AIR CEO says prototype crash ‘part of clean-sheet aircraft development’

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Oct 25

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A mishap yes, but crashes are not “unexpected” when developing a clean-sheet aircraft, says AIR CEO Rani Plaut following the loss of a prototype during…

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Xplorate granted BVLOS approval larger than Switzerland

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Oct 25

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Xplorate has secured an approval for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations from Australia’s aviation regulator for a 58,000sqkm chunk of Queensland.  This…

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Dronamics Black Swan to get Kawasaki engines in new ‘long-term’ partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Sep 25

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Cargo drone developer Dronamics has formed a partnership with Kawasaki Motors to explore integrating the Japanese firm’s aero piston engine in its Black Swan Drone.…

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Xplorate launches ‘360° Vision’ for long range drone operations

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Sep 25

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Ideas of omniscience have been discussed for millennia, usually in religious contexts, but the power to see, or know, everything has remained an impossibility. This…

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JetPak and Grasshopper exploring drone delivery potential in Nordics

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Jul 25

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Grasshopper Air Mobility has agreed a deal with delivery firm Jetpak, marking the first time a European parcel logistics provider has partnered with a heavy-payload…

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Certified eVTOLs operating in the US before end of 2028 says FAA chief

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Jul 25

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FAA acting administrator Chris Rocheleau is confident operations involving eVTOL aircraft will be certified in the US before the end of 2028. He tells us…

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Air opening new Israel production facility

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jul 25

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Air is set to move into its new production facility located in central Israel towards the end of summer 2025. The 32,000sqft (2,970sqm) facility, capable…

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Executive orders welcomed by drone industry, but do they go far enough?

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jun 25

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“If I wrote a wish list, this order ticks off every item I’d have on there.” This is how one drone operator described the Executive Orders…

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Wisk to take SkyGrid under wing as pair work more closely on autonomy

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jun 25

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SkyGrid is set to become a subsidiary of Wisk as the Boeing companies align more closely on autonomous operations. Through this alignment, Wisk and SkyGrid…

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Beta’s CTOL in Ireland ahead of EU tour and first delivery to Bristow

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Yves Le Marquand

23 May 25

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Beta Technologies’ CTOL aircraft is at Shannon Airport in southwest Ireland today on the first stop of a debut European tour. Hosted with the support…

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JetBlue Ventures CEO on acquisition by Sky Leasing

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Yves Le Marquand

21 May 25

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With about a week having passed since US carrier JetBlue revealed that Sky Leasing had acquired its venture capital subsidiary, JetBlue Ventures, we caught up…

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Reliable Robotics appoints ex-Apple exec as CFO

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Yves Le Marquand

21 May 25

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Reliable Robotics has appointed Marc Stoll as its new chief financial officer (CFO).  Stoll (pictured below) has more than two decades’ of experience in developing…

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FAA green lights Ampaire’s hybrid propulsion system with G-1 paper

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Yves Le Marquand

13 May 25

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Ampaire’s AMP-H570 hybrid electric propulsion system is a step closer to certification in late 2026 after the FAA approved its G-1 Issue Paper. A first…

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Piasecki acquires Kaman’s cargo UAV programme

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Apr 25

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Piasecki Aircraft Corporation is set to acquire Kaman Air Vehicles’ Kargo UAV programme, growing its portfolio of vertical lift and cargo UAS solutions to eight…

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What is going on in China? The growth of the low-altitude economy

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Apr 25

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When US influencer and streamer Darren Watkins Jr, better known as IShowSpeed, concluded a tour of China this month it was largely seen as a…

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