Reliable’s autopilot flies first solo mission

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Dec 23

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  Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system has flown solo for the first time. Last month, Reliable’s Cessna 208B Caravan flew with no one onboard supervised…

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Wisk leads ‘first-of-kind’ flight trials merging uncrewed aircraft into controlled airspace

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Dec 23

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Uncrewed aircraft have been integrated into controlled airspace for the first time in a trial led by Wisk. The project, which took place in New…

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BETA awarded $20m grant by State of New York

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Dec 23

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  BETA Technologies is being awarded a $20m grant by the State of New York, governor Kathy Hochul announced today. The grant — awarded on…

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Elroy flies hybrid-electric VTOL in ‘world first’

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Nov 23

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  Elroy Air’s turbogenerator-hybrid electric VTOL aircraft has completed a maiden flight in a “world first” for the aircraft type. The aircraft, known as the…

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Dufour prototype demonstrates full flight transition

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Aug 23

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  Dufour Aerospace’s X2.2 prototype of its Aero2 aircraft has demonstrated full transition from vertical take-off to horizontal cruise, the firm reported last week. This…

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AAM: Getting cleared for take-off

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Aug 23

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Following years of unprecedented disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry is experiencing a doubling down of efforts to bring next-generation transportation technologies…

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FAA publishes blueprint for AAM operations

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Yves Le Marquand

5 May 23

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  The FAA has released an updated blueprint for airspace and procedure changes to accommodate air taxis and AAM operations.  As per the blueprint, AAM…

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Towing the line

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Apr 23

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  Ask a battery supporter about hydrogen and they will say the energy density is too low. Ask a fan of hydrogen about batteries and…

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Horizon releases Cavorite hover test footage

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jan 23

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Horizon Aircraft has released the first footage of its Cavorite X5 scale prototype in the air. Earlier this month Revolution.Aero reported that the Canada-based eVTOL…

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Delivering on freight #Rev22

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Nov 22

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Cargo is the nearest-term modality to go commercial in advanced or electric air mobility. Revolution.Aero’s Delivering on freight panel brought together the CEOs from three…

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EvoLux’s empty leg features: Democratising private air travel

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Nov 22

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Florida-based start-up EvoLux is launching a digital empty leg tool that it hopes can “truly democratise private aviation”. There has always been an excess of…

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Revolution.Aero ’22 – Conscious aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Oct 22

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‘There’s automation and then there is the notion of consciousness’ Moderator Brian Flynn, DiamondStream Partners Speakers Ben Griffin, OneWeb; Anthony Pucciarella, Alaris Pro; Jed Kalkstein,…

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Lirio Liu’s FAA Keynote Address #Rev22

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Oct 22

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It can sometimes be challenging for the FAA to keep pace with the speed of private sector innovators, according to Lirio Liu, executive director, Aircraft…

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Dean Donovan: How advanced air mobility will transform the economy #Rev22

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Oct 22

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It was the social and economic transformation that the expansion of advanced air mobility (AAM) will bring which created the basis for Dean Donovan’s presentation…

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