Supernal and Korean Air announce strategic partnership news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 Korean Air is partnering with Supernal to speed development of the eVTOL developer’s aircraft and surrounding AAM ecosystem. The strategic partnership will see the firms… Read more
EHang has EH216-S type certified by Chinese regulator news Yves Le Marquand 16 Oct 23 0 EHang has been awarded a type certificate (TC) for its passenger-carrying autonomous air taxi, EH216-S by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The TC… Read more
Archer closes financing and building deals for Georgia factory news Yves Le Marquand 11 Oct 23 0 Archer has closed agreements with Synovus Bank and Evans General Contractors for the financing and construction of its Covington, Georgia manufacturing facility. Today’s news secures… Read more
Archer receives first instalment from US Air Force contracts news Yves Le Marquand 4 Oct 23 0 Archer has got the first instalment worth nearly $1m from its recently announced contracts with the US Air Force (USAF). With a total value of… Read more
Joby begins piloted eVTOL flying news Yves Le Marquand 4 Oct 23 0 Joby reports flight testing of its eVTOL aircraft with pilots onboard has begun. So far, four of Joby’s flight test team have now piloted flights… Read more
Emerging by emergency Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 28 Sep 23 0 In a space full of clean sheet aircraft designs, it can be hard to see clearly past the drawings and 1:10 prototypes. Uncertainties over target… 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
Bristow and Volocopter sign deal to launch eVTOL services news Yves Le Marquand 7 Sep 23 0 Bristow Group and Volocopter have signed an agreement to look at launching eVTOL passenger and cargo services in the US and UK. As part of… Read more
Vertical provides details on prototype crash news Yves Le Marquand 31 Aug 23 0 Vertical Aerospace has revealed details about the sequence that preceded its prototype VX4 crash earlier this month. The novel aircraft encountered an unexpected fault during… Read more
Supernalism: Hyundai’s AAM theory Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 30 Aug 23 0 Access to the automotive supply chain will play a big role in the success of an eVTOL OEM. Frontrunners like Joby and Archer have tapped… Read more
Archer and Wisk end long legal feud news Yves Le Marquand 11 Aug 23 0 Archer and Wisk have reached a settlement to resolve the federal and state court feud. Although the litigation between the parties was settled on undisclosed… Read more
AAM: Getting cleared for take-off news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Following years of unprecedented disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry is experiencing a doubling down of efforts to bring next-generation transportation technologies… Read more
Amprius reveals breakthrough in aircraft battery tech news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Lithium-ion battery specialist Amprius Technologies has revealed an “unmatched” breakthrough lithium-ion battery that expands the use cases for electric aircraft. The cell achieves a discharge… Read more
Joby team ‘knocking it out the park’ so far in 2023 says CEO news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Joby Aviation’s team has consistently delivered on targets across the first half of 2023, according to CEO JoeBen Bevirt. The eVTOL OEM announced its second… Read more
Eve appoints Johann Bordais as CEO news Yves Le Marquand 1 Aug 23 0 Eve Air Mobility has appointed Embraer’s president and CEO of Services & Support, Johann Bordais as its new CEO. Current co-CEOs Andre Stein and Jerry… Read more