Whisper Aero reveals 100-seat commercial aircraft concept

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Mar 24

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Whisper Aero has unveiled a 100-seater commercial aircraft concept it calls Whisper Jetliner at the Ohio Air Mobility Symposium. The concept uses larger versions of…

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UK’s first vertiport testbed set for construction at Bicester Motion

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Mar 24

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Skyports Infrastructure has signed an agreement to develop the UK’s first vertiport testbed at a 444-acre estate in Oxfordshire. Continuing the site’s history with aerial…

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Ampaire agrees deal to acquire Magpie Aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Mar 24

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Ampaire has acquired Magpie Aviation, the startup developing automated towing technology for electric aviation. The addition of Magpie’s technology will enable Ampaire to continue “leading…

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Floating cranes: SkyLifter’s plans for the construction industry

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Mar 24

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Airships and balloons were around long before anyone saw a plane flying. The French Army flew an airship named La France in 1884, and the…

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German regulator approves Volocopter as training organisation

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Mar 24

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Volocopter is now an approved training organisation (ATO) following certification by the German Federal Aviation office (Luftfahrt Bundesamt). This certification, held through its subsidiary Volocopter…

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Lilium tightens belt, beats budget in 2023

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Fayaz Hussain

29 Feb 24

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Lilium reported strong financial performance in 2023, exceeding expectations in terms of cash burn and liquidity. “2023 was a pivotal year for Lilium,” said CEO…

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Universal Hydrogen runs ‘largest ever’ fuel cell powertrain on liquid H2

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Feb 24

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  Universal Hydrogen has successfully run what it says is the “largest ever” fuel cell powertrain on liquid hydrogen.  The firm powered the megawatt-class fuel…

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Ghenus Air orders 10 aircraft from Lyte Aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Feb 24

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LYTE Aviation has received a pre-order for 10 aircraft from Ghenus Air for use in their US and Korean markets.  With a delivery time of…

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LCI and Airbus to jointly develop AAM ecosystems

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Feb 24

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LCI and Airbus have agreed a deal to jointly develop ecosystems for advanced air mobility (AAM). Three core areas of AAM will be addressed through…

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Archer ends 2023 with clear path to certification

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Feb 24

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Archer’s fourth quarter (Q4) 2023 results further affirm its pathway to certification, scaling and commercialisation. The eVTOL developer, with liquidity of $625m, is in the…

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Can blended wing bodies solve commercial’s innovation problem?

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Feb 24

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As of October 5th, 2023, the design of the Boeing 737 is closer to the first flight of Wright brothers’ Kitty Hawk than it is…

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Daedalean and Leonardo complete AI capability flight testing

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Feb 24

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Leonardo has completed flight testing of Daedalean’s artificial intelligence-based visual awareness system. The year-long collaboration project, funded by a Eureka Eurostars grant, saw Daedalean mount…

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Joby Aviation ends 2023 with first revenue, strong balance sheet

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Fayaz Hussain

23 Feb 24

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Joby closed out 2023 with a landmark achievement, reporting its first-ever revenue of $1m generated from government-directed flight operations in California with its prototype aircraft.…

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EASA accepts H55 battery pack compliance check list

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Feb 24

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EASA has accepted H55’s battery pack compliance check list (CCL), an “important milestone” that allows H55 to finalise completion of its test programme. A successful…

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Ampaire completes ground test using 100% SAF

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Feb 24

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Ampaire has completed its first ground test using pure 100% ASTM D7566 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) made from electricity and carbon dioxide.  The tests, which…

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