H3 Dynamics and Qdot Technology working on long-range zero-emissions cargo UAV

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Sep 24

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Qdot, a spin-off from Oxford University’s Thermofluids Institute, and French hydrogen specialist, H3 Dynamics are developing a long-range, zero emissions cargo UAV. The aircraft will…

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Matternet secures Light UAS Operator Certificate in Switzerland

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Sep 24

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Drone delivery specialist, Matternet has been granted a Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation.  This certification is the…

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Moya Aero publishes footage of first subscale transition flight

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Sep 24

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  Brazilian startup Moya Aero has released footage of the first ever transition flight with its sub-scale tiltbody uncrewed eVTOL aircraft prototype.  The flight, using…

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Xplorate granted ‘unprecedented’ 500km-plus BVLOS authorisation

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Aug 24

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Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has authorised Xplorate to operate its remotely piloted aircraft 500km-plus beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the Queensland…

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Orkney drone mail delivery service gets extension

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Aug 24

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Skyports Drone Services and Royal Mail are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their drone delivery service in Orkney, Scotland by announcing it has been extended…

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Scottish drone trial transports NHS lab samples for first time

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Aug 24

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A drone trial led by AGS Airports in partnership with the NHS has transported laboratory samples for the first time in Scotland. The 35-minute flight…

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Signals of opportunity could provide alternative to GPS

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Aug 24

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What do the eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, Black Sea, Norway, Finland, South China Sea, and Russia all have in common? They’ve all been or continue…

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Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jul 24

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Wing has rolled out its drone delivery service to Melbourne, Australia with the help of DoorDash. From this week about 250,000 residents in Melbourne’s eastern…

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AIR launches uncrewed cargo variant

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Jun 24

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AIR has expanded into the cargo and logistics market with an uncrewed variant of its AIR ONE eVTOL. 

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Meet the crop spraying startup with plans for space exploration

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Jun 24

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From grain belts to asteroid belts. Psyche Aerospace’s 23-year-old CEO and founder plans to disrupt Brazil’s agricultural aviation industry before switching his attention beyond the…

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Amazon ceases drone deliveries in California, expands to Arizona

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Apr 24

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Amazon is stopping its Prime Air drone deliveries in California after two years of operations.  The retail giant disclosed little as to why operations are…

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French postal service adds new route for drone deliveries

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 24

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France’s national postal service, La Poste, with the help of Groupe Atechsys has opened a third route for mail deliveries via drone.  Alongside ongoing operations…

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Xplorate makes appointment to new chief operating officer role

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 24

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Xplorate is welcoming Ivana Velickovska to the newly created role of chief operating officer.  In her new position, Velickovska (pictured inset) will lead and scale…

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Floating cranes: SkyLifter’s plans for the construction industry

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Mar 24

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Airships and balloons were around long before anyone saw a plane flying. The French Army flew an airship named La France in 1884, and the…

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Unmanned aircraft are keeping gas pipelines safe in Australia

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jan 24

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Helicopters can require up to four hours of maintenance for every flight hour, but for a long time the best way to inspect a pipeline…

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