JetPak and Grasshopper exploring drone delivery potential in Nordics

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Jul 25

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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…

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Five on Friday: FAA chief on eVTOL certification

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jul 25

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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…

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Certified eVTOLs operating in the US before end of 2028 says FAA chief

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Jul 25

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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…

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Five on Friday: Flexcompute, Regent and Arrive AI

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jul 25

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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…

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Air opening new Israel production facility

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jul 25

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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…

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Five on Friday: JetZero, Signature and Archer

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jun 25

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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…

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Executive orders welcomed by drone industry, but do they go far enough?

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jun 25

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“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…

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Wisk to take SkyGrid under wing as pair work more closely on autonomy

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jun 25

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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…

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Five on Friday: Deutsche, Hermeus and the White House

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jun 25

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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…

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Five on Friday: Vertical, ZeroAvia and Beta

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Yves Le Marquand

27 May 25

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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…

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Beta’s CTOL in Ireland ahead of EU tour and first delivery to Bristow

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Yves Le Marquand

23 May 25

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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…

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JetBlue Ventures CEO on acquisition by Sky Leasing

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Yves Le Marquand

21 May 25

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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…

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Reliable Robotics appoints ex-Apple exec as CFO

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Yves Le Marquand

21 May 25

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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…

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Sinclair Community College buys a Beta CTOL and flight simulator

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Yves Le Marquand

16 May 25

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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…

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Five on Friday: Archer, Anra and JetBlue Ventures

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Yves Le Marquand

16 May 25

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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…

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