BETA’s Alia begins deployment with US Air Force

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Oct 23

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BETA Technologies has landed its all-electric aircraft at Duke Field, Florida to begin a contracted deployment period with the US Air Force (USAF). BETA’s ALIA…

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Mayman awarded $2m grant by US DoD for Speeder development

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Oct 23

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Mayman Aerospace has been awarded a $2m grant via an Other Transaction Authority from the US Department of Defense (DoD). The US-based air utility vehicle…

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Reliable Robotics to design in-house radar system

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Oct 23

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Reliable Robotics has hired Marc Pos to lead design and certification of a detect and avoid (DAA) radar system.  The system will make up a…

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Vertical and Hanwha extend partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Oct 23

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Vertical has agreed to extend its partnership with Hanwha Aerospace, the pair have signed an agreement to jointly develop tilt and blade pitch control systems…

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Archer’s Midnight takes flight in ‘key milestone’ for test programme

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Oct 23

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Archer’s Midnight aircraft has begun flying in a key milestone for the eVTOL’s test programme. The flying of Midnight builds on four years of flight…

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Forza Jetson

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Oct 23

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Back in 1954, a football match between Fiorentina and Pistoiese ground to a halt when UFOs were spotted above the Stadio Artemi Franchi in Florence.…

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Overair, Hanwha and Jeju Province unveil South Korean AAM plans

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Oct 23

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Overair has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hanwha Systems and South Korea’s Jeju Province to establish an AAM ecosystem in the country’s largest…

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SwissDrones gets ‘unprecedented’ FAA authorisation for nation-wide BVLOS operations

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Oct 23

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SwissDrones and aerial service partner, Phoenix Air Unmanned have gained unprecedented FAA authorisation to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) across the entire US.…

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Case brought against Archer voluntarily dismissed

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Oct 23

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Archer says a plaintiff in a federal securities case filed against the firm has voluntarily dismissed the action. Reacting to the dismissal, Andy Missan, Archer’s…

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Lyte Aviation and Twente Airport to develop European regional route network

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Oct 23

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Lyte Aviation is partnering with Twente Airport to develop regional routes to cut commuter times between European cities like Paris, Munich and Birmingham. The UK-based…

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SkyDrive granted $82m contract by Japan government

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Oct 23

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SkyDrive has been awarded a contract worth over $82m by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to develop its eVTOL. The contract comes under…

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North Carolina breaks ground on BETA-designed aircraft chargers

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Oct 23

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North Carolina book ground last week on the first electric aircraft chargers in the state. The multimodal chargers, designed by BETA, support the charging of…

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Moya Aero and N2 Infrastructure Technologies announce LoI to buy four eVTOLs

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Oct 23

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Moya Aero and Canadian firm, N2 Infrastructure Technologies have announced a strategic partnership including a letter of intent (LoI) for four aircraft.  The collaboration will…

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BETA Technologies could get $100m-plus financing from EXIM Bank

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Oct 23

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BETA Technologies may be about to receive over $100m in financing from the US Export-Import Bank, according to a notice in the Federal Register.  Initially…

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VoltAero wins 2023 Janus Label of Excellence

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Oct 23

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VoltAero has been awarded the 2023 Janus Label of Excellence from the l’Institut Français du Design (French Institute of Design) for its clean-sheet hybrid-electric aircraft…

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