Vertical completes phase one of piloted testing

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Sep 24

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Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 prototype has completed the first phase of its piloted flight test programme.   Test pilots conducted multiple tethered flights and ground runs, across…

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Joby initiates UAE air operator certification

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Sep 24

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Joby Aviation has begun its Air Operator Certificate application in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The move positions Joby to potentially become the first certified air…

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Volocopter CEO to step down in early 2025

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Sep 24

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Volocopter CEO Dirk Hoke has had his request to step down in February 2025 accepted by the firm’s advisory board. Hoke took over from Florian…

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Merlin kicks off test campaign with ‘certification-ready’ Cessna

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Sep 24

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Merlin has begun the flight test campaign of its certification-ready Cessna Caravan aircraft equipped with the firm’s Merlin Pilot technology.  What does Merlin mean by certification-ready? CEO…

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SkyDrive increases Series C funding to $55m

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Sep 24

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SkyDrive has raised $55m (8bn Japanese yen) across its Series C after securing additional funding through a third-party allocation of new shares. The allocation to…

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PAL-V to build assembly facility at Breda International Airport

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Sep 24

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PAL-V has signed a letter of intent with Forum Group, the owner of Breda International Airport, to construct an assembly and delivery centre at the…

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XTI Aerospace accelerates development of TriFan 600

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Fayaz Hussain

16 Aug 24

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 XTI Aerospace announced significant progress in the development of its fixed-wing, vertical lift crossover TriFan 600 aircraft. “We continue to advance the development of the…

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Volocopter conducts validation flight in Paris

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Aug 24

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Volocopter has begun crewed validation test flights at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, just outside Versailles, France.  Conducted on August 8th, the flight marks the beginning…

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FAA authorises BETA for dual seat eVTOL training

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Aug 24

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The FAA has granted BETA Technologies a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to begin dual seat training of pilots in its A250 eVTOL.  With this LOA,…

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Joby applies to type certify in Australia

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Aug 24

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Joby Aviation has formally applied for type certification of its eVTOL aircraft in Australia. Built upon a bi-lateral agreement between the FAA and Australia’s Civil…

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‘It takes time to normalise, then all of a sudden it is hard to remember life without it.’

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Aug 24

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Crisalion Mobility’s Manuel Heredia on the firm’s vision for the eVTOL industry and the red flags it faces on its journey to commercialisation. In the…

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Vertical flies piloted tethered test with new VX4 prototype

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Jul 24

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Vertical Aerospace has flown its first tethered piloted flight in its new VX4 prototype aircraft. The flight test took place after the UK Civil Aviation…

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CAAC accepts EHang’s AOC application

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jul 24

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The Chinese regulator has accepted EHang’s air operator certificate (AOC) application for its EH216-S aircraft. The application was submitted by Guangdong EHang General Aviation —…

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FIA: Wisk and Skyports look to establish vertiport network in Australia

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Jul 24

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Wisk and Skyports Infrastructure are expanding their partnership to identify an entry-into-service (EIS) network for Wisk’s aircraft in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region of…

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EPS submits technical standard order application to FAA for lithium battery system

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Jul 24

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Electric Power Systems (EPS) has submitted its application for technical standard order (TSO) approval of its EPIC 1.0 battery system to the FAA. Submitted under…

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