Lilium and Saudia announce deal for 100 eVTOLs news Yves Le Marquand 27 Oct 22 0 Saudia Arabia’s national carrier has agreed to purchase 100 Lilium Jets making Saudia the first airline in the region to step into the eVTOL space.… Read more
magniX has plans to develop hydrogen fuel cells news Yves Le Marquand 26 Oct 22 0 magniX has revealed plans to develop hydrogen fuel cells alongside its battery electric and hybrid electric systems. magniX electric propulsion units (EPU), the only electric… Read more
NBAA’s Ed Bolen joins FAA advanced aviation committee news Yves Le Marquand 26 Oct 22 0 Ed Bolen, president and CEO of National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), is one of 12 new appointees to the FAA’s Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee (AAAC).… Read more
Airbus HAPS partners with Saudi telecom firm Salam news Yves Le Marquand 26 Oct 22 0 Airbus´ HAPS Connectivity Business has signed a strategic partnership with Saudi telecoms firm Salam. The agreement will see Airbus and Salam develop private networks, IoT… Read more
Airbus signs hydrogen partnership with Dutch student team AeroDelft news Yves Le Marquand 26 Oct 22 0 Airbus has partnered with Dutch student research team AeroDelft to assist with its investigation into hydrogen-powered air travel. The French OEM will collaborate with AeroDelft… Read more
Stacking perception: Xwing and NASA combine on autonomous flight Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 22 0 The largest elephant in advanced air mobility’s room is autonomy. Making an aircraft that can safely take off, fly and land by itself is one… Read more
Revolution.Aero: Forza A(AM)zzurri Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 22 0 Last week Italy’s first vertiport opened for testing. The occasion was marked by the first crewed flight of an eVTOL in the country as Volocopter’s… Read more
Intermap powering Skyroads’ guidance system for UAM news Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 22 0 Intermap Technologies and cloudeo will power Skyroads’ automated airspace management and vehicle guidance system to “build digital roads” in the sky. A 3D geospatial data… Read more
Regent Craft partners with City of Nice news Yves Le Marquand 21 Oct 22 0 Regent Craft has partnered with the City of Nice to bring electric sea gliders to the French Riviera. As part of the MoU, Regent and… Read more
Supernal agrees partnerships with Honeywell and BAE Systems news Yves Le Marquand 21 Oct 22 0 Supernal has signed agreements with BAE Systems and Honeywell for the flight control system and flight deck of its eVTOL. BAE will design the fly-by-wire… Read more
Eviation and Evia sign LoI for 25 Alices news Yves Le Marquand 20 Oct 22 0 Eviation Aircraft and Evia Aero have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for 25 Alice aircraft. The Alice will become Evia’s primary aircraft when it… Read more
Ampaire sign MoU with Air France Industries to provide fleet support news Yves Le Marquand 19 Oct 22 0 Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI) and Ampaire have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide support for Ampaire’s aircraft. The MoU… Read more
Cranfield Aerospace appoint Richard Moody to chief investment officer news Yves Le Marquand 19 Oct 22 0 Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has appointed Richard Moody to chief investment officer to raise cash as the organisation develops a hydrogen aircraft. Moody (pictured above) joins… Read more
New US law supporting AAM welcomed by #NBAA news Yves Le Marquand 19 Oct 22 0 The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has welcomed the new Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Coordination and Leadership Act. The law, signed by President Biden this… Read more
Electra agree 1,000th eSTOL sale #NBAA news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 22 0 Electra.aero has signed a letter of intent (LoI) for 32 eSTOLs, bringing its total orders to 1,000 aircraft worth over $3bn. The latest LoI sale… Read more