Aerovy and Electro Base expand charging partnership news Yves Le Marquand 22 Sep 23 0 Aerovy and Electro Base have expanded their partnership focused on developing electric aviation battery charging. Aerovy already has a partnership with Electro.Aero, the parent of… Read more
Skyports Drone Services and Equinor launch North Sea delivery trial news Yves Le Marquand 18 Sep 23 0 Skyports Drone Services is trialling oil rig drone deliveries in the North Sea with Norwegian energy firm, Equinor. The two-month flight programme, launched earlier this… Read more
ZeroAvia and Masdar announce hydrogen production partnership news Yves Le Marquand 23 Aug 23 0 ZeroAvia has signed a partnership with UAE-based renewal energy producer, Masdar to explore hydrogen production and supply. The agreement will focus at first on North… Read more
Picking the right tools for the job Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Aircraft design is ruled by the propulsion system on the airframe — you can tell a helicopter, piston or turbine aircraft without seeing it. So… Read more
VPorts begins vertiport certification in UAE news Yves Le Marquand 7 Jun 23 0 VPorts has begun certification of its vertiports as part of the AAM integrator at the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub in Dubai South. The… Read more
Volocopter to use Swiss-AS MRO software news Yves Le Marquand 30 May 23 0 Swiss Aviation Software (Swiss-AS) and Volocopter have agreed a contract for AMOS, Swiss-AS’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) software. The multi-year deal will see AMOS… Read more
Merlin opens New Zealand operations centre news Yves Le Marquand 25 May 23 0 Autonomous flight developer Merlin has opened its centre for operations based in Kerikeri, New Zealand. The operating means Merlin now has a dedicated test environment… Read more
Get Heli launches ‘heli-pooling’ shuttle system news Yves Le Marquand 25 May 23 0 Helicopter charter platform Get Heli has created a pooling system for helicopters, laying the foundations for eVTOL services. The firm is launching the service to… Read more
Evfly and Al Shaheen Aviation sign MoU focused on AAM job creation news Yves Le Marquand 24 May 23 0 Evfly has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aviation division (Al Shaheen Aviation Holding) of YAS Holding at the Dubai Airport Show 2023.… Read more
VoltAero seeks bids for manufacturing plant construction news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 23 0 Bids are being sought by VoltAero for the construction of a facility from which it will deliver the first of its Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft. The… Read more
FAA publishes blueprint for AAM operations news Yves Le Marquand 5 May 23 0 The FAA has released an updated blueprint for airspace and procedure changes to accommodate air taxis and AAM operations. As per the blueprint, AAM… Read more
Joby expands partnership with Toyota news Yves Le Marquand 28 Apr 23 0 Joby Aviation expands its partnership with Toyota with the signing of a long-term agreement to supply key powertrain and actuation components for Joby’s aircraft. The… Read more
Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023 – As it happened news Yves Le Marquand 25 Apr 23 0 One day down and one to go at Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023. We have a packed agenda across the final day at the Westin Hotel, tackling… Read more
H2Fly reports successful on-ground tests of liquid hydrogen tank news Yves Le Marquand 11 Apr 23 0 H2Fly has successfully passed liquid hydrogen on-ground filling tests with its newly developed liquid hydrogen tank that has been integrated into its HY4 aircraft. The… Read more
Volocopter opens final assembly line facility in Germany news Yves Le Marquand 5 Apr 23 0 Volocopter yesterday opened the hangar that will host the OEM’s final assembly line in Bruchsal, Germany. The production facility also includes an airfield to conduct… Read more