Volocopter’s 2X begins test flying in Japan

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 23

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Volocopter is fresh off its first multi-day flight test campaign with a crewed eVTOL aircraft above the Japanese cities of Osaka and Amagasaki.  The testing…

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Ampaire’s Eel demonstrator flies record endurance flight

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 23

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Ampaire’s Eel demonstrator has set a new endurance record for a hybrid-electric aircraft, according to founders.  The aircraft flew in the skies above Camarillo, California…

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Horizon Aircraft appoints Brian Merker as CFO

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 23

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Horizon Aircraft has the appointed aviation executive, Brian Merker, as chief financial officer ahead of its planned NASDAQ listing. Merker brings more than 20 years…

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Quant(um)ifying air mobility solutions

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Dec 23

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Airbus and BMW have launched a joint quantum computing competition asking the community to solve their most pressing mobility challenges.  Both firms ran similar competitions…

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Rolls-Royce finds buyer for electric propulsion business

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Dec 23

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Rolls-Royce has found an undisclosed buyer for the electric propulsion business it announced was for sale late last month.  Although they will remain anonymous until…

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Maeve switches focus to 80-seater aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Dec 23

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Maeve Aerospace is now developing an 80-seat hybrid-electric aircraft, switching focus from the previously announced 44-seat Maeve 01.  Given the name M80, the aircraft will…

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Joby partners with Tokyo real estate giant to look at vertiport development in Japan

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Dec 23

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Joby and ANA Holdings have partnered with one of Japan’s largest real estate firms Nomura Real Estate Development to explore development of vertiports across the…

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Lufthansa and Lilium sign deal to explore eVTOL operations in Europe

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Dec 23

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Lilium and Lufthansa Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore use cases for Lilium’s aircraft in Europe.  The pair plan to look…

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Reliable’s autopilot flies first solo mission

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Dec 23

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  Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system has flown solo for the first time. Last month, Reliable’s Cessna 208B Caravan flew with no one onboard supervised…

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Wing granted BVLOS authorisation by FAA

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Dec 23

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Wing has become the the latest to receive a summary grant for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations by the FAA. Authorisation has been…

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First Lilium Jet fuselage on final assembly line

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Dec 23

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Lilium announced it has begun production of the Lilium Jet, following yesterday’s arrival of the first fuselage at the firm’s final assembly line.   The…

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Canso invests $6.7m in Horizon Aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Dec 23

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Horizon Aircraft has announced a strategic investment from Canso Investment Counsel and affiliates for $6.7m CAD. The investment, which totals just under $5m USD, comes…

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Electric Power Systems appoints Scott Drennan to board

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Dec 23

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Electric Power Systems (EPS) has appointed electric aviation specialist Scott Drennan, who also serves as president and COO of Otto Aviation, to its board of…

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Alef hires supercar designer Santo Costa

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Dec 23

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Alef Aeronautics has hired Santo Costa, former designer for Lamborghini and Maserati to its team.  Costa joins Alef’s in-house designer Hirash Razaghi to collaborate on…

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Air New Zealand selects BETA’s Alia as launch Next Gen aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Dec 23

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Air New Zealand is buying BETA Technologies’ conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) Alia as the carrier’s first purchase of a next generation aircraft. The Alia…

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