FIA: GKN furthers expansion into electric flight with multiple agreements news Yves Le Marquand 25 Jul 24 0 GKN Aerospace has signed agreements with Airbus, Supernal, Vaeridion and H55 at the Farnborough Airshow this week. The collaborations, deliveries and programme contributions all further… Read more
H3 Dynamics to fit propulsion systems for Lyte Aviation’s aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 25 Jul 24 0 Lyte Aviation has selected Toulouse-based H3 Dynamics to equip its 40-seater VTOL aircraft with hydrogen-electric fuel cell propulsion systems. The VTOL developer is also supporting… Read more
KLM and ZeroAvia plan liquid hydrogen demonstration flight news Yves Le Marquand 25 Jul 24 0 ZeroAvia and Dutch flag carrier KLM are working together to fly a liquid hydrogen demonstration flight using ZeroAvia’s ZA2000 engines. As a first milestone, the… Read more
FIA: Crisalion announces orders with Wilbur Air and Air Chateau news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jul 24 0 Crisalion Mobility has signed pre-orders with Wilbur Air and Air Chateau marking its entries into the Australian and UAE markets respectively. The agreement with Wilbur… Read more
FIA: Supernal debuts S-A2 eVTOL with test flights on the way news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jul 24 0 Hyundai’s AAM company has been busy at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA). Supernal debuted its S-A2 eVTOL concept, revealed it is preparing for test flights,… Read more
CAAC accepts EHang’s AOC application news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jul 24 0 The Chinese regulator has accepted EHang’s air operator certificate (AOC) application for its EH216-S aircraft. The application was submitted by Guangdong EHang General Aviation —… Read more
FIA: Jekta and Seaplane Asia sign deal for 14 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jul 24 0 Jekta and Hong Kong-based operator Seaplane Asia have signed an agreement for the purchase of 14 amphibious PHA-ZE 100 aircraft. Signed at the Farnborough Airshow… Read more
FIA: Boom unveils Overture flight deck news Yves Le Marquand 23 Jul 24 0 Boom Supersonic’s all-new flight deck was the pick among a number of milestones across the supersonic aircraft developer’s Overture airliner and Symphony engine programmes. Announced… Read more
FIA: Jekta and ZeroAvia to demonstrate fuel cell-powered flying boat news Yves Le Marquand 22 Jul 24 0 Jekta has selected ZeroAvia’s fuel cell technology to demonstrate the concept of a hydrogen-powered variant of its electric amphibious flying boat design. The firms also plan… Read more
FIA: Wisk and Skyports look to establish vertiport network in Australia news Yves Le Marquand 22 Jul 24 0 Wisk and Skyports Infrastructure are expanding their partnership to identify an entry-into-service (EIS) network for Wisk’s aircraft in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region of… Read more
Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne news Yves Le Marquand 19 Jul 24 0 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… Read more
BETA selected among four projects to receive Michigan State grant news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jul 24 0 The State of Michigan has selected BETA as one of four recipients of $6m-plus in grant funding allocated for projects to help scale AAM infrastructure… Read more
EPS submits technical standard order application to FAA for lithium battery system news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jul 24 0 Electric Power Systems (EPS) has submitted its application for technical standard order (TSO) approval of its EPIC 1.0 battery system to the FAA. Submitted under… Read more
Lilium and Saudia announce binding order for at least 50 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jul 24 0 Saudia and Lilium have signed a binding sales agreement for 50 Lilium Jets, with options for the purchase of 50 more. The agreement marks the largest of… Read more
VerdeGo unveils new hybrid-electric powerplant news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jul 24 0 VerdeGo Aero has revealed its new VH-4T turbine hybrid-electric powerplant to the public. The 400kW powerplant (pictured centre) is designed to address a wide array… Read more