Five on Friday: Joby, NuAir and Merlin

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Aug 25

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Joby Aviation is partnering with defence contractor L3Harris Technologies to assess development of hybrid-electric VTOL for defence. Specifically, Joby and L3Harris will look to build…

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Five on Friday: MOSAIC, Asian harmonisation and Hartzell Propellor

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Jul 25

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This week the FAA approved the regulatory framework known as the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification – MOSAIC for short. Aimed at sparking growth and…

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Five on Friday: Hydrogen highlighted, Regent defence move and Vertical raise

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Jul 25

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Often touted as a propulsion solution to be realised by the mid-2030s at the earliest, hydrogen was the key theme in two big stories this…

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Five on Friday: SkyDrive, ERC and Hydroplane

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Jul 25

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Congestion-busting is often the big persuader put out by eVTOL companies seeking to convince the fence sitters. This works for large parts of the world,…

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Five on Friday: FAA chief on eVTOL certification

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jul 25

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This week FAA acting administrator Chris Rocheleau told us he is confident operations involving eVTOL aircraft will be certified in the US before the end…

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Certified eVTOLs operating in the US before end of 2028 says FAA chief

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Jul 25

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FAA acting administrator Chris Rocheleau is confident operations involving eVTOL aircraft will be certified in the US before the end of 2028. He tells us…

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Five on Friday: Flexcompute, Regent and Arrive AI

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jul 25

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Last week Joby deepened its partnership with high-performance simulation software specialist Flexcompute. The partnership was revealed back in March when Joby was announced amongst the early…

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Air opening new Israel production facility

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jul 25

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Air is set to move into its new production facility located in central Israel towards the end of summer 2025. The 32,000sqft (2,970sqm) facility, capable…

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Wisk to take SkyGrid under wing as pair work more closely on autonomy

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jun 25

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SkyGrid is set to become a subsidiary of Wisk as the Boeing companies align more closely on autonomous operations. Through this alignment, Wisk and SkyGrid…

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Five on Friday: Vertical, ZeroAvia and Beta

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Yves Le Marquand

27 May 25

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In a must-have for any and all footage of mysterious or extraordinary phenomena, a grainy video appeared last week which appears to show Vertical’s VX4…

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Sinclair Community College buys a Beta CTOL and flight simulator

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Yves Le Marquand

16 May 25

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Dayton-based Sinclair Community College has purchased one of Beta’s Alia CTOL aircraft as well as a state-of-the-art flight simulator.  With the acquisition of the Alia…

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Five on Friday: Archer, Anra and JetBlue Ventures

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Yves Le Marquand

16 May 25

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How many Olympics does it take to fly an air taxi? According to Archer, the answer is two.  This week the Californian eVTOL developer said…

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Five on Friday: Vertical and Honeywell, Whisper and Wisk

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Yves Le Marquand

12 May 25

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With about three years of runway left before a planned type certification of its VX4 eVTOL aircraft, Vertical Aerospace has signed a new long-term agreement with…

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What is going on in China? The growth of the low-altitude economy

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Apr 25

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When US influencer and streamer Darren Watkins Jr, better known as IShowSpeed, concluded a tour of China this month it was largely seen as a…

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Five on Friday: EHang, Vertical and Whisper

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Apr 25

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This week we saw the first air operator certificate (AOC) granted for an uncrewed passenger aircraft. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the development originates from China and its…

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