Advanced Air Mobility Archives - Cargo Facts https://cargofacts.com/category/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/ The Air Freight & Express Industry Source of Record Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:45:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cargofacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-CF_Icon_twitter-75x75.png Advanced Air Mobility Archives - Cargo Facts https://cargofacts.com/category/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/ 32 32 Natilus seeks US site to build Kona aircraft https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/natilus-seeks-us-site-to-build-kona-aircraft/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:45:30 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149793 San Diego-based blended-wing aircraft developer Natilus is searching for a site in the United States to build a 250,000-square-foot facility to produce sixty Kona regional cargo aircraft each year.  Natilus hopes to have the Kona production facility built and operational in about three years at a cost of roughly $100 million to $200 million, Natilus […]

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]]> Merlin obtains FAA approval for remote data concentrator https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/merlin-obtains-faa-approval-for-remote-data-concentrator/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 23:20:09 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149691 Autonomous flight developer Merlin Labs has received FAA technical standard order approval for its analog remote data concentrator system. The remote data concentrator (RDC) collects analog flight data from aircraft sensors, converts it to a digital format and transmits the data to Merlin’s automated flight control system, according to a March 19 release. Merlin collaborated […]

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]]> Moya to develop portable ground control for drones https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/moya-to-develop-portable-ground-control-for-drones/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:49:14 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149416 Brazil-based Moya Aero plans to develop a portable ground control system for uncrewed cargo aircraft. The drone developer will unveil the ground control system, which will be offered as a handheld device or installed as a portable unit in ground vehicles, together with its hybrid propulsion eVTOL in 2027, Moya told Cargo Facts. The remote […]

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]]> Kuayue signs LOI with AirWhiteWhale https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/kuayue-signs-loi-with-air-white-whale/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:00:15 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57149046 China-based logistics company Kuayue Express has signed a letter of intent with AirWhiteWhale to explore the capabilities of the Chinese developer’s W5000 uncrewed cargo aircraft. Although Kuayue Express could become the launch customer for the W5000, the express logistics company has not confirmed any orders for the UAV while it continues to evaluate developments with […]

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]]> Terra Drone tests traffic management system in Indonesia https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/terra-drone-tests-traffic-management-system-in-indonesia/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:00:21 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148926 Terra Drone Corp. used a Cobalt cargo drone from developer Blueflite to test its uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management platform in Indonesia.  The test evaluated Terra Drone’s uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management (UTM) platform for inter-island logistics, infrastructure inspection and precision spraying for agriculture, Terra Drone told Cargo Facts. The testing began in July […]

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]]> AirWhiteWhale’s Kang joins Cargo Facts Asia 2025 https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/air-white-whales-kang-joins-cargo-facts-asia-2025/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:00:53 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148743 AirWhiteWhale co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Yanxiang Kang will join Cargo Facts Asia 2025 to deliver a presentation on “The use of large autonomous cargo aircraft in the commercial market” at the W Shanghai in Shanghai on Wednesday, March 26, at 10 a.m. (UTC +8).  The 13th annual Cargo Facts Asia takes place March 24-26, […]

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]]> AirWhiteWhale co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Yanxiang Kang will join Cargo Facts Asia 2025 to deliver a presentation on “The use of large autonomous cargo aircraft in the commercial market” at the W Shanghai in Shanghai on Wednesday, March 26, at 10 a.m. (UTC +8). 

The 13th annual Cargo Facts Asia takes place March 24-26, gathering industry leaders, executives and influencers to share their insights on the air cargo sector in the Asia-Pacific region. 

View the full event agenda. 

Kang founded AirWhiteWhale in 2021. Before that, he spent more than a decade at GE Aviation in roles including aircraft integration leader, engine design team leader, and nacelle and mechanical system design team leader. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a project leader at Airbus Beijing Engineering Center. 

AirWhiteWhale completed manufacturing in October of the W5000, an unmanned cargo aircraft with a payload capacity of more than 4.5 tonnes and a range of 2,600 kilometers. The W5000 was assembled and rolled off the production line at the company’s Changzhou production base on Oct. 18, 2024.   

The Chinese company aims to deliver its first W5000 in the second half of 2026. 

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]]> Nolinor to expand regional freighter capacity with Natilus Kona https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/nolinor-to-expand-regional-freighter-capacity-with-natilus-kona/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:38:12 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148587 Montreal-based Nolinor Aviation has committed to the Natilus Kona blended-wing-body cargo aircraft to grow its freighter capacity and complement its 737-200 operations in remote regions of northern Canada. Nolinor has secured multiple production slots with Natilus for the aircraft, but Nolinor President Marco Prud’homme declined to provide specifics, saying, “I don’t have enough reserve slots […]

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]]> Dufour completes first flight tests with Aero2 drone https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/dufour-completes-first-flight-tests-with-aero2-drone/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:02:46 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148457 Swiss drone manufacturer Dufour Aerospace completed its first forward flight test series with its Aero2 drone, which features batteries that self-charge in flight.  “It’s a huge milestone, as we believe it is the first production drone with a hybrid engine transitioning from vertical takeoff to forward flight and then landing again — all the while […]

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]]> Ampaire targets 2026 for Eco Caravan approval https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/ampaire-targets-2026-for-eco-caravan-approval/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:26:22 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148418 Hybrid-electric propulsion developer Ampaire hopes to obtain FAA approval for its Eco Caravan by the end of 2026 as it ramps up test flights in the United States. Ampaire this month flew its Electric EEL technology testbed aircraft, a Cessna 337 Skymaster retrofitted with its AMP-H570 AMP Drive hybrid-electric propulsion system, from Camarillo, Calif. (CMA), […]

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]]> UrbanLink to add 40 Orca drones to fleet https://cargofacts.com/allposts/advanced-air-mobility/urbanlink-to-add-40-orca-drones-to-fleet/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:30:24 +0000 https://cargofacts.com/?p=57148409 UrbanLink Air Mobility will expand its fleet with forty Orcas, a hybrid-electric eVTOL cargo drone from Traverse Aero.  UrbanLink expects deliveries to begin in 2028, the advanced air mobility startup told Cargo Facts.  The Orca is a fully autonomous eVTOL drone designed to carry palletized cargo. It has a 600-mile range with a 550-pound payload. […]

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