JetPak and Grasshopper exploring drone delivery potential in Nordics Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 9 Jul 25 0 Grasshopper Air Mobility has agreed a deal with delivery firm Jetpak, marking the first time a European parcel logistics provider has partnered with a heavy-payload… Read more
Five on Friday: FAA chief on eVTOL certification roundup Yves Le Marquand 7 Jul 25 0 This week FAA acting administrator Chris Rocheleau told us he is confident operations involving eVTOL aircraft will be certified in the US before the end… Read more
Certified eVTOLs operating in the US before end of 2028 says FAA chief Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 4 Jul 25 0 FAA acting administrator Chris Rocheleau is confident operations involving eVTOL aircraft will be certified in the US before the end of 2028. He tells us… Read more
Five on Friday: Flexcompute, Regent and Arrive AI roundup Yves Le Marquand 2 Jul 25 0 Last week Joby deepened its partnership with high-performance simulation software specialist Flexcompute. The partnership was revealed back in March when Joby was announced amongst the early… Read more
Air opening new Israel production facility Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 2 Jul 25 0 Air is set to move into its new production facility located in central Israel towards the end of summer 2025. The 32,000sqft (2,970sqm) facility, capable… Read more
Five on Friday: JetZero, Signature and Archer roundup Yves Le Marquand 16 Jun 25 0 Maybe the most credible entrant to disrupt the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus got another step closer to realising its potential last week. JetZero has… Read more
Executive orders welcomed by drone industry, but do they go far enough? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 12 Jun 25 0 “If I wrote a wish list, this order ticks off every item I’d have on there.” This is how one drone operator described the Executive Orders… Read more
Wisk to take SkyGrid under wing as pair work more closely on autonomy Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 10 Jun 25 0 SkyGrid is set to become a subsidiary of Wisk as the Boeing companies align more closely on autonomous operations. Through this alignment, Wisk and SkyGrid… Read more
Five on Friday: Deutsche, Hermeus and the White House roundup Yves Le Marquand 2 Jun 25 0 Promised to be the most sustainable aircraft in its class, last week Deutsche Aircraft rolled out its first D328eco test aircraft, aka TAC 1. “This… Read more
Five on Friday: Vertical, ZeroAvia and Beta roundup Yves Le Marquand 27 May 25 0 In a must-have for any and all footage of mysterious or extraordinary phenomena, a grainy video appeared last week which appears to show Vertical’s VX4… Read more
Beta’s CTOL in Ireland ahead of EU tour and first delivery to Bristow Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 23 May 25 0 Beta Technologies’ CTOL aircraft is at Shannon Airport in southwest Ireland today on the first stop of a debut European tour. Hosted with the support… Read more
JetBlue Ventures CEO on acquisition by Sky Leasing Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 21 May 25 0 With about a week having passed since US carrier JetBlue revealed that Sky Leasing had acquired its venture capital subsidiary, JetBlue Ventures, we caught up… Read more
Reliable Robotics appoints ex-Apple exec as CFO Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 21 May 25 0 Reliable Robotics has appointed Marc Stoll as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Stoll (pictured below) has more than two decades’ of experience in developing… Read more
Sinclair Community College buys a Beta CTOL and flight simulator news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 25 0 Dayton-based Sinclair Community College has purchased one of Beta’s Alia CTOL aircraft as well as a state-of-the-art flight simulator. With the acquisition of the Alia… Read more
Five on Friday: Archer, Anra and JetBlue Ventures roundup Yves Le Marquand 16 May 25 0 How many Olympics does it take to fly an air taxi? According to Archer, the answer is two. This week the Californian eVTOL developer said… Read more