flyvirtual to become on-demand airline flyvbird

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Apr 23

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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…

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Towing the line

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Apr 23

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  Ask a battery supporter about hydrogen and they will say the energy density is too low. Ask a fan of hydrogen about batteries and…

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AlarisPro secures funding from DiamondStream Partners

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Apr 23

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Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) fleet management startup, AlarisPro has secured additional funding from DiamondStream Partners.  The funding, also made-up by JSP Ventures and NY Technology…

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Whisper emerges from stealth with $32m Series A investment

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Apr 23

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Whisper Aero, a startup developing electric ducted fans, has emerged from stealth mode with a $32m Series A investment. The investment, led by a syndicate…

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Stralis: Graduating Y Combinator

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Apr 23

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An American and a Scotsman walk into an Australian aerospace startup … It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but, in fact, it…

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Moya Aero conducts successful initial ground propellor tests

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Apr 23

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Moya Aero has successfully completed initial ground testing of its battery-electric powered propellor set.  Last week, the Brazilian eVTOL startup conducted the tests at its…

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Maeve Aerospace unveils regional aircraft Maeve 01

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Apr 23

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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.”…

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Lyte Aviation: SkyBus creator’s ‘all-or-nothing approach’ to future mobility

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 23

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Previously labeled as a “dreamer”, Lyte Aviation’s founder, Freshta Farzam is taking an “all or nothing” approach to future mobility.  Farzam is the creator of…

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Jekta and Gayo Aviation sign LoI for ten PHA-ZE 100s

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Mar 23

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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…

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Lyte Aviation announces Inmarsat and Inflight Canada as early partners

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Mar 23

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Startup eVTOL OEM, Lyte Aviation announces Inmarsat and Inflight Canada as early stage partners.  The UK-based firm is developing a 40-seat eVTOL aircraft, with a…

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UP.Partners: Upheaval in the moving world

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Mar 23

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The idiom ‘it’s darkest before the dawn’ comes to mind when thinking about the future flight sector in 2023.  By no means does the phrase describe…

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PteroDynamics raises $7.5m in latest seed round

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Mar 23

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PteroDynamics has completed a $7.5m seed round led by Kairos Ventures, Lavrock Ventures and CS Venture Opportunities Fund. The funds raised will help PteroDynamics develop…

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Forming a strategy to venture

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Mar 23

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“If a far-sighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk, he would have done his successors a huge favour by shooting Orville down,” said Warren Buffet, chairman…

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Doroni Aerospace completes tethered flight test

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Mar 23

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Doroni Aerospace has completed a tethered flight test with their eVTOL prototype, the Doroni H1 “flying car”. The flight test comes on the back of…

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BAE Systems and Innovaero present Australia’s ‘first armed’ VTOL Strix

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Mar 23

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BAE Systems Australia has teamed up with Perth-based Innovaero to launch Australia’s “first domestically designed, manufactured and armed” VTOL known as Strix. The uncrewed air…

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