Moonware closes $7m seed round news Yves Le Marquand 25 Mar 24 0 AI powered ground traffic control platform Moonware has just closed a seed round worth $7m. The new funding, co-led by Third Prime and Zero Infinity… Read more
Eve Air Mobility launches traffic, network software Vector news Fayaz Hussain 20 Mar 24 0 Eve Air Mobility launched its urban air traffic management (UATM) software Vector at the Airspace World in Geneva to address the air traffic and network… Read more
UK government publishes Future of Flight action plan news Yves Le Marquand 18 Mar 24 0 A new plan released by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has set out a roadmap for drones and novel electric aircraft to be flying… Read more
Lilium teams up with FBO giant Atlantic Aviation news Yves Le Marquand 13 Mar 24 0 Lilium has partnered with Atlantic Aviation to prepare its FBO network for the launch of regional air taxi services in the US. The strategic partnership,… Read more
Medical business shines as Blade reports Q4 2023 results news Yves Le Marquand 12 Mar 24 0 Blade’s organ transport service continues to expand as revenue increased 47.9% to $32m in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023. Driven partly by the addition… Read more
Archer and Falcon partner on Abu Dhabi to Dubai service news Yves Le Marquand 11 Mar 24 0 Archer has selected Falcon Aviation as its vertiport infrastructure partner in Abu Dhabi and Dubai ahead of launching air taxi services between the two cities… Read more
Xwing wins xTech SBIR Autonomy Contract news Yves Le Marquand 11 Mar 24 0 Xwing has won a small business innovation research (SBIR) contract from the US Army xTech SBIR Autonomy programme. The contract will see Xwing conduct autonomous airlift… Read more
Signature installs first BETA Technologies charger, more to come news Yves Le Marquand 7 Mar 24 0 Signature Aviation’s FBO at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is now home to a BETA Technologies-designed electric aircraft charger. The private aviation terminal operator has partnered with… Read more
Eve and Yugo sign deal to explore UAM potential in Southeast Asia news Yves Le Marquand 20 Feb 24 0 Eve and Singapore-based aviation company Yugo Global have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the potential for urban eVTOL operations in Southeast Asia.… Read more
Xwing completes Agile Combat Employment exercise with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 24 0 Xwing’s first successful participation in an Agile Combat Employment exercise demonstrates the future of military critical cargo delivery, according to co-founder Maxime Gariel. The week-long… Read more
Joby to launch Dubai air taxi services in 2026 news Yves Le Marquand 12 Feb 24 0 Joby has signed a definitive agreement with Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority to launch air taxi services in the Emirate by early 2026, with Skyports… Read more
BETA’s aircraft ‘ideal asset’ for Air Force following first ACE Scenario news Yves Le Marquand 12 Feb 24 0 On the back of its first agile combat employment exercise, BETA’s Alia aircraft has emerged as an “ideal asset” for the US Air Force, according… Read more
BETA and Bristow bring electric flight to Louisiana news Yves Le Marquand 7 Feb 24 0 BETA Technologies in partnership with Bristow has demonstrated the flight capabilities of its conventional aircraft in Louisiana. The all-electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) aircraft,… Read more
Xwing’s autonomous logistics opens new opportunities for DoD news Yves Le Marquand 30 Jan 24 0 Xwing’s Cessna 208B has successfully completed an autonomous logistics mission as part of a continuing partnership with AFWERX Autonomy Prime. Watched on by dozens of… Read more
Reducing air traffic control workload key to near-airport air taxi operations says NASA Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 16 Jan 24 0 Managing and reducing the workload of air traffic control (ATC) will be key to commercial air taxi operations in and around airports, according to NASA. … Read more