Terra Drone acquires majority stake in uncrewed digital infrastructure firm Unifly

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Aug 23

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Terra Drone has acquired a 51% stake in uncrewed traffic management (UTM) provider, Unifly.  In 2016, when the drone market was still emerging, Terra Drone…

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Vaeridion and ASL Group sign deal to electrify business aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Aug 23

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Vaeridion and ASL Group are targeting the electrification of business aviation flights with new agreement.  Vaeridion is a Munich based company aiming to certify and…

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Archer and DoD deal expansion sees order for six Midnights

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Jul 23

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Archer has signed new contracts with the US Department of Defense worth $142m including delivery of six Midnight aircraft that will supplement helicopter operations. This…

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XTI Aircraft to go public via Inpixon merger

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Jul 23

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NASDAQ-listed location systems provider Inpixon has entered into a merger agreement with XTI Aircraft. XTI, which is developing a fixed-wing, VTOL aircraft it calls the TriFan…

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Alef reports 2,500 pre-orders for flying car

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Jul 23

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Alef Aeronautics has announced it has received 2,500 pre-orders for its flying car. The orders, made up of 2,100 deposits from individuals and 400 vehicle…

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SkyDrive signs off on pre-order for 100 aircraft from CT UAV

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jul 23

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SkyDrive and Vietnam-based CT UAV have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a pre-order of up to 100 of SkyDrive’s eVTOLs. CT UAV, a…

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Ampaire acquires eVTOL developer Talyn Air

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Jul 23

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Ampaire has acquired startup eVTOL OEM, Talyn Air as it targets growth in the drone and eVTOL sectors.  The transaction also adds eight patents and…

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Plana and Hi-Air announce deal for 30 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jul 23

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Plana has signed off on a deal with South Korean commercial air carrier, Hi-Air to supply 30 aircraft. The agreement includes a letter of intent…

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Jekta and Mehair sign order for 50 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Jul 23

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Jekta has signed an order for 50 of its electric amphibious aircraft with Indian seaplane operator Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt (Mehair). The deal,…

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Airbus and STMicroelectronics to develop electronics for future aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Jun 23

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Airbus has signed off on a deal with semiconductor specialist, STMicroelectronics to develop lighter power electronics required for hybrid and fully-electric aircraft.  The deal builds…

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ADAC Luftrettung and Volocopter to outfit eVTOLs for rescue operations

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jun 23

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ADAC Luftrettung and Volocopter have signed off on two agreements to customise VoloCity eVTOLs for rescue services.  The agreements, signed at the Paris Air Show,…

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Lilium begins expanding into Asian market

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jun 23

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Lilium has begun expanding into Hong Kong and China, including an order from Heli-Eastern for 100 aircraft.  Heli-Eastern aka Shenzhen Eastern General Aviation, is a…

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Wisk becomes fully-owned Boeing subsidiary

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Jun 23

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Wisk has become a fully-owned subsidiary of Boeing announced CEO Brian Yutko at a Boeing media event on Wednesday.  The move means Boeing has now…

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Volocopter to use Swiss-AS MRO software

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Yves Le Marquand

30 May 23

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Swiss Aviation Software (Swiss-AS) and Volocopter have agreed a contract for AMOS, Swiss-AS’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) software.  The multi-year deal will see AMOS…

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ASL Group pays Lilium pre-delivery deposits as OEM reports Q1 results

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Yves Le Marquand

26 May 23

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ASL Group has made pre-delivery payments to Lilium as part of an order for six aircraft, as the German OEM reports first-quarter (Q1) results.  The…

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