Atlantic to begin installing aircraft chargers at NYC’s East 34th Street Heliport

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Oct 24

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Atlantic Aviation is set to begin installing charging stations for eVTOL aircraft at East 34th Street Heliport in New York. The project will see Atlantic…

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Lilium will not receive German federal loan guarantee

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Oct 24

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UPDATED: Lilium will continue negotiations with Bavaria for a €50m loan after its application for a federal loan guarantee worth the same amount was denied…

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PteroDynamics and Cornes to bring Transwing to Japan

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Oct 24

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PteroDynamics has agreed a deal with Cornes Technologies to bring its Transwing unmanned aerial system (UAS) to Japan. The VTOL-capable UAS will be distributed by Cornes…

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Wisk forms partnership with Airservices Australia

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Oct 24

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Wisk Aero has further cemented its position on Australia as a key initial launch market, announcing a partnership with state-owned air traffic management specialist Airservices Australia. …

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A new hope (for pilots): Beacon AI Series A raises $15m for pilot assistance technology

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Oct 24

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Picking up distress signals, engaging and disengaging autopilot, fixing bugs in-flight; these are all tasks R2-D2 completed in the Star Wars movies. Without the likeable…

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Eve secures $88m loan from Brazil’s National Development Bank for production facility

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Oct 24

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Eve Air Mobility has secured an $88m loan for the construction of a production facility from Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES). The facility, to be…

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Lilium CEO hits out at ‘misunderstandings’ over German state bank loans

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Oct 24

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Klaus Roewe, CEO and executive director of German eVTOL developer Lilium, has responded to what he calls “misunderstandings” regarding the firm’s loan from German development…

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Whisper unveils first electric ‘tow behind’ leaf blower

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Oct 24

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Whisper Aero unveiled the first electric tow behind blower powered by its proprietary WhisperDrive technology  The blower delivers 250N (newton) performance while operating under 65…

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Delta conducting inspections using drones following FAA approval

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Oct 24

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Delta TechOps is now conducting aircraft inspections using small, camera-based drones after the firm’s application was accepted by the FAA. Delta was granted the acceptance…

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Joint venture formed to create Lombardy vertiport network

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Oct 24

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Skyports Infrastructure has formed a joint venture with the owner of Milan’s airports SEA Milan and an Italian airport infrastructure investment firm controlled by F2i…

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Could flying ever be easy and low cost like driving is?

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Oct 24

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Pulling up to the airfield, jumping in your aircraft and flying wherever you want to go has long been a freedom restricted to the few.…

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Skyportz and Microflite to assess vertiport locations in Melbourne

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Oct 24

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The operator of Melbourne’s heliport Microflite is to work with Skyportz to identify locations for new vertiports around the city.  Microflite has taken the decision…

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Matternet brings drone delivery to Silicon Valley

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Oct 24

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Residents of Silicon Valley can now take delivery of items such as groceries via drone as part of a programme launched by Matternet. The drone…

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Eviation receives order from UrbanLink for 10 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Oct 24

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UrbanLink Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Eviation for 10 Alice commuter aircraft, with the option to acquire an additional 10…

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Developing uncrewed R44s for crop-spraying

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Oct 24

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Separating the wheat from the chaff is how we harvest over 750m tonnes of the stuff every year. Primarily done by combine harvester, the machine…

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