Stralis: Graduating Y Combinator Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 18 Apr 23 0 An American and a Scotsman walk into an Australian aerospace startup … It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but, in fact, it… Read more
AIR: Pushing the envelope news Yves Le Marquand 18 Apr 23 0 With a full-scale prototype flight test behind them, pushing the performance envelope ahead of crewed tests later this year, AIR is pushing on towards certification,… Read more
Cranfield welcomes Evolito on to hydrogen demonstrator Project Fresson news Yves Le Marquand 18 Apr 23 0 Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) has brought Evolito onboard as the motor and inverter supplier for its hydrogen-powered aircraft demonstrator – Project Fresson. Evolito joins Reaction… Read more
Merlin wins FAA contract to deploy nation’s first unmanned air cargo network news Yves Le Marquand 14 Apr 23 0 The FAA has awarded Merlin a $1m contract to demonstrate an automated flight control system in conjunction with a safety pilot in Alaska. In partnership… Read more
Moya Aero conducts successful initial ground propellor tests news Yves Le Marquand 14 Apr 23 0 Moya Aero has successfully completed initial ground testing of its battery-electric powered propellor set. Last week, the Brazilian eVTOL startup conducted the tests at its… Read more
Maeve Aerospace unveils regional aircraft Maeve 01 news Yves Le Marquand 14 Apr 23 0 Almost every day Maeve Aerospace’s founders are told: “Stop it guys. You can’t do this, this is only for Airbus or Boeing. Batteries, forget it.”… Read more
Xwing submits full certification plan to FAA news Yves Le Marquand 12 Apr 23 0 Xwing, has submitted a Project Specific Certification Plan (PSCP) to the FAA, to become the first Standard Category large unmanned aerial system (UAS) to receive… Read more
FAA investing $19m in AAM noise pollution research news Yves Le Marquand 12 Apr 23 0 The FAA has awarded $19m in ‘Quiet Skies’ research grants to 14 universities across the US in a drive to understand and reduce noise pollution… Read more
Skyports, Loganair and Royal Mail launch Orkney Islands drone logistics project news Yves Le Marquand 12 Apr 23 0 Skyports Drone Services has launched a fully electric drone logistics project established in partnership with Royal Mail, Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority and Loganair. The… Read more
ASL Future Flight awarded IAA’s light UAS operator certificate news Yves Le Marquand 12 Apr 23 0 ASL Future Flight has been awarded a Light UAS Aircraft Systems Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). The LUC is an optional… Read more
H2Fly reports successful on-ground tests of liquid hydrogen tank news Yves Le Marquand 11 Apr 23 0 H2Fly has successfully passed liquid hydrogen on-ground filling tests with its newly developed liquid hydrogen tank that has been integrated into its HY4 aircraft. The… Read more
Algorithm anxiety: Building AI competency in aviation Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 11 Apr 23 0 The beauty of artificial intelligence-based systems is that you don’t have to do much, if anything. The catch is, if not you’re doing anything, you’re… Read more
Volocopter opens final assembly line facility in Germany news Yves Le Marquand 5 Apr 23 0 Volocopter yesterday opened the hangar that will host the OEM’s final assembly line in Bruchsal, Germany. The production facility also includes an airfield to conduct… Read more
EVFLY and FAST group partner to develop training technology news Yves Le Marquand 4 Apr 23 0 EVFLY and FAST Group have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to work on flight simulators and related solutions for EVFLY pilot training. In what… Read more
Horizon Aircraft prototype completes maiden transition flight test news Yves Le Marquand 4 Apr 23 0 Horizon Aircraft has successfully completed initial transition flight testing of its 50% scale eVTOL prototype. The scaled Cavorite X5 completed its maiden flight test in… Read more