Wingcopter opening type certification process in Japan with ITOCHU

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Apr 24

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Wingcopter’s application to begin type certification of its delivery drone in Japan has been accepted.  The news marks the first time a foreign company’s drone…

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AIBOT selects Amprius as battery partner

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Apr 24

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Lithium-ion battery pioneer Amprius has come on board with eVTOL developer AIBOT as its battery partner.  Amprius’ batteries, built using a silicon anode platform, will…

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Italian vertiport testing bird strike monitoring system

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Apr 24

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UrbanV’s test vertiport on the outskirts of Rome is testing an AI-powered bird concentration monitoring system designed by The Edge Company. The system, which is…

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EHang awarded production certificate by Chinese regulator

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Apr 24

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EHang has obtained the production certificate for its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless eVTOL aircraft issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The production certificate…

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AutoFlight delivers first aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 24

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AutoFlight has delivered its first Prosperity aircraft to a customer in Japan, marking what it says is the world’s first delivery of a civilian ton-class…

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French postal service adds new route for drone deliveries

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 24

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France’s national postal service, La Poste, with the help of Groupe Atechsys has opened a third route for mail deliveries via drone.  Alongside ongoing operations…

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Xplorate makes appointment to new chief operating officer role

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 24

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Xplorate is welcoming Ivana Velickovska to the newly created role of chief operating officer.  In her new position, Velickovska (pictured inset) will lead and scale…

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Elroy Air and Skyports Drones Services exploring cargo drone flights with US port authority

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Mar 24

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has selected Elroy Air and Skyports Drones Services to look at the possibility of operating uncrewed…

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‘Batteries will open up new markets but there are bottlenecks’

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Mar 24

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There is value in putting batteries in aircraft and it isn’t all sustainability.  Electrification will open up new markets in short-haul that have never been…

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ELECTRON Aerospace reveals new aircraft design

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Mar 24

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ELECTRON Aerospace has revealed an updated design of its all-electric aircraft it calls the ELECTRON 5. Dubbed the “future workhorse” of regional air mobility, the…

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Honeywell to acquire Civitanavi Systems

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Mar 24

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Honeywell is to acquire Italian inertial system supplier Civitanavi Systems with an eye on boosting its autonomous product offering.  Honeywell will initiate a voluntary tender…

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LYTE Aviation partners with Lange Aviation and Cranfield University

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Mar 24

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LYTE Aviation sets its sights on prototype building, forging new partnerships with Lange Aviation and Cranfield University. Although details surrounding construction timeline and initial test…

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Lilium names Johan Malmqvist as chief financial officer

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Mar 24

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German eVTOL developer Lilium has appointed Johan Malmqvist as chief financial officer (CFO). Malmqvist  has more than 25 years’ experience in CFO roles across a…

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Moonware closes $7m seed round

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Mar 24

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AI powered ground traffic control platform Moonware has just closed a seed round worth $7m. The new funding, co-led by Third Prime and Zero Infinity…

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 takes to the skies

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Mar 24

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  Just over 20 years since Concorde’s last flight, a civil supersonic aircraft is flying again in the shape of Boom’s XB-1.  The prototype took…

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