Volocopter capital needs intensify following loan option stall

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Apr 24

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Volocopter’s CEO, Dirk Hoke has said the company could be forced to look at insolvency options “in the foreseeable future”, according to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. The…

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BETA flies piloted transition test in VTOL prototype

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Apr 24

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  BETA Technologies has successfully a flown piloted transition test in the VTOL version of its Alia aircraft.  The tests were completed earlier this month…

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Bringing the outdoors inside: Airbus Ventures’ latest investment merges automotive with aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Apr 24

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If you had to guess where a state-of-the-art lightweight composite material for aerospace originated, it probably wouldn’t be in the backcountry ski sector.  But that…

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BETA’s Charge Cube gets Underwriter’s Laboratory certification

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Apr 24

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BETA’s latest fast charging technology has been certified by the Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL), a globally recognised safety standard setter.  As the only electric aircraft developer…

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Blood, sweat and tiers: What is the role of the supplier in scaling AAM?

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Apr 24

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There are many claims, some realistic others less so, about which AAM use cases will come first. Add to that regulatory, capital and infrastructure challenges…

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Merlin completes certification system bench build

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Apr 24

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  Merlin has completed design and construction of its certification system bench, a flight simulator built to allow the firm to test its automation systems…

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Wingcopter opening type certification process in Japan with ITOCHU

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Apr 24

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Wingcopter’s application to begin type certification of its delivery drone in Japan has been accepted.  The news marks the first time a foreign company’s drone…

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EHang awarded production certificate by Chinese regulator

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Apr 24

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EHang has obtained the production certificate for its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless eVTOL aircraft issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The production certificate…

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AutoFlight delivers first aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 24

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AutoFlight has delivered its first Prosperity aircraft to a customer in Japan, marking what it says is the world’s first delivery of a civilian ton-class…

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‘Batteries will open up new markets but there are bottlenecks’

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Mar 24

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There is value in putting batteries in aircraft and it isn’t all sustainability.  Electrification will open up new markets in short-haul that have never been…

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ELECTRON Aerospace reveals new aircraft design

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Mar 24

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ELECTRON Aerospace has revealed an updated design of its all-electric aircraft it calls the ELECTRON 5. Dubbed the “future workhorse” of regional air mobility, the…

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UK government publishes Future of Flight action plan

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Mar 24

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A new plan released by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has set out a roadmap for drones and novel electric aircraft to be flying…

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FAA finalises airworthiness criteria for Joby’s eVTOL

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Mar 24

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Today, the FAA will publish the final airworthiness criteria for Joby Aviation’s JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft.  The publication comes 15 months after Joby’s proposed airworthiness criteria…

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Public consultation period for Eve’s eVTOL ends next week

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Mar 24

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There is just over a week left to offer your view on Eve’s eVTOL aircraft certification to Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). Last month,…

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German regulator approves Volocopter as training organisation

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Mar 24

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Volocopter is now an approved training organisation (ATO) following certification by the German Federal Aviation office (Luftfahrt Bundesamt). This certification, held through its subsidiary Volocopter…

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