Lobo Leasing and Air Taurus sign LoI to lease five unmanned Pipistrels

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Jan 23

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Lobo Leasing and Air Taurus have struck a deal to lease five Pipistrel Nuuva V300 unmanned hVTOLs.  The two firms, who signed a letter of…

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New Horizon survey suggests public confidence in eVTOLs rising

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jan 23

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A new survey amongst private equity and venture capital (VC) firms revealed that 82% expect public confidence in the eVTOL sector to increase over the…

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Hydroplane and founder win three awards at CES 2023

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jan 23

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Hydroplane and its founder Dr. Anita Sengupta won three awards at the Women in Emerging Aviation Technologies Women and Drones Award Ceremony at the Consumer…

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FAA partners with Korean regulatory authority on AAM certification and operations

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Jan 23

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The FAA and the Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) have agreed to partner on future AAM aircraft development and operations.  The agencies signed a…

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Pochet Aerospace’s first investment round raises €1.5m for seaplane

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Jan 23

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Pochet Aerospace has opened its first capital round and raises €1.5m to launch the production of its Morgann seaplane.  The amphibious aircraft, with foils and…

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Stellantis to mass produce Archer’s Midnight eVTOL

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Jan 23

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Archer’s long-term partner, Stellantis is to mass produce the Californian OEM’s eVTOL Midnight. The goal is for Stellantis to mass produce Archer’s eVTOL as its…

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Supernal and Microsoft to jointly develop critical technology for AAM

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Jan 23

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Supernal is collaborating with Microsoft to develop autonomy, digital operations and cloud integration technologies.  The firms intend to do this by running AAM on the…

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SwissDrones has secured seven-figure funding in DiamondStream-led investment round

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Jan 23

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SwissDrones has secured additional seven-figure funding in an investment round led by DiamondStream Partners with participation from existing investors.  SwissDrones, a long-range uncrewed helicopter systems…

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Tesla files trademark to make electric motors for aircraft and boats

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Jan 23

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Electric vehicle giant, Tesla has filed a trademark to develop and manufacture electric motors for aircraft and boats.  Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has hinted at…

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GE’s Avio Aero awarded €34m to fund AMBER demonstrator

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Jan 23

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Avio Aero has been awarded approximately €34m over four years by the European Commission’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking to fund its AMBER demonstrator aircraft. The…

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Horizon’s Cavorite prototype completes initial hover testing

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Jan 23

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Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X5 scale prototype has successfully completed initial hover testing today. The firm now plans to move to transition flight testing in the…

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Eve announces new government-backed credit lines following Q3 losses

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Jan 23

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Following net losses of $154m for the first nine months of 2022, Eve has announced two credit lines approved by Brazil’s National Development Bank worth…

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NASA crash tests eVTOL concept

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Jan 23

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NASA researchers have completed a full-scale crash test of an eVTOL concept at the agency’s Landing and Impact Research (LandIR) facility. NASA’s aims to help…

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ZeroAvia to begin test flights this month

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Jan 23

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ZeroAvia is to begin flight testing this month after the UK CAA granted it a Part 21 permit to fly. The start-up, which operates a…

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Battery-electric flight: Is lithium nirvana?

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Dec 22

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There are many reasons for electric flight. But the strongest argument is environmental. Which means that batteries need to be sustainable.  The vast majority of…

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