Applying intelligence to autonomous flight Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 5 Jul 23 0 “Instead of thinking ‘AI’ represents some looming black box magic, we focus on what we can do with it here and now,” says Dr. Yemaya… Read more
H3X ships first HPDM-30 motor drive news Yves Le Marquand 3 Jul 23 0 H3X Technologies has shipped its first HPDM-30 electric motor drive to a paying customer, marking its commercial entry into service. The Denver, Colorado-based firm announced… Read more
H2Fly reveals new high-altitude hydrogen fuel cell news Yves Le Marquand 29 Jun 23 0 H2Fly has announced its new proprietary fuel cell system H175, a modular power unit capable of flying at altitudes of up to 27,000ft. The H175… Read more
Airbus and STMicroelectronics to develop electronics for future aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 20 Jun 23 0 Airbus has signed off on a deal with semiconductor specialist, STMicroelectronics to develop lighter power electronics required for hybrid and fully-electric aircraft. The deal builds… Read more
Jaunt Canada president elected to Aéro Montréal board news Yves Le Marquand 14 Jun 23 0 Jaunt Air Mobility has announced Eric Côté, president of Jaunt Canada, has recently been elected a member of Aéro Montréal’s board. Aéro Montréal, Quebec’s aerospace… Read more
Ascendance Flight Technologies to showcase developments in Paris news Yves Le Marquand 13 Jun 23 0 French-startup, Ascendance Flight Technologies will present its technologies including its eVTOL ATEA at the 2023 Paris Air Show. Following a Series A raise of €21… 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
Aura Aero to unveil 19-seat cabin mockup in Paris news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jun 23 0 Aura Aero will unveil a full-size mockup cabin design of its 19-seat electric regional aircraft, ERA at Paris Air Show, from 19 to 25 June.… Read more
Tipped for success: Whisper Aero reveals its Whisper Jet news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jun 23 0 Whisper Aero has revealed details of its hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the Whisper Jet, after a two year stealth period following its founding in 2020. The… Read more
Jump Aero parachute flight tests improve eVTOL failure handling news Yves Le Marquand 9 Jun 23 0 Flight test data from Jump Aero’s recent electronic parachute tests shows the technology could be the difference between recoverable and not in the event of… Read more
Hydroplane receives award from California Energy Commission news Yves Le Marquand 9 Jun 23 0 Hydroplane has been awarded a CalTestBed voucher from the California Energy Commission to conduct testing of its propulsion system. Hydroplane is one of only 18… Read more
FAA seeking public input on drone operations news Yves Le Marquand 6 Jun 23 0 US citizens have the opportunity to give their views on beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations as the FAA seeks public input. Those wishing to… Read more
Destinus flies hydrogen afterburner for first time news Yves Le Marquand 5 Jun 23 0 Destinus has flown its Jungfrau prototype equipped with a hydrogen-fuelled afterburner for the first time. The flight took place on Wednesday, May 24, at an… Read more
Piasecki back in the gAAMe news Yves Le Marquand 1 Jun 23 0 Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has bought the Pennsylvania-based former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex facility as it eyes a return to aircraft production. With a legacy stretching… Read more
Moove launches AAM trip simulator news Yves Le Marquand 22 May 23 0 French startup Moove has launched a multimodal portal it plans to offer to AAM operators and airports as a SaaS (Software as a service). The… Read more