Eve completes eVTOL wind tunnel testing

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Yves Le Marquand

17 May 23

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Eve Air Mobility has announced completion of wind tunnel testing of its eVTOL aircraft.  The testing, conducted at a wind tunnel near Lucerne, Switzerland, used…

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FlightSafety to train Lilium eVTOL pilots

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Yves Le Marquand

12 May 23

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Lilium has agreed a partnership with aviation training company, FlightSafety International (FSI) to train its pilots.  The agreement makes FlightSafety the exclusive developer and provider…

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Wisk and Japan Airlines partner to bring self-flying air taxis to Japan

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Yves Le Marquand

9 May 23

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Wisk Aero and Japan Airlines (JAL) are partnering to bring Wisk’s self-flying air taxi to Japan.  Wisk and JAL Engineering (JALEC) will also work closely…

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FAA publishes blueprint for AAM operations

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Yves Le Marquand

5 May 23

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  The FAA has released an updated blueprint for airspace and procedure changes to accommodate air taxis and AAM operations.  As per the blueprint, AAM…

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Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023 – As it happened

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Apr 23

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One day down and one to go at Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023.  We have a packed agenda across the final day at the Westin Hotel, tackling…

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PLANA takes honour at iF Design Awards

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Apr 23

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PLANA has won the Professional Concept category of the iF Design Awards, it announced on Monday.  The iF Design Awards, which are held annually in…

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Former F1 technical director launches cargo eVTOL programme

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Apr 23

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MGI Engineering, founded by Mike Gascoyne, who set up the Lotus Formula One (F1) team, has launched its cargo UAV technology demonstrator programme.  Announced at…

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AIR: Pushing the envelope

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Apr 23

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With a full-scale prototype flight test behind them, pushing the performance envelope ahead of crewed tests later this year, AIR is pushing on towards certification,…

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Moya Aero conducts successful initial ground propellor tests

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Apr 23

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Moya Aero has successfully completed initial ground testing of its battery-electric powered propellor set.  Last week, the Brazilian eVTOL startup conducted the tests at its…

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Horizon Aircraft prototype completes maiden transition flight test

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Apr 23

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Horizon Aircraft has successfully completed initial transition flight testing of its 50% scale eVTOL prototype. The scaled Cavorite X5 completed its maiden flight test in…

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Where do eVTOLs sleep at night?

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 23

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Picture a busy vertiport. Passengers walk out to board electric vertical aircraft happy to be saving hours in travel time. Now imagine the chaos when…

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Lyte Aviation: SkyBus creator’s ‘all-or-nothing approach’ to future mobility

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 23

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Previously labeled as a “dreamer”, Lyte Aviation’s founder, Freshta Farzam is taking an “all or nothing” approach to future mobility.  Farzam is the creator of…

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Archer: ‘Aggressive roadmap’ led to ‘significant milestones’ in 2022

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Mar 23

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Archer’s roadmap for 2022 has led to the achievement of number of “significant milestones” over the past year, according to Adam Goldstein. GAAP total operating…

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Sikorsky and GE to jointly develop hybrid-electric VTOL demonstrator

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Mar 23

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Sikorsky and GE Aerospace are producing a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric demonstrator (HEX) VTOL.  With a maximum gross weight of more than 7,000lbs (3,175kg), the uncrewed aircraft…

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Archer begins construction on Covington manufacturing facility

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Mar 23

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Archer Aviation has begun construction on its Georgia-based manufacturing facility, closing the local incentive transaction. The planned approximately 350,000sqft facility, located adjacent to the Covington…

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