Archer: ‘Aggressive roadmap’ led to ‘significant milestones’ in 2022 news Yves Le Marquand 10 Mar 23 0 Archer’s roadmap for 2022 has led to the achievement of number of “significant milestones” over the past year, according to Adam Goldstein. GAAP total operating… Read more
PHI Aviation to buy 50 units of Kaman’s commercial ‘Kargo’ drone news Yves Le Marquand 8 Mar 23 0 PHI Aviation has inked a deal with Kaman Aerospace Corporation to purchase 50 of Kaman’s Kargo UAVTM unmanned aerial system. The agreement, announced at 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
Joby Aviation performs better than forecasted in Q4 news Yves Le Marquand 27 Feb 23 0 Joby’s loss in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2022 came in lower than forecasted as expenses were offset by contract-based revenues from the US Department of… Read more
SMG and Saudi Excellence sign MoU to bring AAM to Saudi Arabia news Yves Le Marquand 24 Feb 23 0 SMG Consulting and Saudi Excellence have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore bringing AAM to the Kingdom. Saudi Excellence provides government and enterprise new… Read more
Volocopter receives Series E funding from Sumitomo Corporation news Yves Le Marquand 21 Feb 23 0 Volocopter has received Series E funding from Japanese trading house, Sumitomo Corporation and concurrent type certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). Sumitomo will… Read more
Joby begins propellor testing at NASA’s Ames wind tunnel news Yves Le Marquand 20 Feb 23 0 Joby Aviation has begun testing its propellors at the world’s largest wind tunnel facility at NASA’s Ames Research Centre. The National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC),… Read more
BETA and Blade conduct first piloted flight in New York area news Yves Le Marquand 15 Feb 23 0 The first piloted eVTOL flight in New York took place this week as BETA Technologies’ ALIA-250 took to the skies above Westchester County Airport. During… Read more
Short hoperations: What will day-to-day eVTOL ops look like? news Yves Le Marquand 7 Feb 23 0 Certifying an eVTOL is the tip of the iceberg. It is the years of operations and maintenance proceeding that to which the industry will be… Read more
Hanwha and LG Energy Solution to invest in US battery production for UAM news Yves Le Marquand 23 Jan 23 0 Hanwha Group and LG Energy Solution are to invest in building battery production facilities in the US for UAM applications. The firms hope the joint… Read more
Vertical receives payment for 25 delivery slots from Japan’s Marubeni Corporation news Yves Le Marquand 20 Jan 23 0 Vertical Aerospace has secured a pre-delivery payment for the reservation of aircraft delivery slots from Japanese trading and investment conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation. Marubeni has reserved… Read more
Skyroads is building Germany’s first automated flight test site news Yves Le Marquand 19 Jan 23 0 Skyroads has began equipping its automated flight test site at Augsburg Airport in southern Germany. The Munich-based company’s project, co-funded by the state of Bavaria,… Read more
Gary Gysin to step down as Wisk CEO news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jan 23 0 Wisk Aero’s CEO Gary Gysin is retiring from his position and as a member of the board at the end of January. Boeing’s Dr. Brian… Read more
Lilium and eVolare sign initial deal for 10 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 5 Dec 22 0 Lilium has signed a deal with eVolare, a subsidiary of Volare Aviation, for the purchase of 10 Lilium Pioneer Jets with the option for 10… Read more
FAA proposes rules for eVTOL operations by mid-2020s news Yves Le Marquand 23 Nov 22 0 The FAA has proposed new rules to assist in paving the way for commercial air taxi operations by the middle of the decade. The agency… Read more