Vertical unveils latest eVTOL prototype

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Jul 24

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Vertical Aerospace has unveiled the latest iteration of its full-scale VX4 prototype aircraft. The new prototype offers a 20% increase in the power to weight…

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UK’s first permanent vertiport opens near Snowdonia

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jul 24

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Now open for drone and eVTOL testing, the UK’s first permanent vertiport has been constructed at Snowdonia Aerospace Centre. Known as a permanent or temporary…

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Joby completes hydrogen-electric test flight

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jul 24

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  With water as the only by-product, Joby has flown its hydrogen-electric demonstrator 523 miles.  The landmark test flight, which Joby believes to be the…

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Vertical Aerospace given more control by UK regulator

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jul 24

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This week Vertical Aerospace was granted more control over conducting tasks related to its type certification programme when the UK regulator expanded the scope of…

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UK regulator expands Vertical’s design organisation approval

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jul 24

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The scope of Vertical Aerospace’s design organisation approval (DOA) has been expanded by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).  The scope extension enables Vertical’s engineers…

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Better Futures: Helping small enterprises to adopt AI

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jul 24

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What percentage of manufacturing companies do you think have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in some way to drive business value? According to the US Census…

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Lilium reports successful first propulsion unit tests

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Jun 24

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Lilium has completed the first series of tests of its electric jet propulsion unit.  Testing of the propulsion unit, comprising two engines within a propulsion…

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Wisk ‘advancing certification effort’ with Verocel acquisition

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Jun 24

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Wisk Aero has acquired Verocel, a software verification and validation (V&V) company with experience supporting high-integrity aerospace software certification. The deal will form a key…

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Skyports Infrastructure partners with Jeju Air on Korean vertiport deployment

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jun 24

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Skyports Infrastructure has formed a partnership with Jeju Air, Korea’s largest low-cost airline, to support vertiport deployment for air taxi operations in the country.  Skyports…

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MagniX launches batteries with over 1,000 full-depth discharge cycle capability

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jun 24

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MagniX has introduced Samson, a battery line designed for aviation which it says delivers “industry-leading energy density” and “unmatched cycle life”. Developed for applications that…

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AIR launches uncrewed cargo variant

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Jun 24

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AIR has expanded into the cargo and logistics market with an uncrewed variant of its AIR ONE eVTOL. 

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Archer signs deal to begin electrification of Signature’s terminal network

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jun 24

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Archer Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on electrifying Signature Aviation’s private aviation terminals. Signature’s network, at over 200 terminals, is the…

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Wisk agrees deal with Houston Airports to bring autonomous air taxis to region

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jun 24

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Wisk Aero and Houston Airports, have agreed a memorandum of understanding to bring autonomous air taxi services to Greater Houston.  As part of the collaboration,…

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FAA accepts SkyDrive’s type certification application

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jun 24

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SkyDrive has revealed the FAA has accepted its type certification application for its SD-05 eVTOL aircraft.  The application, which was made through the Japan’s Civil…

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Lilium CEO expects state loan guarantees in matter of weeks

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Jun 24

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Lilium expects to receive guarantees from the Federal Government and the State of Bavaria as security for a loan from the German state bank KfW…

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