Pyka unveils ‘world’s largest cargo drone’ Pelican Cargo

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Jan 23

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Pyka has unveiled the Pelican Cargo, the latest addition to its fleet and, it says, the largest zero-emission cargo aircraft on the market. With a…

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H3X releases latest integrated motor HPDM-30

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Jan 23

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Electric propulsion systems OEM, H3X Technologies has officially released its latest motor drive, HPDM-30. The HPDM-30 is a 33kW integrated motor drive that weighs just…

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Aerwins to go public via Pono Capital SPAC

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Jan 23

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Pono Capital shareholders have approved a planned merger with Japanese air mobility technology developer Aerwins. The SPAC and Aerwins agreed to merge in September through…

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Honeywell launches project to develop hydrogen fuel cells for aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Jan 23

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A Honeywell-led consortium is launching a European Clean Aviation project to develop hydrogen fuel cells for aviation.  Project Newborn is a collaboration of 18 partners…

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Embraer invests in MSW Capital fund, strengthening venture capital programme

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Jan 23

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Embraer has made an initial investment in the MSW Capital fund, MultiCorp 2, of R$20m ($4m). MultiCorp 2 is MSW’s second multi-corporate venture fund. The…

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Japan Airlines’ innovation fund makes strategic investment in Regent

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Jan 23

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Regent has received a strategic investment from Japan Airlines’ (JAL) Innovation Fund, bringing the total raised by the firm to over $45m.  JAL said its…

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Electra awarded $85m AFWERX funding increase

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Jan 23

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Electra.aero has been awarded a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) by the US Air Force’s AFWERX worth up to $85m for its eSTOL. The funding will…

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Alef sees over 440 orders for its flying car in Q4

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Jan 23

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Alef Aeronautics amassed over 440 pre-orders for it Model A flying car in Q4 last year.  Upon delivery, those orders represent over $132m of revenue…

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Drone delivery, what’s the E.T.(A)?

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Jan 23

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In the famous 1982 film E.T., the line everyone remembers is “phone home”. Had the film come out a half-century later that line could well be “E.T. drone home”. At…

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Raven SR and H3 Dynamics agree MoU on waste-to-hydrogen systems for airports

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jan 23

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Raven SR and H3 Dynamics have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly deliver waste-to-hydrogen energy systems for use at airports. H3 Dynamics will provide…

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First flight for NUNCATS ‘electric sky jeep’

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jan 23

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UK firm NUNCATS’ ‘electric sky jeep’, an aviation project aimed at improving healthcare in remote regions, has taken to the skies for the first time.…

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Dufour Aerospace completes Series B investing from Vista Global

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jan 23

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Dufour Aerospace has completed a Series B funding with investors including private aviation group, Vista Global. In addition to Vista, the existing investors and two…

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Hanwha and LG Energy Solution to invest in US battery production for UAM

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Jan 23

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Hanwha Group and LG Energy Solution are to invest in building battery production facilities in the US for UAM applications. The firms hope the joint…

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Australian government awards Dovetail $2.1m R&D contract

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Jan 23

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Dovetail Electric Aviation has been awarded a A$3m ($2.1m) research grant by the Australian Government to support the development of electric aviation technology.  The electric…

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ZeroAvia completes maiden flight with retrofitted hydrogen-electric powertrain

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Jan 23

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ZeroAvia has now flown the largest aircraft powered by a hydrogen-electric engine in the world.  The UK-based zero emissions aircraft developer took to the skies…

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