Turning runways into water: The case for amphibious aviation in Venice news Yves Le Marquand 22 Mar 24 0 In Venice with a journey to make? At least some of it will be on a boat. Construction work requires a crane, that’s on a… Read more
Stellantis buys additional 8.3m shares in Archer Aviation news Fayaz Hussain 21 Mar 24 0 Automaker Stellantis announced that it has purchased an additional 8.3m shares of Archer Aviation via open market. “Archer has established itself as a market leader… Read more
Eve Air Mobility launches traffic, network software Vector news Fayaz Hussain 20 Mar 24 0 Eve Air Mobility launched its urban air traffic management (UATM) software Vector at the Airspace World in Geneva to address the air traffic and network… Read more
UK government publishes Future of Flight action plan news Yves Le Marquand 18 Mar 24 0 A new plan released by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has set out a roadmap for drones and novel electric aircraft to be flying… Read more
Lilium teams up with FBO giant Atlantic Aviation news Yves Le Marquand 13 Mar 24 0 Lilium has partnered with Atlantic Aviation to prepare its FBO network for the launch of regional air taxi services in the US. The strategic partnership,… Read more
Medical business shines as Blade reports Q4 2023 results news Yves Le Marquand 12 Mar 24 0 Blade’s organ transport service continues to expand as revenue increased 47.9% to $32m in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023. Driven partly by the addition… Read more
Magpie Aviation open sources electric cargo aircraft white paper Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 11 Mar 24 0 In the spirit of it taking a village to build an aircraft, Magpie Aviation is open sourcing an electric cargo airplane design it just developed… Read more
Archer and Falcon partner on Abu Dhabi to Dubai service news Yves Le Marquand 11 Mar 24 0 Archer has selected Falcon Aviation as its vertiport infrastructure partner in Abu Dhabi and Dubai ahead of launching air taxi services between the two cities… Read more
Xwing wins xTech SBIR Autonomy Contract news Yves Le Marquand 11 Mar 24 0 Xwing has won a small business innovation research (SBIR) contract from the US Army xTech SBIR Autonomy programme. The contract will see Xwing conduct autonomous airlift… Read more
Airbus presents eVTOL prototype to public news Yves Le Marquand 8 Mar 24 0 The rollout of Airbus’ eVTOL is an “important and very real step” towards AAM, according to Balkiz Sarihan, the firm’s head of Urban Air Mobility.… Read more
FAA finalises airworthiness criteria for Joby’s eVTOL news Yves Le Marquand 8 Mar 24 0 Today, the FAA will publish the final airworthiness criteria for Joby Aviation’s JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft. The publication comes 15 months after Joby’s proposed airworthiness criteria… Read more
Will business aviation have a role in scaling electric flight? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 7 Mar 24 0 Speak to anyone in business aviation and they will tell you the sector is an incubator for innovation. Advancements in aerospace technology such as winglets,… Read more
Signature installs first BETA Technologies charger, more to come news Yves Le Marquand 7 Mar 24 0 Signature Aviation’s FBO at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is now home to a BETA Technologies-designed electric aircraft charger. The private aviation terminal operator has partnered with… Read more
Joby acquires facility, begins hiring for initial manufacturing news Yves Le Marquand 6 Mar 24 0 Joby Aviation has acquired a facility at Dayton International Airport and begun hiring ahead of initial manufacturing operations in Dayton, Ohio. The facility will be… Read more
Public consultation period for Eve’s eVTOL ends next week news Yves Le Marquand 6 Mar 24 0 There is just over a week left to offer your view on Eve’s eVTOL aircraft certification to Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). Last month,… Read more