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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Europe’s first all-electric international flights open to public

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jun 24

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Maastricht Aachen Airport, in the south of the Netherlands, is to host the first publicly accessible electric powered flights between the country and neighbouring Belgium and…

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‘The first eVTOLs will form a beachhead industry’ and there is nothing wrong with that

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Jun 24

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Batteries, load factors and utilisation. Sounds like the start of a decent joke if you’re in the electric aircraft business.  They’re also the biggest limiting…

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Archer gets FAA green light to begin commercial airline operations

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Jun 24

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Archer’s subsidiary, Archer Air, has received its Part 135 Air Carrier & Operator Certificate from the FAA, allowing it to begin operating aircraft commercially. Operations…

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Joby acquires Xwing autonomy technology

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Jun 24

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Joby has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a US autonomous aviation systems startup that has been test flying autonomous aircraft since 2020.  The deal…

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Embraer and Eve sign deal with Groupe ADP focused on Paris-Le Bourget Airport

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Yves Le Marquand

17 May 24

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Embraer and Eve Air Mobility have signed a deal with Groupe ADP aimed at preparing Paris-Le-Bourget Airport for low-carbon operations.  The memorandum of understanding (MoU)…

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STOL(en) the show? – Electra.aero’s short take off vision

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Yves Le Marquand

16 May 24

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The majority of hype and investment appears to centre around aircraft that take off vertically on battery power alone. Electra.aero has backed a different horse…

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Skyports signs partnership with Ras Al Khaimah expanding UAE work

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Yves Le Marquand

7 May 24

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Skyports Infrastructure has signed a deal with the transport and tourism and development authorities of Ras Al Khaimah, expanding its work to bring air taxis…

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Lilium and UrbanLink agree deal for 20 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

7 May 24

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New US operator UrbanLink will operate Lilium Jets in South Florida following a deal which will see the airline purchase 20 aircraft from Lilium.  The…

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Regional air mobility: Back to the future?

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Apr 24

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Turning up to my local airport as a child in the late ‘90s there would be a familiar sight on the apron. A fleet of…

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Wellington Airport will be home to New Zealand’s first electric air service

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Apr 24

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Air New Zealand has chosen Wellington and Marlborough Airports as the sites for its first all-electric aircraft service in New Zealand. The service, set to…

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FEAM Aero to provide MRO for ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engines

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Apr 24

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ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with FEAM Aero to look at providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), retrofit and technical support for its engines.  With a first hydrogen-electric…

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ELECTRON aerospace agrees new orders with two operators

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Apr 24

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ELECTRON aerospace has agreed orders for its aircraft from Air2E and Hopscotch Air.  The deals bring ELECTRON’s sales pipeline close to EUR 200m, and with Air2E based in…

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Italian vertiport testing bird strike monitoring system

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Apr 24

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UrbanV’s test vertiport on the outskirts of Rome is testing an AI-powered bird concentration monitoring system designed by The Edge Company. The system, which is…

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EHang awarded production certificate by Chinese regulator

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Apr 24

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EHang has obtained the production certificate for its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless eVTOL aircraft issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The production certificate…

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