Seattle startup bets rapid iteration is key to clean sheet aircraft design

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Sep 24

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Outbound Aerospace, a Seattle-based startup, is leveraging advances in 3D printing technology to accelerate development of its aircraft programme.  Partly emerged from stealth mode and…

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FIA: Supernal debuts S-A2 eVTOL with test flights on the way

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jul 24

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Hyundai’s AAM company has been busy at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA).  Supernal debuted its S-A2 eVTOL concept, revealed it is preparing for test flights,…

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Better Futures: Helping small enterprises to adopt AI

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jul 24

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What percentage of manufacturing companies do you think have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in some way to drive business value? According to the US Census…

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Lilium reports successful first propulsion unit tests

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Jun 24

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Lilium has completed the first series of tests of its electric jet propulsion unit.  Testing of the propulsion unit, comprising two engines within a propulsion…

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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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Lilium shifting focus to France as it seeks capital for production ramp up

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Yves Le Marquand

13 May 24

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Lilium is in advanced talks with the French government on potential subsidies and loan guarantees worth up to €400m as it seeks to expand production…

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Archer completes installation of ‘automotive style’ high-volume battery pack manufacturing line

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Yves Le Marquand

13 May 24

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Archer has installed its high-volume battery pack manufacturing line at its integrated test lab and manufacturing facilities in San Jose, California. The new line will…

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Jekta reveals interior design of economy and premium cabins for PHA-ZE 100

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Yves Le Marquand

9 May 24

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Amphibious aircraft developer, Jekta has unveiled a first look at the interiors of its economy class and executive cabins for its PHA-ZE 100 aircraft.  …

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Bringing the outdoors inside: Airbus Ventures’ latest investment merges automotive with aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Apr 24

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If you had to guess where a state-of-the-art lightweight composite material for aerospace originated, it probably wouldn’t be in the backcountry ski sector.  But that…

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BETA’s Charge Cube gets Underwriter’s Laboratory certification

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Apr 24

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BETA’s latest fast charging technology has been certified by the Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL), a globally recognised safety standard setter.  As the only electric aircraft developer…

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Lilium begins production of battery packs

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Apr 24

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Lilium has started production of its battery packs to power the Lilium Jet on its first piloted test flight, planned for the end of this…

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Wisk and Sonaca announce strategic partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Apr 24

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Belgian aerospace supplier Sonaca will develop and supply components for Wisk’s 6th Generation aircraft.  Sonaca, which already had a hand in the design phase, will…

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AIBOT selects Amprius as battery partner

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Apr 24

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Lithium-ion battery pioneer Amprius has come on board with eVTOL developer AIBOT as its battery partner.  Amprius’ batteries, built using a silicon anode platform, will…

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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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Stellantis buys additional 8.3m shares in Archer Aviation

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Fayaz Hussain

21 Mar 24

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Automaker Stellantis announced that it has purchased an additional 8.3m shares of Archer Aviation via open market. “Archer has established itself as a market leader…

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