Revolution.Aero: REGENT Craft’s ground e-ffect news fupton 10 Oct 22 0 Ground effect vehicles, which fly within a wingspan of a surface, are nothing new. The Soviet Union’s Ekranoplan – aka the Caspian Sea Monster –… Read more
RUAG to maintain Dufour eVTOLs in new partnership news fupton 10 Oct 22 0 Swiss aerospace engineering firm, RUAG will provide Dufour Aerospace’s Aero2 eVTOL with maintenance and support as part of a new partnership. RUAG will initially provide… Read more
MintAir partners with Wemap to demo 4D AAM map news fupton 7 Oct 22 0 MintAir has partnered with Wemap Co. to demonstrate a 4D AAM map in the South Korean city of Seongnam. The 4D mapping enables flight route… Read more
ZeroAvia acquires HyPoint in full news fupton 7 Oct 22 0 ZeroAvia has acquired fuel cell stack developer, HyPoint for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition adds HyPoint’s high-temperature fuel cell technology to ZeroAvia’s development of the… Read more
Volocopter 2X completes first manned flight in Italy news fupton 6 Oct 22 0 Volocopter, Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), Atlantia, UrbanV have completed the first crewed eVTOL test flights in Italian airspace. The flight tests were part of a… Read more
Aura Aero announces 130 LoIs for 19-seat ERA news Yves Le Marquand 5 Oct 22 0 French OEM, Aura Aero has announced the signing of over 130 letters of intent (LoI) with a nine airlines for orders of its 19-seat Electric… Read more
Volatus partners with AIR to provide eVTOL infrastructure news fupton 5 Oct 22 0 Volatus Infrastructure has become a strategic partner of Israeli OEM, Air for eVTOL infrastructure and charging. The agreement will allow AIR’s customers to use Volatus… Read more
Wisk reveals its ‘go-to market’ sixth generation autonomous aircraft news fupton 5 Oct 22 0 Wisk Aero has revealed Generation 6, its self-flying, four-passenger eVTOL. As Wisk’s go-to-market aircraft, Generation 6 is the “first-ever candidate” for type certification by the… Read more
Rosterize: Truly digitising business aviation news fupton 5 Oct 22 0 The Uber-risation of business aviation processes – like charter bookings and fleet management – is now a common trend. But often that digital interface is… Read more
Dronamics to pilot Zero Petroleum’s fossil-free fuel news fupton 4 Oct 22 0 Dronamics is to test a synthetic fossil-free fuel produced by Zero Petroleum to see if it can be used in its long-range cargo drone. The… Read more
EP Systems to supply battery pack for Ampaire’s Grand Caravan news fupton 3 Oct 22 0 Ampaire has signed an exclusive agreement with Electric Power Systems (EP Systems) to supply the propulsion battery pack for Ampaire’s hybrid-electric upgrade of the Cessna… Read more
EHang’s certification plan for EH216-S approved by CAAC news fupton 3 Oct 22 0 EHang’s certification plan for its passenger-grade EH216-S has been approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). As part of the plan, a variety… Read more
ZeroAvia and Textron to develop hydrogen-electric powertrain for Cessna Grand Caravan news fupton 30 Sep 22 0 ZeroAvia has entered into a “non-exclusive joint development agreement” with Textron Aviation to put its hydrogen-electric powertrains in the Cessna Grand Caravan 208B. To do… Read more
GlobeAir signs MOU with Lilium for 12 aircraft news fupton 29 Sep 22 0 GlobeAir has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase 12 Lilium Jets to operate in northern Italy and the French Riviera. The MoU also… Read more
Eviation Alice demonstrator completes maiden flight news Alasdair Whyte 28 Sep 22 0 Eviation’s Alice aircraft has successfully completed its maiden flight, signalling the launch of its flight test programme. Alice lifted off at 7:10am from Grant County… Read more