Joby completes hydrogen-electric test flight news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jul 24 0 With water as the only by-product, Joby has flown its hydrogen-electric demonstrator 523 miles. The landmark test flight, which Joby believes to be the… Read more
The Revolution.Aero London report Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 28 Jun 24 0 June is statistically the sunniest month in the UK and last week it did not let us down for Revolution.Aero London 2024. But in many… Read more
The AirCraft Company unveils last member of Pangea aircraft family SY50J news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jun 24 0 Kansas-based regional aviation startup The AirCraft Company has revealed the last member of its Pangea family of aircraft, the SY50J (pictured below). With a baseline… Read more
Europe’s first all-electric international flights open to public news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jun 24 0 Maastricht Aachen Airport, in the south of the Netherlands, is to host the first publicly accessible electric powered flights between the country and neighbouring Belgium and… Read more
Lilium CEO expects state loan guarantees in matter of weeks news Yves Le Marquand 14 Jun 24 0 Lilium expects to receive guarantees from the Federal Government and the State of Bavaria as security for a loan from the German state bank KfW… Read more
Rolls-Royce Electrical to supply EPU to MD Aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jun 24 0 Regional air mobility startup MD Aircraft has selected Rolls-Royce’s electric division to supply the electronic power unit (EPU) for its aircraft. The partnership, which was… Read more
Lilium establishes entity to expand role in Chinese market news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jun 24 0 Lilium has signed an agreement with China’s Shenzhen-based Bao’an District to establish an entity in the country. The subsidiary, known by its English translation as Powerful Wing,… Read more
Loft Dynamics to build simulators for Dufour Aerospace news Yves Le Marquand 4 Jun 24 0 Loft Dynamics is now developing virtual reality (VR) simulators for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft following an agreement with Dufour Aerospace. Loft, a… Read more
LYTE Aviation partners with Crisalion Mobility on last mile transport news Yves Le Marquand 3 Jun 24 0 LYTE Aviation has partnered with Crisalion Mobility to tackle the issue of last mile transport from vertiport to destination. UK-based LYTE is working across Asia,… Read more
Lilium expects state guarantees in Germany against loan worth €100m-plus news Yves Le Marquand 15 May 24 0 The positive answer Lilium was looking for from Germany appears to have been realised as the federal government and State of Bavaria commission state development… Read more
Lilium shifting focus to France as it seeks capital for production ramp up news Yves Le Marquand 13 May 24 0 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… Read more
Regional air mobility: Back to the future? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 24 Apr 24 0 Turning up to my local airport as a child in the late ‘90s there would be a familiar sight on the apron. A fleet of… Read more
Lilium begins production of battery packs news Yves Le Marquand 16 Apr 24 0 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… Read more
Lilium names Johan Malmqvist as chief financial officer news Yves Le Marquand 25 Mar 24 0 German eVTOL developer Lilium has appointed Johan Malmqvist as chief financial officer (CFO). Malmqvist has more than 25 years’ experience in CFO roles across a… Read more
Will business aviation have a role in scaling electric flight? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 7 Mar 24 0 Speak to anyone in business aviation and they will tell you the sector is an incubator for innovation. Advancements in aerospace technology such as winglets,… Read more