Toyota to invest further $500m in Joby

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Oct 24

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Toyota will invest an additional $500m in Joby, bringing total investment from the auto giant to $894m. The investment will be made in the form…

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Skydweller completes initial flight test campaign

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Oct 24

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Skydweller Aero has successfully completed an initial flight test campaign of its Skydweller Unmanned Aerial System.  The series of uncrewed flight tests – with the…

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BETA offers early look at passenger variant

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Sep 24

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BETA has unveiled an early look at the passenger layout of its Alia eVTOL aircraft.  The company is taking a staged approach to passenger aircraft…

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Dufour Aerospace and Areion renew partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Sep 24

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Dufour Aerospace has renewed its partnership with US drone firm Areion which includes purchase of 40 Aero2 drones with options for an additional 100 aircraft.…

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Lilium enters US market with partnerships in Texas

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Sep 24

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Lilium has partnered with Houston-based fixed base operator Galaxy FBO, marking its entry to the US market. The German eVTOL developer plans to operate its…

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Mayman’s VTOL testbed completes test flight series

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Sep 24

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Mayman Aerospace has completed flight tests of its Razor testbed VTOL aircraft at a military base in Southern California. The Razor test bed is exactly…

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Whisper Aero taps expertise of Brian Klinka

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Sep 24

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Whisper Aero, has appointed Brian Klinka as a board and strategic advisor with a focus on certification of its propulsion products. Klinka brings 35 years…

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Pyka Series B raises $40m

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Sep 24

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Pyka has raised $40m in Series B funding to continue growth of its dual-use product line for commercial and defence markets. The round was led by…

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Elfly and Nordic Seaplanes sign deal for up to 15 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Sep 24

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Elfly Group has signed an agreement with Nordic Seaplanes, Europe’s only scheduled seaplane operator, for the purchase of up to 15 aircraft. The deal will…

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Vertical losses rise to $17.1m in first half of 2024

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Fayaz Hussain

20 Sep 24

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Vertical Aerospace announced financial results for the first half of 2024 wherein it reported a net loss of $17.1m, up 45% year-over-year from $11.7m in…

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BETA picks up momentum in Florida as three new chargers come online

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Sep 24

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BETA hosted an event this week at Tallahassee International Airport to “recognise the momentum” being made towards AAM in Florida.  The electric aircraft and infrastructure…

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H3 Dynamics and Qdot Technology working on long-range zero-emissions cargo UAV

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Sep 24

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Qdot, a spin-off from Oxford University’s Thermofluids Institute, and French hydrogen specialist, H3 Dynamics are developing a long-range, zero emissions cargo UAV. The aircraft will…

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Eve appoints Megha Bathia as CCO

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Sep 24

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Eve Air Mobility has appointed Megha Bhatia as its new chief commercial officer (CCO).  Working out of the firm’s US headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, Bhatia…

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Reliable awarded multi-year US Air Force contract

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Sep 24

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Reliable Robotics has been awarded a contract to provide advanced automation to United States Air Force (USAF) airlift and refuelling aircraft.  The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite…

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Wind of no change: Exploring the promise of turbulence cancelling technology

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Sep 24

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As the Earth warms, turbulence is becoming a greater risk to aircraft. There were over 65,000 recorded cases of turbulence last year, with incidents increasing…

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