Evia Aero agrees deal with Britten-Norman for 15 Islanders news Yves Le Marquand 8 Jan 25 0 German startup airline Evia Aero has signed a letter of intent with Britten-Norman to purchase 15 Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. According to Evia, the aircraft acquired… Read more
Heart Aerospace to conduct first test flight in US next year news Yves Le Marquand 26 Nov 24 0 Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft maker Heart Aerospace is planning to fly its demonstrator aircraft at New York’s Plattsburgh International Airport in 2025. The test flight will… 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
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
Lilium CEO hits out at ‘misunderstandings’ over German state bank loans news Yves Le Marquand 14 Oct 24 0 Klaus Roewe, CEO and executive director of German eVTOL developer Lilium, has responded to what he calls “misunderstandings” regarding the firm’s loan from German development… Read more
Eviation receives order from UrbanLink for 10 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 UrbanLink Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Eviation for 10 Alice commuter aircraft, with the option to acquire an additional 10… Read more
Whisper Aero and EPS to create certifiable Part 23 powertrains news Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 Whisper Aero and Electric Power Systems (EPS) have partnered, combining their respective technologies to create certifiable powertrains for Part 23 aircraft. The joint Whisper and… Read more
BETA offers early look at passenger variant news Yves Le Marquand 30 Sep 24 0 BETA has unveiled an early look at the passenger layout of its Alia eVTOL aircraft. The company is taking a staged approach to passenger aircraft… Read more
Lilium enters US market with partnerships in Texas news Yves Le Marquand 30 Sep 24 0 Lilium has partnered with Houston-based fixed base operator Galaxy FBO, marking its entry to the US market. The German eVTOL developer plans to operate its… Read more
Heart Aerospace unveils full-scale demonstrator aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 12 Sep 24 0 Heart Aerospace has unveiled its first full-scale demonstrator prototype of its ES30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft. Built almost entirely in-house at Heart’s Gothenburg facilities, the 32m… Read more
Loganair to integrate Heart Aerospace aircraft into network news Yves Le Marquand 4 Sep 24 0 UK-based regional airline Loganair has partnered with Heart Aerospace to find use cases for the Swedish developer’s aircraft in the carrier’s route network. Loganair, headquartered… Read more
MagniX unveils retrofit aircraft for NASA electrification programme news Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 24 0 Magnix is entering the next phase of its Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration programme (EPFD) with NASA as it unveiled the De Havilland DHC-7 to be retrofitted with… Read more
H3 Dynamics to supply fuel cells to EU-funded research project news Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 24 0 H3 Dynamics has been selected by European Union (EU) -funded Clean Aviation research project HyPoTraDe to supply its new class of aviation-grade hydrogen fuel cell… Read more
Heart, JetZero and others awarded FAA FAST grants news Yves Le Marquand 16 Aug 24 0 The FAA has awarded Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) grants to a number of companies including Heart Aerospace, JetZero and Wright Electric. The FAA announced… Read more
Are digitised, affordable ATC systems a possibility for all? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 8 Aug 24 0 For decades air traffic control operations have largely relied upon paper flight strips and the sharp focus of controllers. These flight strips, small pieces of… Read more