Vertical receives payment for 25 delivery slots from Japan’s Marubeni Corporation news Yves Le Marquand 20 Jan 23 0 Vertical Aerospace has secured a pre-delivery payment for the reservation of aircraft delivery slots from Japanese trading and investment conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation. Marubeni has reserved… Read more
eVTOL market: Biggest growth from air taxis, ambulance and cargo news Yves Le Marquand 20 Jan 23 0 Air taxis, air ambulance and cargo are seen as the three biggest growth areas of the eVTOL market over the next five years, according to… Read more
Skyroads is building Germany’s first automated flight test site news Yves Le Marquand 19 Jan 23 0 Skyroads has began equipping its automated flight test site at Augsburg Airport in southern Germany. The Munich-based company’s project, co-funded by the state of Bavaria,… Read more
Gary Gysin to step down as Wisk CEO news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jan 23 0 Wisk Aero’s CEO Gary Gysin is retiring from his position and as a member of the board at the end of January. Boeing’s Dr. Brian… Read more
Lilium appoints new CFO and CCO news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jan 23 0 Lilium has appointed Oliver Vogelgesang as chief financial officer and Sebastien Borel as chief commercial officer. Vogelgesang will take over from Geoffrey Richardson, who is… Read more
Qingdao investment arm invests $10m in EHang news Yves Le Marquand 13 Jan 23 0 EHang and Qingdao West Coast New Area have signed off on a strategic partnership that will see $10m invested in EHang with potential for another… Read more
NASA to invest in real-time negotiation system for AAM news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jan 23 0 NASA is investing in building a digital architecture to connect vehicle, infrastructure and airspace for automated real-time negotiations during AAM operations. With a first system… Read more
All things are difficult before they get VC Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 11 Jan 23 0 Venture capital is an optimistic form of investment, but to what extent will that optimism be quelled by the economic climate? “We will see a… Read more
LCI orders up to 40 Chaparral VTOLs from Elroy Air news Yves Le Marquand 11 Jan 23 0 Operating lessor LCI is broadening its commitment to AAM with an order for up to 40 Chaparral VTOL aircraft from Elroy Air. The order for… Read more
New Horizon survey suggests public confidence in eVTOLs rising news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jan 23 0 A new survey amongst private equity and venture capital (VC) firms revealed that 82% expect public confidence in the eVTOL sector to increase over the… Read more
Hydroplane and founder win three awards at CES 2023 news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jan 23 0 Hydroplane and its founder Dr. Anita Sengupta won three awards at the Women in Emerging Aviation Technologies Women and Drones Award Ceremony at the Consumer… Read more
FAA partners with Korean regulatory authority on AAM certification and operations news Yves Le Marquand 9 Jan 23 0 The FAA and the Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) have agreed to partner on future AAM aircraft development and operations. The agencies signed a… Read more
Supernal and Microsoft to jointly develop critical technology for AAM news Yves Le Marquand 6 Jan 23 0 Supernal is collaborating with Microsoft to develop autonomy, digital operations and cloud integration technologies. The firms intend to do this by running AAM on the… Read more
Tesla files trademark to make electric motors for aircraft and boats news Yves Le Marquand 5 Jan 23 0 Electric vehicle giant, Tesla has filed a trademark to develop and manufacture electric motors for aircraft and boats. Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has hinted at… Read more
Horizon’s Cavorite prototype completes initial hover testing news Yves Le Marquand 4 Jan 23 0 Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X5 scale prototype has successfully completed initial hover testing today. The firm now plans to move to transition flight testing in the… Read more