Get Heli launches ‘heli-pooling’ shuttle system news Yves Le Marquand 25 May 23 0 Helicopter charter platform Get Heli has created a pooling system for helicopters, laying the foundations for eVTOL services. The firm is launching the service to… Read more
Evfly and Al Shaheen Aviation sign MoU focused on AAM job creation news Yves Le Marquand 24 May 23 0 Evfly has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aviation division (Al Shaheen Aviation Holding) of YAS Holding at the Dubai Airport Show 2023.… Read more
Lilium and Air-Dynamic announce deal for five aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 23 May 23 0 Lilium has announced an agreement with Air-Dynamic, a Switzerland-based private jet and helicopter company including deposit payments for delivery of up to five Lilium Jets. … Read more
Kawasaki makes strategic investment in VoltAero news Yves Le Marquand 22 May 23 0 Kawasaki Motors has become a strategic investor in VoltAero, joining Series B funding for the development of VoltAero’s Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft range. This investment, announced… Read more
Kakao Mobility pre-orders up to 50 Vertical Aerospace VX4s news Yves Le Marquand 22 May 23 0 Vertical Aerospace has announced that South Korean mobility technology firm, Kakao Mobility, has pre-ordered up to 50 of its VX4 aircraft. Kakao Mobility is the… Read more
Moove launches AAM trip simulator news Yves Le Marquand 22 May 23 0 French startup Moove has launched a multimodal portal it plans to offer to AAM operators and airports as a SaaS (Software as a service). The… Read more
Reliable Robotics flies autonomous demonstration with USAF news Yves Le Marquand 19 May 23 0 Reliable Robotics conducted an autonomous flight demonstration with the US Air Force during the recent Golden Phoenix readiness exercise at Travis Air Force Base. Reliable’s… Read more
Team formed by US government to set strategy on AAM news Yves Le Marquand 18 May 23 0 The Biden administration has formed an interagency team to engage the public and develop a strategy for AAM in the US. Announced on Tuesday, the… Read more
Where do you put the batteries in an electric aircraft? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 17 May 23 0 Few passengers are aware that an aircraft’s wings are home to the fuel tanks, CDO2, a UK-based novel battery sensor technology developer, thinks the wings… Read more
Eve completes eVTOL wind tunnel testing news Yves Le Marquand 17 May 23 0 Eve Air Mobility has announced completion of wind tunnel testing of its eVTOL aircraft. The testing, conducted at a wind tunnel near Lucerne, Switzerland, used… Read more
Deutsche Aircraft and Private Wings sign LoI for five D328eco aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 23 0 Deutsche Aircraft and Private Wings have announced a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the delivery of five D328eco aircraft. The D328eco is a brand new… Read more
VoltAero seeks bids for manufacturing plant construction news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 23 0 Bids are being sought by VoltAero for the construction of a facility from which it will deliver the first of its Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft. The… Read more
Aura Aero freezes design on 19-seat hybrid-electric aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 23 0 Aura Aero has frozen the design of its 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft and will reveal a full-scale cabin mockup at the Paris Air Show in… Read more
Merlin on ‘viable path’ to certification in New Zealand news Yves Le Marquand 15 May 23 0 Merlin is on a viable path to validation and certification with the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA NZ) following conclusion of a review… Read more
Monte and Eviation sign LoI for up to 30 Alice aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 15 May 23 0 Eviation Aircraft and UK-based regional aircraft lessor Monte have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for up to 30 all-electric commuter Alice aircraft. Monte will… Read more