal management for its propulsion system. The move escalates an ongoing legal dispute between the UK-headquartered air taxi developer and its US rival.
Florida-based air taxi developer Eve, majority owned by Brazil’s Embraer, plans to begin demonstration flights in the United States in 2028. The timetable puts its public flight plans outside a pilot program from which the company was excluded.
The final agenda for eVTOL Insights’ Europe Conference in Toulouse brings together speakers from across advanced air mobility for discussions on certification, commercialization, infrastructure and the future of flight. The event is scheduled for the following week.
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A federal jury awarded Aerosonic $116.9 million after finding that Joby broke an agreement and willfully misused trade secrets. The verdict puts a significant legal judgment against the air-taxi developer at the center of a dispute over contractual obligations and proprietary information.
A US court has allowed Joby Aviation’s lawsuit against rival Archer Aviation to proceed. The decision is a procedural step, not a finding on the lawsuit’s merits; the available report does not specify the claims or the court’s reasoning.
Metro Aviation and BETA Technologies are partnering to bring electric aviation to ECU Health in North Carolina. The initiative applies BETA’s electric aircraft to healthcare, linking an emerging advanced air mobility use case with a regional medical provider; the available reports do not specify aircraft, routes or a start date.
Archer Aviation said a U.S. District Court ruling narrowed Joby Aviation’s litigation against the eVTOL developer, dismissing certain trade-secret and contract-related claims. The court also dismissed Archer’s counterclaims, leaving the companies to continue competing while the remaining elements of the dispute proceed.
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