Skyports and Volocopter inaugurate Europe’s first vertiport terminal news Yves Le Marquand 11 Nov 22 0 Skyports and Volocopter in partnership with Groupe ADP have launched Europe’s first “fully integrated” vertiport terminal for UAM. The AAM sandbox located at Pontoise-Cormeilles airfield,… Read more
Vertical remains ‘on track’ despite £19m loss in Q3 news Yves Le Marquand 9 Nov 22 0 Vertical Aerospace has confirmed is capital plan for 2022 and progress on certification remains on track, despite posting a £19m loss in the third quarter… Read more
EvoLux’s empty leg features: Democratising private air travel news Yves Le Marquand 4 Nov 22 0 Florida-based start-up EvoLux is launching a digital empty leg tool that it hopes can “truly democratise private aviation”. There has always been an excess of… Read more
Joby’s $79.2m Q3 loss ‘reflects continued certification progress’ news Yves Le Marquand 3 Nov 22 0 Joby Aviation’s (NYSE: JOBY) $79.2m net loss in the third quarter (Q3) reflects continued progress in certifying the aircraft and also in launching early manufacturing… Read more
Alakai Technologies: Green Skai thinking news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 22 0 Alakai Technologies has just received approval from the FAA to flight test its second experimental vehicle. The first has already flown, and is continuing flight… Read more
Lilium and Saudia announce deal for 100 eVTOLs news Yves Le Marquand 27 Oct 22 0 Saudia Arabia’s national carrier has agreed to purchase 100 Lilium Jets making Saudia the first airline in the region to step into the eVTOL space.… Read more
Supernal agrees partnerships with Honeywell and BAE Systems news Yves Le Marquand 21 Oct 22 0 Supernal has signed agreements with BAE Systems and Honeywell for the flight control system and flight deck of its eVTOL. BAE will design the fly-by-wire… Read more
Joby applies for Japanese certification news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 22 0 Joby Aviation has applied for certification with the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The applications comes in the wake of Japanese and US regulatory authorities… Read more
NASA developing ‘solid-state’ battery for electric aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 17 Oct 22 0 NASA is developing a battery pack that it says is “lighter, safer, and performs better” than batteries used in electric vehicles today. Researchers are investigating… Read more
Lirio Liu’s FAA Keynote Address #Rev22 news Yves Le Marquand 13 Oct 22 0 It can sometimes be challenging for the FAA to keep pace with the speed of private sector innovators, according to Lirio Liu, executive director, Aircraft… Read more
Dean Donovan: How advanced air mobility will transform the economy #Rev22 news Yves Le Marquand 13 Oct 22 0 It was the social and economic transformation that the expansion of advanced air mobility (AAM) will bring which created the basis for Dean Donovan’s presentation… Read more
Investors Pass On Risky Aviation Bets news Yves Le Marquand 11 Oct 22 0 Until this year, aerospace fledglings had their best chance in well over a decade to secure outside investment. Suddenly, the new economic financial climate has… Read more