Avooma and The AirCraft Company to assess regional routes in UK and Europe

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Feb 25

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Startup carrier Avooma Airlines has partnered with The AirCraft Company to explore using its hybrid-electric aircraft on regional routes across the UK, Ireland and Europe. …

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Pipistrel’s cargo drone completes hover flight test

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Jan 25

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Pipistrel has completed a first hover flight of its hybrid-electric VTOL unmanned aircraft Nuuva V300.  Completed at Textron subsidiary Pipistrel’s facility in Savogna d’lsonzo, Italy,…

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Jekta announces partnerships with Aerovy and ATA

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Jan 25

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Swiss amphibious aircraft developer Jekta has partnered with software provider Aerovy and specialised insurance firm Advanced Technology Assurance (ATA). Aimed at strengthening its operational ecosystem,…

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Boom demonstrator achieves supersonic flight

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Jan 25

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Boom Supersonic has achieved supersonic speeds in its demonstrator aircraft XB-1 for the first time.  The achievement marks the first supersonic flight of a civilian…

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Dufour flies cargo drone under hybrid-electric power

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Jan 25

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Swiss drone manufacturer Dufour Aerospace has completed its first flight test campaign with a hybrid-electric system for its Aero2 drone.  The aircraft flew several test…

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Beta, 47G and Utah partner to bring AAM operations to state

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Jan 25

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Beta Technologies and 47G | Utah Aerospace & Defense (47G) have signed an agreement to begin work to launch a statewide advanced air mobility (AAM)…

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Airbus Helicopters to pause eVTOL programme citing lack of tech maturity

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Jan 25

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Airbus Helicopters will put a temporary stop on its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft programme after its flight test campaign is completed, expected late 2025.  In…

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Amphibious aviation conference ‘bigger than last year’

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Jan 25

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Numbers are up across delegates, sponsors and exhibitors compared with 2024 at this year’s Future Opportunities for Seaplanes and Amphibious Aviation (FOSAA25) conference. The conference…

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Analysis: Vertical share issuance is best short-term raising option

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Jan 25

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Vertical Aerospace’s share issuance is another one to add to the trend of raising follow-on capital we’ve seen from some of the publicly traded eVTOL…

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Electra.aero and Hunch Mobility sign agreement for EL9 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Jan 25

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Hunch Mobility is set to buy Electra.aero’s EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft for use on future regional air routes in India.  The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was…

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Vertical prices $90m public offering at $6 per unit

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Fayaz Hussain

23 Jan 25

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Vertical Aerospace has announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $90m through a sophisticated structure which combines ordinary shares and warrants – linked…

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Aura welcomes latest FCC rule-making proposal

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Jan 25

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Aura Network Systems has welcomed the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) latest notice of proposed rule-making related to dedicated spectrum for advanced air mobility.  The inclusion…

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Ascendance deepens Capgemini partnership ahead of first flight this year

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Jan 25

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French hybrid electric propulsion and aircraft developer Ascendance has expanded its partnership with Capgemini ahead of a first flight scheduled for later this year. Since…

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Eve considers Vector deployment in India with JetSetGo

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Jan 25

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Eve Air Mobility and New Delhi-based charter and fractional ownership firm JetSetGo have agreed to explore the use of Vector, Eve’s air traffic management software…

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‘US air taxi certification likely pushed to 2027’

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jan 25

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  The first type certification of an eVTOL aircraft in the US is unlikely to be issued before 2027.  That was the takeaway message following…

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