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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Altaport white paper provides conops for automated vertiport

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Sep 24

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Altaport and engineering and design multinational, WSP have released a concept of operations (conops) analysing the business requirements of a vertiport automation system (VAS). Identifying conops for…

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Moya Aero publishes footage of first subscale transition flight

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Sep 24

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  Brazilian startup Moya Aero has released footage of the first ever transition flight with its sub-scale tiltbody uncrewed eVTOL aircraft prototype.  The flight, using…

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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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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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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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Archer delivers first aircraft to US Air Force

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Aug 24

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Archer Aviation has delivered its first Midnight eVTOL to the US Air Force (USAF) after the Department of Defense accepted the aircraft’s military airworthiness assessment.…

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Skyports and Wagner partner on vertiport development

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Aug 24

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Skyports Infrastructure has partnered with Australian property investment firm Wagner Corporation to assess vertiport development opportunities in Queensland. The partnership will look at development opportunities in…

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Archer and Future Flight Global announce order for 116 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Aug 24

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Archer Aviation has agreed an order for up to 116 Midnight eVTOL aircraft from US-based AAM operator Future Flight Global (FFG). If the agreement for…

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Archer narrows losses to $106.9m

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Fayaz Hussain

9 Aug 24

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Archer Aviation has issued its share holder letter reporting second quarter loss of $106.9m, down from $116.5m in the first quarter of 2024. “This has…

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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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Joby posts $123m loss in second quarter

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Fayaz Hussain

8 Aug 24

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Joby Aviation reported a loss of $123m for the second quarter of 2024 owing to higher research and development expenses and lower revaluation of securities. …

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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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