Vertical receives ‘first ever’ UK CAA design approval for an eVTOL

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 23

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Vertical Aerospace has secured the first ever Design Organisation Approval (DOA) issued to an eVTOL OEM by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). UK and…

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Where do eVTOLs sleep at night?

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 23

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Picture a busy vertiport. Passengers walk out to board electric vertical aircraft happy to be saving hours in travel time. Now imagine the chaos when…

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BAE to develop battery system for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 23

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BAE Systems and Swedish electric airplane OEM, Heart Aerospace are collaborating on the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric aircraft.   The battery (pictured…

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Lyte Aviation: SkyBus creator’s ‘all-or-nothing approach’ to future mobility

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 23

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Previously labeled as a “dreamer”, Lyte Aviation’s founder, Freshta Farzam is taking an “all or nothing” approach to future mobility.  Farzam is the creator of…

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Jekta and Gayo Aviation sign LoI for ten PHA-ZE 100s

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Mar 23

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Jekta and Gayo Aviation have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for 10 of the Swiss OEM’s PHA-ZE 100 aircraft, marking the first deal for…

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Zipline unveils new autonomous ‘home delivery’ platform

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Mar 23

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Zipline has unveiled its new platform that provides autonomous delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs.  The company’s home delivery platform is designed to…

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Lyte Aviation announces Inmarsat and Inflight Canada as early partners

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Mar 23

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Startup eVTOL OEM, Lyte Aviation announces Inmarsat and Inflight Canada as early stage partners.  The UK-based firm is developing a 40-seat eVTOL aircraft, with a…

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UAE issues licenses for BETA’s electric aircraft, UPS will operate

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Mar 23

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The UAE Regulations Lab has now issued licenses for both of BETA Technologies’ electric aircraft, which will be flight tested by UPS in the region.…

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Manna receives investment from Coca-Cola, eyes US expansion

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Mar 23

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Manna Drone Delivery has announced investment from Coca-Cola HBC as its eyes US expansion of its drone delivery service. Coca-Cola HBC is the strategic bottling…

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Eve ‘comfortable’ that liquidity will see them through to certification

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Mar 23

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Eve’s chief financial officer, Eduardo Couto told investors the OEM “feels comfortable” it’s $400m liquidity will see the firm through to certification.  Yesterday, the Brazilian…

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Blade reports record revenues and narrowing losses

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Mar 23

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Blade posted record revenues, up 118%, to $146.1m and narrowing losses of $27.26m down from $32m for the full-year 2022.  “Our financial performance in the…

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Skyports Drone Services completes drone delivery PoC in Japan

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Mar 23

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Skyports Drone Services, in partnership with Kaga City and Kanematsu Corporation, has completed a drone delivery proof of concept (PoC). Since 2021 Kanematsu and Kaga…

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Wingcopter and ZAL to explore green hydrogen propulsion for drones

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Mar 23

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Wingcopter and Hamburg-based ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research are to jointly explore green hydrogen to power Wingcopter’s drones. Already purely electric, by refitting the…

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UP.Partners: Upheaval in the moving world

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Mar 23

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The idiom ‘it’s darkest before the dawn’ comes to mind when thinking about the future flight sector in 2023.  By no means does the phrase describe…

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Volocopter and SITA partner on vertiport development

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Mar 23

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Volocopter and air transport industry IT provider, SITA have entered a partnership, with SITA selected as Volocopter’s digital and IT systems partner for vertiports.  Under…

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