H3 Dynamics and Qdot Technology working on long-range zero-emissions cargo UAV news Yves Le Marquand 18 Sep 24 0 Qdot, a spin-off from Oxford University’s Thermofluids Institute, and French hydrogen specialist, H3 Dynamics are developing a long-range, zero emissions cargo UAV. The aircraft will… Read more
Heart Aerospace unveils full-scale demonstrator aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 12 Sep 24 0 Heart Aerospace has unveiled its first full-scale demonstrator prototype of its ES30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft. Built almost entirely in-house at Heart’s Gothenburg facilities, the 32m… Read more
VerdeGo Aero’s A-1 investment round beats $4m target news Yves Le Marquand 9 Sep 24 0 VerdeGo Aero has closed its A-1 investment round, exceeding the target of $4m it set for continued development of its hybrid-electric propulsion technologies. The new… Read more
Moya Aero publishes footage of first subscale transition flight news Yves Le Marquand 6 Sep 24 0 Brazilian startup Moya Aero has released footage of the first ever transition flight with its sub-scale tiltbody uncrewed eVTOL aircraft prototype. The flight, using… Read more
Loganair to integrate Heart Aerospace aircraft into network news Yves Le Marquand 4 Sep 24 0 UK-based regional airline Loganair has partnered with Heart Aerospace to find use cases for the Swedish developer’s aircraft in the carrier’s route network. Loganair, headquartered… Read more
H3 Dynamics to supply fuel cells to EU-funded research project news Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 24 0 H3 Dynamics has been selected by European Union (EU) -funded Clean Aviation research project HyPoTraDe to supply its new class of aviation-grade hydrogen fuel cell… Read more
Ampaire opens new headquarters at Long Beach Airport news Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 24 0 The ribbon has been cut at Ampaire’s new headquarters based at Long Beach Airport in Los Angeles County. The new headquarters will support Ampaire’s team… Read more
Heart, JetZero and others awarded FAA FAST grants news Yves Le Marquand 16 Aug 24 0 The FAA has awarded Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) grants to a number of companies including Heart Aerospace, JetZero and Wright Electric. The FAA announced… Read more
Electra’s Goldfinch takes flight at NASA’s Langley Research Centre news Yves Le Marquand 8 Aug 24 0 Electra.aero has begun flying at NASA’s Langley Research Centre with its EL-2 Goldfinch hybrid-electric demonstrator, marking the first time a piloted electric aircraft has taken… Read more
H3X raises $20m from oversubscribed Series A news Yves Le Marquand 7 Aug 24 0 H3X has closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by deep tech investment firm Infinite Capital. The oversubscribed funding round also saw participation… Read more
Moya Aero reveals new hybrid cargo drone design news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jul 24 0 In a bid to extend range, Brazilian drone developer Moya Aero has unveiled its new hybrid-electric cargo drone. The hybrid Moya eVTOL expands operational range… Read more
The AirCraft Company joins Regional Airline Association news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jul 24 0 The AirCraft Company has joined North America’s Regional Airline Association (RAA). Membership to the association, which promotes safety and reliability in the regional airline industry,… Read more
VerdeGo unveils new hybrid-electric powerplant news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jul 24 0 VerdeGo Aero has revealed its new VH-4T turbine hybrid-electric powerplant to the public. The 400kW powerplant (pictured centre) is designed to address a wide array… Read more
VerdeGo awarded NASA SBIR Ignite programme contract news Yves Le Marquand 26 Jun 24 0 VerdeGo Aero has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract as part of NASA’s SBIR Ignite programme. During the six-month effort,… Read more
MagniX launches batteries with over 1,000 full-depth discharge cycle capability news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jun 24 0 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… Read more