Aura welcomes latest FCC rule-making proposal

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Jan 25

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Aura Network Systems has welcomed the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) latest notice of proposed rule-making related to dedicated spectrum for advanced air mobility.  The inclusion…

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Eve considers Vector deployment in India with JetSetGo

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Jan 25

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Eve Air Mobility and New Delhi-based charter and fractional ownership firm JetSetGo have agreed to explore the use of Vector, Eve’s air traffic management software…

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‘US air taxi certification likely pushed to 2027’

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jan 25

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  The first type certification of an eVTOL aircraft in the US is unlikely to be issued before 2027.  That was the takeaway message following…

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Drone strike sharpens focus on ‘effective’ airspace management

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jan 25

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Last week, a De Havilland CL-415 water bomber was damaged after it collided with a drone whilst fighting the wildfires that have and continue to…

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New chips to make Anthem ‘slimmer and faster’

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jan 25

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Last week, at CES 2025, Honeywell and NXP Semiconductors expanded their partnership to begin building i.MX processors into Honeywell’s latest Anthem avionics. Honeywell and Dutch…

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Sarla raises $10m in Series A funding

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Jan 25

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Indian eVTOL developer Sarla Aviation has raised $10m in funding from the first tranche of its Series A round.  The A1 round was led by…

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‘Building the future of autonomous aviation, means thinking beyond the aircraft’

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Jan 25

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Late last year, Boeing’s joint venture SkyGrid released its blueprint for AAM operations.  The plan sets out how SkyGrid’s ground-based system will deliver high-assurance third-party…

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UAE regulator approves Skyports’ first vertiport design

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Jan 25

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Skyports has received technical design approval from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority for its first commercial vertiport in the country. Named…

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Vertical flies first piloted thrustborne tests in eVTOL

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Jan 25

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Vertical Aerospace has successfully completed a first set of piloted thrustborne flight manoeuvres in its eVTOL aircraft. The milestone means Vertical’s VX4 aircraft has now…

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Beta Technologies expands charging network by nearly 200% in 2024

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jan 25

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Beta Technologies installed electric chargers at 30 new sites in 2024, growing its network by almost 200%, the company has reported. The electric aircraft and…

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Verticals partners with Monolith to accelerate testing

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jan 25

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Vertical Aerospace has began working with artificial intelligence (AI) software provider Monolith to increase its eVTOL testing and simulation programme efficiency. Flight and ground tests…

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Volocopter files for insolvency as search for investment continues

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jan 25

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Volocopter has started insolvency proceedings as it continues to look for further investment to fund its eVTOL programme.  The German eVTOL developer announced on Monday…

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Joby’s aircraft undergoes major FAA aerostructure tests

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Dec 24

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Joby Aviation has completed a series of major aerostructure tests for certification credit with the FAA. The company reported successfully completing static load testing of…

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Skyports breaks ground on UK vertiport development

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 24

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Skyports Infrastructure and Bicester Motion have broken ground on the UK’s first vertiport testbed development. The vertiport is under construction on a plot of 0.42…

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SkyGrid publishes concept of operations

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 24

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SkyGrid has released its blueprint for third-party service providers in its Concept of Operations for Third-Party Services Supporting the Airspace Integration of AAM.  The concept of…

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