Bringing the outdoors inside: Airbus Ventures’ latest investment merges automotive with aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Apr 24

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If you had to guess where a state-of-the-art lightweight composite material for aerospace originated, it probably wouldn’t be in the backcountry ski sector.  But that…

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Archer makes key appointments for new D.C. office

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Apr 24

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Archer Aviation is boosting its government relations efforts with a selection of appointments and the opening of a Washington D.C. office.  Current Archer executive and…

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Electra.aero awarded army contract for wind tunnel tests

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Apr 24

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Electra.aero has been awarded a US Army contract to begin powered wind tunnel testing of its hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. The Small…

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Wellington Airport will be home to New Zealand’s first electric air service

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Apr 24

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Air New Zealand has chosen Wellington and Marlborough Airports as the sites for its first all-electric aircraft service in New Zealand. The service, set to…

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BETA’s Charge Cube gets Underwriter’s Laboratory certification

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Apr 24

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BETA’s latest fast charging technology has been certified by the Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL), a globally recognised safety standard setter.  As the only electric aircraft developer…

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Skyports raises $110m in Series C to support Dubai air taxi operations

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Apr 24

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Skyports has raised just over $110m to support early air taxi operations in Dubai, thanks in part to new investment from ACS Group through its…

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Lilium begins production of battery packs

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Apr 24

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Lilium has started production of its battery packs to power the Lilium Jet on its first piloted test flight, planned for the end of this…

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FEAM Aero to provide MRO for ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engines

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Apr 24

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ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with FEAM Aero to look at providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), retrofit and technical support for its engines.  With a first hydrogen-electric…

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KAI to supply pylons for Eve’s eVTOL aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Apr 24

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Eve Air Mobility has named Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) as supplier for its aircraft’s pylons.  Pylons are a critical component of the airframe that support…

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New Skyportz subsidiary, Wilbur Air agrees 100 aircraft deal with Electra.aero

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Apr 24

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A new airline, launched by electric aviation infrastructure start-up Skyportz, has agreed a deal with Electra.aero for 100 aircraft.  Launched as a way of “having…

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VerdeGo awarded US military contract for hybrid-electric power plant

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Apr 24

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VerdeGo Aero has been selected by AFWERX for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract worth $1.24m. The contract, focused on VerdeGo’s VH-4T-RD…

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Wisk and Sonaca announce strategic partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Apr 24

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Belgian aerospace supplier Sonaca will develop and supply components for Wisk’s 6th Generation aircraft.  Sonaca, which already had a hand in the design phase, will…

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Blood, sweat and tiers: What is the role of the supplier in scaling AAM?

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Apr 24

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There are many claims, some realistic others less so, about which AAM use cases will come first. Add to that regulatory, capital and infrastructure challenges…

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ELECTRON aerospace agrees new orders with two operators

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Apr 24

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ELECTRON aerospace has agreed orders for its aircraft from Air2E and Hopscotch Air.  The deals bring ELECTRON’s sales pipeline close to EUR 200m, and with Air2E based in…

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Merlin completes certification system bench build

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Apr 24

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  Merlin has completed design and construction of its certification system bench, a flight simulator built to allow the firm to test its automation systems…

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