Supernal opens Fremont R&D facility

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Sep 23

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Supernal is opening its primary R&D facility in Fremont, California, it announced today. The opening marks the third, and last, facility Supernal will open this year,…

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Lilium and Aciturri begin building eVTOL

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Sep 23

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Lilium has begun fuselage assembly for the Lilium Jet with the help of strategic partner Aciturri. The aircraft, which remains on track for a first…

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AURA to base first commercial operations in Ohio

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Sep 23

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AURA Network Systems, alongside Ohio Department of Transportation’s FlyOhio initiative, will launch its first commercial network operations in the state. The network which is being purpose-built for…

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Train track to novel plane propulsion

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Sep 23

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Revolutions are about bringing radically different ideas to the table and/or combining them in ways previously unseen.  Compared with today’s passenger aircraft, those in development…

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FAA issues initial BVLOS approval for Zipline

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Sep 23

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The FAA has authorised Zipline International to deliver commercial packages around two US locations using drones that fly beyond the operator’s visual line of sight.…

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Joby chooses ‘birthplace of aviation’ Dayton to build first scaled facility

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Sep 23

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Joby has chosen Dayton, Ohio to locate its first scaled aircraft production facility. Known as the birthplace of aviation, the Wright Brothers lived and worked…

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Skyports Drone Services and Equinor launch North Sea delivery trial

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Sep 23

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Skyports Drone Services is trialling oil rig drone deliveries in the North Sea with Norwegian energy firm, Equinor.  The two-month flight programme, launched earlier this…

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Airbus, Barclays and NEOM co-lead new ZeroAvia funding round

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Sep 23

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Airbus, Barclays have co-lead ZeroAvia’s latest funding round alongside smart city NEOM. The hydrogen propulsion system maker said the financing will go towards certification of…

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Bristow and Volocopter sign deal to launch eVTOL services

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Sep 23

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Bristow Group and Volocopter have signed an agreement to look at launching eVTOL passenger and cargo services in the US and UK. As part of…

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Archer’s Midnight set for first US public display this month

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Sep 23

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Archer’s Midnight aircraft will be displayed publicly in the US for the first time this month as it features at the US Chamber of Commerce’s…

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Vertical provides details on prototype crash

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Aug 23

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Vertical Aerospace has revealed details about the sequence that preceded its prototype VX4 crash earlier this month. The novel aircraft encountered an unexpected fault during…

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Enova grants £6.4m to Elfly’s all-electric seaplane programme

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Aug 23

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Norwegian state enterprise, Enova has committed £6.4m to Elfly, a Norwegian firm building the country’s first battery-electric passenger seaplane.  The grant, which amounts to NOK87m,…

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Supernalism: Hyundai’s AAM theory

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Aug 23

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Access to the automotive supply chain will play a big role in the success of an eVTOL OEM. Frontrunners like Joby and Archer have tapped…

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Terra Drone acquires majority stake in uncrewed digital infrastructure firm Unifly

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Aug 23

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Terra Drone has acquired a 51% stake in uncrewed traffic management (UTM) provider, Unifly.  In 2016, when the drone market was still emerging, Terra Drone…

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FAA approvals ‘crucial step’ on road to commercial BVLOS operations

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Aug 23

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The FAA has issued its first ever approval for commercial beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations, in what has been described as a “crucial step” for the large…

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