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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First full-scale sea trial goes to plan says Regent co-founder

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Mar 25

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The initial on-water trial of a full-scale sea glider prototype has been a success, according to Mike Klinker, co-founder and chief technical officer at Regent.…

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Clearing general aviation’s paper jam

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Mar 25

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It is a surprisingly warm Monday afternoon for early March in Surrey, the county immediately south of London, UK. The early spring sun glints off…

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Building the backbone of electric flight

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Mar 25

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You will likely have heard of Beta Technologies, but probably not Aerovolt. That said, the unofficial mantra the two companies live by is very similar…

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‘This is not the end of the road’ says former Eviation CEO

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Feb 25

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Eviation Aircraft has laid off the majority of its staff and put a “temporary pause” –something we are fast becoming accustomed to in 2025 – on its…

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Pipistrel’s CEO on test flying their biggest aircraft yet

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Feb 25

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  On January 31st, 2025, Pipistrel completed the first hover flight of its hybrid-electric VTOL-capable unmanned aircraft Nuuva V300. The test flight saw the aircraft…

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Drone strike sharpens focus on ‘effective’ airspace management

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jan 25

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Last week, a De Havilland CL-415 water bomber was damaged after it collided with a drone whilst fighting the wildfires that have and continue to…

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‘Building the future of autonomous aviation, means thinking beyond the aircraft’

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Jan 25

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Late last year, Boeing’s joint venture SkyGrid released its blueprint for AAM operations.  The plan sets out how SkyGrid’s ground-based system will deliver high-assurance third-party…

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