How can new aircraft firms convince the public?

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Dec 23

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Those of us who live and work in advanced air mobility are at risk of finding ourselves in an echo chamber. If you head down…

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Volocopter’s 2X begins test flying in Japan

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 23

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Volocopter is fresh off its first multi-day flight test campaign with a crewed eVTOL aircraft above the Japanese cities of Osaka and Amagasaki.  The testing…

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Ampaire’s Eel demonstrator flies record endurance flight

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 23

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Ampaire’s Eel demonstrator has set a new endurance record for a hybrid-electric aircraft, according to founders.  The aircraft flew in the skies above Camarillo, California…

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Lufthansa and Lilium sign deal to explore eVTOL operations in Europe

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Dec 23

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Lilium and Lufthansa Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore use cases for Lilium’s aircraft in Europe.  The pair plan to look…

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Air New Zealand selects BETA’s Alia as launch Next Gen aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Dec 23

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Air New Zealand is buying BETA Technologies’ conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) Alia as the carrier’s first purchase of a next generation aircraft. The Alia…

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Eve and Flexjet conduct real-time software trial

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Nov 23

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Eve and Flexjet have conducted a real-time software trial to test the feasibility of UAM operations. The simulation took place over four days in November at Flexjet’s Tactical…

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Paris city councillors oppose air taxi service plans

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Nov 23

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Plans to integrate air tax services into a public transport system for the first time have been unanimously opposed by Paris city councillors.  Aéroports de…

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Archer and Air Chateau agree deal for up to 100 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Nov 23

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Archer has signed a deal with Air Chateau International for the planned purchase of up to 100 aircraft.  The deal, which could be worth up…

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Cheap power means cheaper operations, says Jekta research

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Nov 23

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The cheaper the electricity the cheaper the electric regional air mobility operations, according to new research from Jekta. The study has identified regions, like Africa,…

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Volocopter and Joby take to skies above New York

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Nov 23

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Volocopter and Joby have taken part in the world’s first public showcase of multiple eVTOL aircraft today and yesterday in New York. Joby and Volocopter…

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AutoFlight signs MoU on MENA strategy with Falcon Aviation Services

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Nov 23

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AutoFlight and Falcon Aviation Services have signed a memorandum of understanding to work out an AAM strategy in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) region.…

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Blade ‘turning corner on profit’ with stellar Q3 performance

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Nov 23

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As Blade Air Mobility turns “the corner to profitability” it is “doing so without sacrificing revenue growth’, according to CEO Rob Wiesenthal. The operator announced…

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Archer and InterGlobe to launch air taxi services in India

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Nov 23

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Archer and InterGlobe Enterprises have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at launching air taxi services in India. Part of the deal will see…

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The cardboard box that could change disaster response

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Nov 23

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Dropping eight 20kg boxes into an area the size of a tennis court from 300ft is impressive. But the fact that each box carried eggs…

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How the US military is teaming up to get advanced aircraft flying

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Oct 23

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When the AFWERX Agility Prime programme was launched in 2020, it was focused on planting the stars and stripes atop the summit of Mount eVTOL…

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