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October 24, 2023

Airborne-NextGen 10.24.23: Drone Racing Champ's, FAA v Space, EcoJet!!

Also: Archer in UAE, EPA Endangerment Finding, Supernal, European Alliance for Zero-Emission Av

Korean pilot MinChan Kim, 19, emerged as the overall winner of the 2023 FAI World Drone Racing Championship. Coming in a close second was Japanese pilot Yuki Hashimoto, 16, who displayed remarkable speed and agility throughout the championship. Completing the top three was Victor Jonsson, 31, from Denmark, whose consistent and calculated flying secured him a spot on the podium. SpaceX vice-president for build and reliability William Gerstenmaier has urged lawmakers to streamline extant regulations for purpose of increasing the number of FAA personnel tasked with issuing space-launch licenses. The April 2023 inaugural orbital test-flight of

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Archer to Launch International Operations Across UAE

eVTOL Maker to Establish Middle Eastern Presence

Archer Aviation Inc., the California-based designer of electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has entered into an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) by which the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—the Middle Eastern nation of which Abu Dhabi is the capital city—will have the distinction of being the eVTOL maker’s inaugural international launch partner. The newly-penned agreement calls for Archer to commence air-taxi operations in Abu Dhabi in 2026. For its own part, ADIO will incentivize Archer to establish the company’s first international headquarters and manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi’s Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industry (SAVI) Cl

Broadband Connectivity Authorized Across all Aviation Segments

SKYTRAC Systems Ltd., a Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada-based maker of aerospace intelligent connectivity and satellite communications solutions has announced its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband Iridium Certus communications system, the SDL-350, has been granted official Iridium approval to provide global L-band connectivity at up to 704 K The new system, which provides a leap in truly global bandwidth, features low size, weight, and power (SWaP), making it the ideal satellite communications system for fixed-wing, rotorcraft, and advanced air mobility platforms alike.