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
AutoFlight flies eVTOL formation over Shanghai news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jul 23 0 AutoFlight has flown what it claims is the world’s first formation of three autonomous eVTOL aircraft. The demonstration which took place over the Chinese city… Read more
DANX Carousel and Electron Aerospace join forces to launch electric cargo plane news Yves Le Marquand 26 Jul 23 0 DANX Carousel Group and Electron Aerospace are entering a strategic partnership to launch the Electron 5, an electric cargo aircraft. DANX Carousel’s investment, part of the group’s plan… Read more
Moya Aero approaches first eVTOL prototype flight news Yves Le Marquand 6 Jun 23 0 Moya Aero is in the final stages of building its near full-scale prototype cargo eVTOL ahead of a first flight set for the third-quarter. The… Read more
Dronamics’ Black Swan makes first flight news Yves Le Marquand 30 May 23 0 Dronamics has announced the successful completion of a first flight of its Black Swan aircraft. The cargo airline conducted the flight at Balchik airport in… Read more
Elroy Air demonstrates autonomous cargo-handling of Chaparral aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 26 May 23 0 Elroy Air has demonstrated the autonomous ground navigation and cargo-handling capabilities of its Chaparral VTOL for the US Air Force. The demonstration, which formed part… Read more
Merlin opens New Zealand operations centre news Yves Le Marquand 25 May 23 0 Autonomous flight developer Merlin has opened its centre for operations based in Kerikeri, New Zealand. The operating means Merlin now has a dedicated test environment… Read more
Wingcopter to get €40m in funding from European Investment Bank news Yves Le Marquand 12 May 23 0 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €40m ‘quasi-equity’ investment into Wingcopter The EIB investment is backed by the European Commission’s InvestEU programme under… Read more
Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023 – As it happened news Yves Le Marquand 25 Apr 23 0 One day down and one to go at Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023. We have a packed agenda across the final day at the Westin Hotel, tackling… Read more
Former F1 technical director launches cargo eVTOL programme news Yves Le Marquand 19 Apr 23 0 MGI Engineering, founded by Mike Gascoyne, who set up the Lotus Formula One (F1) team, has launched its cargo UAV technology demonstrator programme. Announced at… Read more
ASL Future Flight awarded IAA’s light UAS operator certificate news Yves Le Marquand 12 Apr 23 0 ASL Future Flight has been awarded a Light UAS Aircraft Systems Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). The LUC is an optional… Read more
UAE issues licenses for BETA’s electric aircraft, UPS will operate news Yves Le Marquand 20 Mar 23 0 The UAE Regulations Lab has now issued licenses for both of BETA Technologies’ electric aircraft, which will be flight tested by UPS in the region.… Read more