Blade and Skyports Infrastructure launching pilot programme in Manhattan news Yves Le Marquand 10 Mar 25 0 Blade Air Mobility and Skyports Infrastructure are set to launch a pilot programme to gather data that will help support eVTOL operations from Downtown Manhattan… Read more
Clearing general aviation’s paper jam Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 7 Mar 25 0 It is a surprisingly warm Monday afternoon for early March in Surrey, the county immediately south of London, UK. The early spring sun glints off… Read more
Building the backbone of electric flight Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 3 Mar 25 0 You will likely have heard of Beta Technologies, but probably not Aerovolt. That said, the unofficial mantra the two companies live by is very similar… Read more
Beta’s installs first electric charger in South Carolina news Yves Le Marquand 11 Feb 25 0 Florence Regional Airport (FLO) become the first location in South Carolina to install a Beta Technologies electric aircraft charger. The charger, manufactured by Beta, are… Read more
Beta, 47G and Utah partner to bring AAM operations to state news Yves Le Marquand 29 Jan 25 0 Beta Technologies and 47G | Utah Aerospace & Defense (47G) have signed an agreement to begin work to launch a statewide advanced air mobility (AAM)… Read more
‘US air taxi certification likely pushed to 2027’ news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jan 25 0 The first type certification of an eVTOL aircraft in the US is unlikely to be issued before 2027. That was the takeaway message following… Read more
Drone strike sharpens focus on ‘effective’ airspace management Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 16 Jan 25 0 Last week, a De Havilland CL-415 water bomber was damaged after it collided with a drone whilst fighting the wildfires that have and continue to… Read more
UAE regulator approves Skyports’ first vertiport design news Yves Le Marquand 9 Jan 25 0 Skyports has received technical design approval from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority for its first commercial vertiport in the country. Named… Read more
Atlantic Aviation acquires Ferrovial Vertiports news Yves Le Marquand 8 Jan 25 0 Atlantic Aviation has acquired Ferrovial Vertiports, the vertiport business of infrastructure company Ferrovial. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic, Ferrovial Vertiports will immediately begin… Read more
Beta Technologies expands charging network by nearly 200% in 2024 news Yves Le Marquand 7 Jan 25 0 Beta Technologies installed electric chargers at 30 new sites in 2024, growing its network by almost 200%, the company has reported. The electric aircraft and… Read more
Skyports breaks ground on UK vertiport development news Yves Le Marquand 13 Dec 24 0 Skyports Infrastructure and Bicester Motion have broken ground on the UK’s first vertiport testbed development. The vertiport is under construction on a plot of 0.42… Read more
Skyports and Groupe ADP joint venture to operate Manhattan heliport news Yves Le Marquand 10 Dec 24 0 A joint venture between Skyports Infrastructure and Groupe ADP has been named as the new operator of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. The New York City… Read more
BETA Technologies Series C raises $318m news Yves Le Marquand 1 Nov 24 0 BETA has raised $318m from its Series C funding round led by the Qatar Investment Authority. The Vermont-based electric aircraft developer has now raised more… Read more
Supernal partners with Clay Lacy to prepare FBOs for eVTOL operations news Yves Le Marquand 23 Oct 24 0 Supernal will help Clay Lacy prepare its FBOs for eVTOL aircraft operations through a new partnership announced at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. Supernal’s first official… Read more
Atlantic to begin installing aircraft chargers at NYC’s East 34th Street Heliport news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 24 0 Atlantic Aviation is set to begin installing charging stations for eVTOL aircraft at East 34th Street Heliport in New York. The project will see Atlantic… Read more