eVTOL market: Biggest growth from air taxis, ambulance and cargo news Yves Le Marquand 20 Jan 23 0 Air taxis, air ambulance and cargo are seen as the three biggest growth areas of the eVTOL market over the next five years, according to… Read more
Skyroads is building Germany’s first automated flight test site news Yves Le Marquand 19 Jan 23 0 Skyroads has began equipping its automated flight test site at Augsburg Airport in southern Germany. The Munich-based company’s project, co-funded by the state of Bavaria,… Read more
Gary Gysin to step down as Wisk CEO news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jan 23 0 Wisk Aero’s CEO Gary Gysin is retiring from his position and as a member of the board at the end of January. Boeing’s Dr. Brian… Read more
Horizon releases Cavorite hover test footage news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jan 23 0 Horizon Aircraft has released the first footage of its Cavorite X5 scale prototype in the air. Earlier this month Revolution.Aero reported that the Canada-based eVTOL… Read more
Lilium appoints new CFO and CCO news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jan 23 0 Lilium has appointed Oliver Vogelgesang as chief financial officer and Sebastien Borel as chief commercial officer. Vogelgesang will take over from Geoffrey Richardson, who is… Read more
Qingdao investment arm invests $10m in EHang news Yves Le Marquand 13 Jan 23 0 EHang and Qingdao West Coast New Area have signed off on a strategic partnership that will see $10m invested in EHang with potential for another… Read more
All things are difficult before they get VC Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 11 Jan 23 0 Venture capital is an optimistic form of investment, but to what extent will that optimism be quelled by the economic climate? “We will see a… Read more
New Horizon survey suggests public confidence in eVTOLs rising news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jan 23 0 A new survey amongst private equity and venture capital (VC) firms revealed that 82% expect public confidence in the eVTOL sector to increase over the… Read more
Tesla files trademark to make electric motors for aircraft and boats news Yves Le Marquand 5 Jan 23 0 Electric vehicle giant, Tesla has filed a trademark to develop and manufacture electric motors for aircraft and boats. Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has hinted at… Read more
Horizon’s Cavorite prototype completes initial hover testing news Yves Le Marquand 4 Jan 23 0 Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X5 scale prototype has successfully completed initial hover testing today. The firm now plans to move to transition flight testing in the… Read more
NASA crash tests eVTOL concept news Yves Le Marquand 3 Jan 23 0 NASA researchers have completed a full-scale crash test of an eVTOL concept at the agency’s Landing and Impact Research (LandIR) facility. NASA’s aims to help… Read more
Joby reaches halfway point of FAA systems review news Yves Le Marquand 15 Dec 22 0 Joby has completed the second of four system reviews required by the FAA as part of its aircraft type certification. The review was an in-person,… Read more
Horizon Aircraft: eVTOL industry to consolidate as order books grow news Yves Le Marquand 13 Dec 22 0 By 2025 66% of venture capital and private equity sector expect the global eVTOL order book to be over 8,000 per year, according to research… Read more
Eve and FlyBIS sign LoI for 40 eVTOLs news Yves Le Marquand 8 Dec 22 0 Eve Air Mobility and FlyBIS Aviation have agreed a deal for 40 aircraft. The Caxias do Sul-based startup plans to collaborate with Eve to bring… Read more
Archer Aviation unveils production aircraft Midnight news Yves Le Marquand 18 Nov 22 0 Archer has unveiled its pilot-plus-four-passenger production aircraft Midnight. The Palo Alto-based firm revealed the aircraft during an open house event on Wednesday (November 18th ).… Read more