Pipistrel Velis Electro features as top prize at EAA Oshkosh auction news Yves Le Marquand 21 Jul 23 0 Textron eAviation is donating a Pipistrel Velis Electro to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) auction at The Gathering during AirVenture Oshkosh. The Velis Electro, the… Read more
Hydrogen: The grey area of guaranteeing green Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 18 Jul 23 0 Hydrogen comes in a rainbow of colours: green, grey, blue, brown, yellow, turquoise, white and even pink. But only green hydrogen made by using clean… Read more
NASA ends X-57 Maxwell project without flying news Yves Le Marquand 26 Jun 23 0 NASA is ending its X-57 Maxwell experimental electric aircraft project without flying the airframe due to a litany of technical issues and time constraints. The… Read more
Elfly Group reveals all-electric seaplane NoEmi news Yves Le Marquand 15 Jun 23 0 Norway’s Elfly Group has revealed the design of its all-electric commercial seaplane, NoEmi. An abbreviation of ‘No Emission’, the aircraft was unveiled via a full-scale… Read more
X-66A: NASA and Boeing demonstrator gets Air Force designation news Yves Le Marquand 13 Jun 23 0 The US Air Force has designated Boeing and NASA’s sustainable flight demonstrator project as the X-66A. The abnormally long, thin-winged aircraft which uses diagonal struts… Read more
Deutsche Aircraft and Private Wings sign LoI for five D328eco aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 23 0 Deutsche Aircraft and Private Wings have announced a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the delivery of five D328eco aircraft. The D328eco is a brand new… Read more
VoltAero receives E-Flight award at AERO Friedrichshafen news Yves Le Marquand 2 May 23 0 French hybrid-electric aviation startup, VoltAero has received the E-Flight award at the AERO general aviation show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The award comes in recognition of… 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
Towing the line Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 27 Apr 23 0 Ask a battery supporter about hydrogen and they will say the energy density is too low. Ask a fan of hydrogen about batteries and… 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
H55’s second Bristell prototype completes maiden flight news Yves Le Marquand 19 Apr 23 0 H55 has completed a maiden flight of its second BRM Aero Bristell Energic electric trainer prototype. BRM, a Czech aircraft manufacturer, is H55’s first customer… Read more
PteroDynamics raises $7.5m in latest seed round news Yves Le Marquand 13 Mar 23 0 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… Read more
Doroni Aerospace completes tethered flight test news Yves Le Marquand 6 Mar 23 0 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… Read more
Universal Hydrogen’s Lightning McClean completes first flight on hydrogen news Yves Le Marquand 3 Mar 23 0 Universal Hydrogen’s 40-passenger regional airliner, nicknamed Lightning McClean, has completed its maiden flight using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. The aircraft took off yesterday morning from… 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