Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jul 24

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Wing has rolled out its drone delivery service to Melbourne, Australia with the help of DoorDash. From this week about 250,000 residents in Melbourne’s eastern…

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BETA selected among four projects to receive Michigan State grant

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Jul 24

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The State of Michigan has selected BETA as one of four recipients of $6m-plus in grant funding allocated for projects to help scale AAM infrastructure…

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EPS submits technical standard order application to FAA for lithium battery system

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Jul 24

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Electric Power Systems (EPS) has submitted its application for technical standard order (TSO) approval of its EPIC 1.0 battery system to the FAA. Submitted under…

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Lilium and Saudia announce binding order for at least 50 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Jul 24

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Saudia and Lilium have signed a binding sales agreement for 50 Lilium Jets, with options for the purchase of 50 more.  The agreement marks the largest of…

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VerdeGo unveils new hybrid-electric powerplant

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Jul 24

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VerdeGo Aero has revealed its new VH-4T turbine hybrid-electric powerplant to the public. The 400kW powerplant (pictured centre) is designed to address a wide array…

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Vertical unveils latest eVTOL prototype

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Jul 24

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Vertical Aerospace has unveiled the latest iteration of its full-scale VX4 prototype aircraft. The new prototype offers a 20% increase in the power to weight…

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UK’s first permanent vertiport opens near Snowdonia

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jul 24

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Now open for drone and eVTOL testing, the UK’s first permanent vertiport has been constructed at Snowdonia Aerospace Centre. Known as a permanent or temporary…

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BETA completes two new US Air Force deployments

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Jul 24

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BETA Technologies has completed deployments with two Major Commands of the US Air Force to evaluate potential military applications. These deployments with the Air Combat…

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Elfly and Gotland government partner on potential seaplane flights

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jul 24

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Elfly Group is partnering with the government of Gotland, Sweden, with plans to launch zero-emission commercial seaplane flights to the island by 2027.  Located in…

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Joby completes hydrogen-electric test flight

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jul 24

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  With water as the only by-product, Joby has flown its hydrogen-electric demonstrator 523 miles.  The landmark test flight, which Joby believes to be the…

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Vertical Aerospace given more control by UK regulator

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jul 24

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This week Vertical Aerospace was granted more control over conducting tasks related to its type certification programme when the UK regulator expanded the scope of…

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French government gives go ahead on Seine vertiport construction

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jul 24

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France’s Ministry of Transport has given authorisation for the construction of a floating landing pad on the River Seine in Paris for electric air taxi…

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UK regulator expands Vertical’s design organisation approval

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jul 24

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The scope of Vertical Aerospace’s design organisation approval (DOA) has been expanded by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).  The scope extension enables Vertical’s engineers…

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Better Futures: Helping small enterprises to adopt AI

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jul 24

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What percentage of manufacturing companies do you think have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in some way to drive business value? According to the US Census…

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Eve Air raises another $94m funding from shareholders

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Fayaz Hussain

4 Jul 24

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Ever Air Mobility announced fresh equity financing of $94m from shareholders including Embraer, Nidex and additional financiers to support the development and manufacturing of the…

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