PAL-V sets sights on Q3 for full EASA Type Certification news Yves Le Marquand 22 Feb 23 0 Flying car OEM, PAL-V is aiming to be EASA Type Certified (TC) by the third-quarter (Q3) of this year, according to Andy Wall, sales director,… Read more
Joby begins propellor testing at NASA’s Ames wind tunnel news Yves Le Marquand 20 Feb 23 0 Joby Aviation has begun testing its propellors at the world’s largest wind tunnel facility at NASA’s Ames Research Centre. The National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC),… Read more
BETA and Blade conduct first piloted flight in New York area news Yves Le Marquand 15 Feb 23 0 The first piloted eVTOL flight in New York took place this week as BETA Technologies’ ALIA-250 took to the skies above Westchester County Airport. During… Read more
Joby’s first production-conforming aircraft begins final assembly news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 23 0 Joby Aviation has begun final assembly of the first aircraft to be produced at the OEM’s pilot manufacturing facility in Marina, California. In what the… Read more
Horizon and 3C agree MoU for ‘all-Canadian’ Cavorite X5 programme news Yves Le Marquand 13 Feb 23 0 Horizon Aircraft and 3C have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly continue developing Horizon’s Cavorite X5 eVTOL. The MoU will give Horizon access… Read more
Lilium increases investment in Ionblox, betting on (5x) better batteries news Yves Le Marquand 10 Feb 23 0 Lithium-ion battery developer, Ionblox has reported a second close of its Series B round at an increased $32m. Original investors Lilium and Applied Ventures were… Read more
Firstco developing vertiport control room software news Yves Le Marquand 10 Feb 23 0 UK-based transport solutions software developer Firstco is developing control room software to assist with eVTOL operations at vertiports. The firm has been integrating control room… Read more
Joby completes second stage of FAA type certification news Yves Le Marquand 10 Feb 23 0 Joby Aviation has completed the second stage of its FAA type certification process. The second stage of the type certification process involves the OEM identifying… Read more
Short hoperations: What will day-to-day eVTOL ops look like? news Yves Le Marquand 7 Feb 23 0 Certifying an eVTOL is the tip of the iceberg. It is the years of operations and maintenance proceeding that to which the industry will be… Read more
AIR partners with International SeaKeepers Society to promote eVTOLs on yachts news Yves Le Marquand 3 Feb 23 0 AIR has partnered with The International SeaKeepers Society to promote its eVTOL for use as auxiliary equipment on superyachts. As an official AIR brand ambassador,… Read more
Honeywell launches plans to develop thermal management tech for hybrid-electric aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 1 Feb 23 0 Honeywell has launched plans to to develop advanced thermal management components and architectures for hybrid-electric aircraft as a critical enabler to reducing aircraft emissions. Last… Read more
GKN Aerospace to build EWIS solution for Lilium Jet I news Yves Le Marquand 1 Feb 23 0 Lilium and GKN Aerospace have signed an agreement to design and build an integrated electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) solution for the German OEM’s eVTOL. … Read more
H3X releases latest integrated motor HPDM-30 news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jan 23 0 Electric propulsion systems OEM, H3X Technologies has officially released its latest motor drive, HPDM-30. The HPDM-30 is a 33kW integrated motor drive that weighs just… Read more
Aerwins to go public via Pono Capital SPAC news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jan 23 0 Pono Capital shareholders have approved a planned merger with Japanese air mobility technology developer Aerwins. The SPAC and Aerwins agreed to merge in September through… Read more
Dufour Aerospace completes Series B investing from Vista Global news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jan 23 0 Dufour Aerospace has completed a Series B funding with investors including private aviation group, Vista Global. In addition to Vista, the existing investors and two… Read more