Dufour Aerospace and Areion renew partnership news Yves Le Marquand 30 Sep 24 0 Dufour Aerospace has renewed its partnership with US drone firm Areion which includes purchase of 40 Aero2 drones with options for an additional 100 aircraft.… Read more
H3 Dynamics and Qdot Technology working on long-range zero-emissions cargo UAV news Yves Le Marquand 18 Sep 24 0 Qdot, a spin-off from Oxford University’s Thermofluids Institute, and French hydrogen specialist, H3 Dynamics are developing a long-range, zero emissions cargo UAV. The aircraft will… Read more
BETA takes first customer through pilot training programme news Yves Le Marquand 19 Aug 24 0 BETA has taken its first cohort of customer flight operations staff through the full syllabus for its Alia CTOL aircraft. The ALIA Pilot Training programme… Read more
Moya Aero reveals new hybrid cargo drone design news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jul 24 0 In a bid to extend range, Brazilian drone developer Moya Aero has unveiled its new hybrid-electric cargo drone. The hybrid Moya eVTOL expands operational range… Read more
The Revolution.Aero London report Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 28 Jun 24 0 June is statistically the sunniest month in the UK and last week it did not let us down for Revolution.Aero London 2024. But in many… Read more
AIR launches uncrewed cargo variant news Yves Le Marquand 21 Jun 24 0 AIR has expanded into the cargo and logistics market with an uncrewed variant of its AIR ONE eVTOL. Read more
Pyka delivers cargo aircraft to US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 24 0 Pyka has delivered its Pelican Cargo aircraft to US Air Force as part of its contract with the AFWERX Agility Prime programme. Flight operations staff… Read more
Leading Lytes: Kookiejar and Lyte Aviation to explore launch of cargo delivery service news Yves Le Marquand 19 Dec 23 0 Lyte Aviation is partnering with Swedish drone and vertiport infrastructure specialist Kookiejar to explore development of a heavy payload cargo delivery service. Initially targeting regions… Read more
Wingcopter delivering football kits via drone news Yves Le Marquand 5 Dec 23 0 Fans of German football club SV Darmstadt 98 can support their team and the fledgling drone delivery industry now that a new partnership sees Wingcopter… Read more
Moya Aero conducts successful maiden flight news Yves Le Marquand 5 Dec 23 0 Moya Aero has flown a first ever flight with its aircraft, making it the largest Brazilian-made eVTOL to achieve the feat. The maiden flight marks… Read more
Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo sign ‘world first’ interline agreement news Yves Le Marquand 29 Nov 23 0 Dronamics has signed an interline agreement with Qatar Airways Cargo, thought to be the first of its kind between a cargo drone and international airline. … Read more
Dronamics signs deals on production and operations at Dubai Airshow news Yves Le Marquand 15 Nov 23 0 Dronamics has agreed a joint production venture with UAE’s Strategic Development Fund (SDF) and partnered with Aramex as it approaches global operations launch. With both… Read more
Conference report: Revolution.Aero San Francisco 2023 – Ascent update (on the hill) news Yves Le Marquand 22 Sep 23 0 If you were in San Francisco this month for Revolution.Aero it is likely you saw a few cars driving around with a curious array of… Read more
FAA issues initial BVLOS approval for Zipline news Yves Le Marquand 19 Sep 23 0 The FAA has authorised Zipline International to deliver commercial packages around two US locations using drones that fly beyond the operator’s visual line of sight.… Read more
Skyports Drone Services and Equinor launch North Sea delivery trial news Yves Le Marquand 18 Sep 23 0 Skyports Drone Services is trialling oil rig drone deliveries in the North Sea with Norwegian energy firm, Equinor. The two-month flight programme, launched earlier this… Read more