Alef’s flying car receives FAA special airworthiness certification

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Jun 23

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Alef Aeronautics has become the first road legal electric car to be certified by the FAA – through a special airworthiness certificate. The firm unveiled…

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Lilium begins expanding into Asian market

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jun 23

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Lilium has begun expanding into Hong Kong and China, including an order from Heli-Eastern for 100 aircraft.  Heli-Eastern aka Shenzhen Eastern General Aviation, is a…

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X-66A: NASA and Boeing demonstrator gets Air Force designation

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Jun 23

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The US Air Force has designated Boeing and NASA’s sustainable flight demonstrator project as the X-66A. The abnormally long, thin-winged aircraft which uses diagonal struts…

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VPorts begins vertiport certification in UAE

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jun 23

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VPorts has begun certification of its vertiports as part of the AAM integrator at the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub in Dubai South.   The…

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Supernal invests in TruWeather Solutions

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jun 23

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Supernal has made a minority investment in TruWeather Solutions’s as it plans to use its weather data analytics and forecasting in its eVTOL. Supernal will…

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Kawasaki makes strategic investment in VoltAero

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Yves Le Marquand

22 May 23

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Kawasaki Motors has become a strategic investor in VoltAero, joining Series B funding for the development of VoltAero’s Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft range. This investment, announced…

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Kakao Mobility pre-orders up to 50 Vertical Aerospace VX4s

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Yves Le Marquand

22 May 23

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Vertical Aerospace has announced that South Korean mobility technology firm, Kakao Mobility, has pre-ordered up to 50 of its VX4 aircraft. Kakao Mobility is the…

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Reliable Robotics flies autonomous demonstration with USAF

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Yves Le Marquand

19 May 23

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Reliable Robotics conducted an autonomous flight demonstration with the US Air Force during the recent Golden Phoenix readiness exercise at Travis Air Force Base.  Reliable’s…

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Wingcopter to get €40m in funding from European Investment Bank

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Yves Le Marquand

12 May 23

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €40m ‘quasi-equity’ investment into Wingcopter The EIB investment is backed by the European Commission’s InvestEU programme under…

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Echodyne announces strategic agreement with Supernal

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Yves Le Marquand

10 May 23

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Radar platform firm, Echodyne, has announced a strategic agreement and minority investment from Supernal. The collaboration between the two companies will focus on how to…

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Zipline: What goes up, keeps raising

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Yves Le Marquand

5 May 23

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Share prices, test flights, valuations, whatever goes up must come down right? For startups, in almost every case the rule sticks, but drone delivery unicorn,…

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Joby ‘not looking to raise’ on back of $180m investment

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Yves Le Marquand

4 May 23

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Although Joby Aviation was not looking to raise funds, however an offer of $180m increased investment from long-term partner Baillie Gifford has been accepted.  Matt…

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Lilium announces $250m capital raise

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Yves Le Marquand

2 May 23

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Lilium has announced a capital raise of up to $250m, with $100m already funded at close.  This latest capital raise enables the German OEM to…

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Joby expands partnership with Toyota

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Apr 23

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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…

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Joby receives third extension of Agility Prime contract

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Apr 23

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Joby Aviation has received a third extension of its Agility Prime contract with the US Air Force worth $55m. The announcement comes days after four…

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