Rockton to buy up to 40 Heart Aerospace ES-30s news Yves Le Marquand 10 May 23 0 Swedish investment and aircraft leasing firm Rockton is to acquire up to 40 of Heart Aerospace’s regional electric aircraft, known as the ES-30. The deal… Read more
flyvirtual to become on-demand airline flyvbird news Yves Le Marquand 27 Apr 23 0 flyvirtual is to become on demand ‘tech’ airline flyvbird as it secures new investment and launches an aircraft partnership. Using what it calls an “innovative… Read more
Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023 – As it happened news Yves Le Marquand 25 Apr 23 0 One day down and one to go at Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023. We have a packed agenda across the final day at the Westin Hotel, tackling… Read more
Maeve Aerospace unveils regional aircraft Maeve 01 news Yves Le Marquand 14 Apr 23 0 Almost every day Maeve Aerospace’s founders are told: “Stop it guys. You can’t do this, this is only for Airbus or Boeing. Batteries, forget it.”… Read more
BAE to develop battery system for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 3 Apr 23 0 BAE Systems and Swedish electric airplane OEM, Heart Aerospace are collaborating on the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric aircraft. The battery (pictured… Read more
Jekta and Gayo Aviation sign LoI for ten PHA-ZE 100s news Yves Le Marquand 22 Mar 23 0 Jekta and Gayo Aviation have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for 10 of the Swiss OEM’s PHA-ZE 100 aircraft, marking the first deal for… Read more
ZeroAvia demonstrates ‘record’ HTPEM system testing news Yves Le Marquand 9 Mar 23 0 ZeroAvia has reported achieving record-breaking performance in testing of its High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (HTPEM) systems. Early testing of the pressurised 20kW HTPEM stack… Read more
Plana and SkyScape to develop Asia’s first international eVTOL route news Yves Le Marquand 6 Mar 23 0 SkyScape and Plana have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) develop Asia’s first eVTOL route between Korea and Japan. The agreement will see the two… Read more
Jaunt’s parent firm Airo Group to go public via SPAC news Yves Le Marquand 6 Mar 23 0 Airo Group, the parent company of Jaunt Air Mobility, is to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) known as Kernel Group Holdings.… Read more
MintAir and Electron aerospace sign LoI on strategic partnership news Yves Le Marquand 3 Mar 23 0 MintAir and Electron aerospace sign Letter of Intent (LoI) which will see the South Korean operator become an official reseller of the Electron 5. The… Read more
Solithor and Sonaca sign MoU on solid-state lithium batteries for aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 27 Feb 23 0 Solithor and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sonaca to jointly develop high-density rechargeable solid-state Lithium battery systems. The partnership, which will also… Read more
Jekta: Be water, my friend Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 23 Feb 23 0 When 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, why would you not use it as a runway? This is what George Alafinov, CEO… Read more
Ask Universal Hydrogen’s CEO anything via Reddit news Yves Le Marquand 16 Feb 23 0 Universal Hydrogen’s (UH2) CEO, Paul Eremenko is conducting a one hour ask me anything (AMA) session via Reddit today. The former Boeing CTO will be… Read more
Regional air mobility could save Santa Monica Airport and many like it news Yves Le Marquand 16 Feb 23 0 The scaling of the regional air mobility sector could halt the closure of airports like Santa Monica by 2028, according to Kevin Antcliff. The Xwing… Read more
Porsche Consulting: Regional aviation to stage a comeback news Yves Le Marquand 13 Feb 23 0 Regional aviation, from both the operator and manufacturer sides, is staging a comeback thanks to new technologies, according to Porsche Consulting. The decline in regional… Read more