New chips to make Anthem ‘slimmer and faster’ news Yves Le Marquand 16 Jan 25 0 Last week, at CES 2025, Honeywell and NXP Semiconductors expanded their partnership to begin building i.MX processors into Honeywell’s latest Anthem avionics. Honeywell and Dutch… Read more
Propeller Drones, Airwayz and FlightOps team up for Israel’s first BVLOS drone flights news Yves Le Marquand 28 Nov 24 0 Propeller Drones has chosen unmanned air traffic management provider Airwayz to execute its $7m Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) contract to conduct autonomous drone flights. The… Read more
SAI Flight pre-orders 10 SkyDrive aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 25 Nov 24 0 SkyDrive, South Carolina-based operator SAI Flight and Greenville Downtown Airport have signed an agreement to jointly explore eVTOL aircraft services in the region, including a… Read more
Electron launches ‘10,000 Faces of Change’ campaign news Yves Le Marquand 25 Nov 24 0 Dutch electric aircraft startup Electron has launched a campaign inviting industry stakeholders to support its aircraft programme. The 10,000 Faces of Change campaign pays homage… Read more
USAF accepts Merlin’s airworthiness plan for KC-135 testing news Yves Le Marquand 18 Nov 24 0 The United States Air Force (USAF) has accepted Merlin’s airworthiness plan for KC-135 testing using its autonomous technology. The joint USAF and Merlin project will… Read more
EHang and Enpower to develop eVTOL motors news Yves Le Marquand 11 Nov 24 0 EHang has formed a strategic partnership with Zhuhai Enpower Electric to jointly develop electric motors and motor controllers for its eVTOL aircraft. Enpower is a… Read more
VoltAero inaugurates production facility news Yves Le Marquand 11 Nov 24 0 French hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero has opened its production facility in France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The purpose-built 2,400sqm (25,833sqft) facility, located at Rochefort Airport near the… Read more
Archer signs deal with Japan Airlines joint venture, including up to 100 air taxis news Yves Le Marquand 8 Nov 24 0 Archer Aviation and Soracle, a new joint venture by Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, signed agreements focused on bringing AAM services to Japan. Soracle plans… Read more
LYGG orders up to 200 conversion kits from Ampaire news Yves Le Marquand 7 Nov 24 0 Scandinavian regional airline LYGG has signed an agreement with Ampaire that includes up to 200 hybrid-electric conversion kits. As part of the memorandum of understanding (MoU), the… Read more
Eve, Revo and OHI complete UAM simulation in São Paulo news Yves Le Marquand 4 Nov 24 0 Eve Air Mobility has completed an urban air traffic simulation in Brazil’s capital São Paulo in partnership with Omni Helicopters International and its subsidiary Revo. … Read more
Joby and Toyota demonstrate eVTOL in Japan news Yves Le Marquand 4 Nov 24 0 Joby Aviation has demonstrated its eVTOL aircraft in Japan alongside its strategic partner Toyota Motor Corporation. The flight was conducted on November 2nd against the… Read more
Supernal partners with Clay Lacy to prepare FBOs for eVTOL operations news Yves Le Marquand 23 Oct 24 0 Supernal will help Clay Lacy prepare its FBOs for eVTOL aircraft operations through a new partnership announced at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. Supernal’s first official… Read more
Atlantic to begin installing aircraft chargers at NYC’s East 34th Street Heliport news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 24 0 Atlantic Aviation is set to begin installing charging stations for eVTOL aircraft at East 34th Street Heliport in New York. The project will see Atlantic… Read more
PteroDynamics and Cornes to bring Transwing to Japan news Yves Le Marquand 17 Oct 24 0 PteroDynamics has agreed a deal with Cornes Technologies to bring its Transwing unmanned aerial system (UAS) to Japan. The VTOL-capable UAS will be distributed by Cornes… Read more
Wisk forms partnership with Airservices Australia news Yves Le Marquand 16 Oct 24 0 Wisk Aero has further cemented its position on Australia as a key initial launch market, announcing a partnership with state-owned air traffic management specialist Airservices Australia. … Read more