Skyports Infrastructure partners with Jeju Air on Korean vertiport deployment news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jun 24 0 Skyports Infrastructure has formed a partnership with Jeju Air, Korea’s largest low-cost airline, to support vertiport deployment for air taxi operations in the country. Skyports… Read more
MagniX launches batteries with over 1,000 full-depth discharge cycle capability news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jun 24 0 MagniX has introduced Samson, a battery line designed for aviation which it says delivers “industry-leading energy density” and “unmatched cycle life”. Developed for applications that… Read more
AIR launches uncrewed cargo variant news Yves Le Marquand 21 Jun 24 0 AIR has expanded into the cargo and logistics market with an uncrewed variant of its AIR ONE eVTOL. Read more
Archer signs deal to begin electrification of Signature’s terminal network news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jun 24 0 Archer Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on electrifying Signature Aviation’s private aviation terminals. Signature’s network, at over 200 terminals, is the… Read more
Wisk agrees deal with Houston Airports to bring autonomous air taxis to region news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jun 24 0 Wisk Aero and Houston Airports, have agreed a memorandum of understanding to bring autonomous air taxi services to Greater Houston. As part of the collaboration,… Read more
The AirCraft Company unveils last member of Pangea aircraft family SY50J news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jun 24 0 Kansas-based regional aviation startup The AirCraft Company has revealed the last member of its Pangea family of aircraft, the SY50J (pictured below). With a baseline… Read more
Europe’s first all-electric international flights open to public news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jun 24 0 Maastricht Aachen Airport, in the south of the Netherlands, is to host the first publicly accessible electric powered flights between the country and neighbouring Belgium and… Read more
FAA accepts SkyDrive’s type certification application news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jun 24 0 SkyDrive has revealed the FAA has accepted its type certification application for its SD-05 eVTOL aircraft. The application, which was made through the Japan’s Civil… Read more
Lilium CEO expects state loan guarantees in matter of weeks news Yves Le Marquand 14 Jun 24 0 Lilium expects to receive guarantees from the Federal Government and the State of Bavaria as security for a loan from the German state bank KfW… Read more
Skyports Infrastructure partners with Unified Aviation news Yves Le Marquand 13 Jun 24 0 Skyports Infrastructure has partnered with Unified Aviation to support its global rollout of vertiport infrastructure. The agreement enables Skyports to deploy “take-off and landing infrastructure”… Read more
Rolls-Royce Electrical to supply EPU to MD Aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jun 24 0 Regional air mobility startup MD Aircraft has selected Rolls-Royce’s electric division to supply the electronic power unit (EPU) for its aircraft. The partnership, which was… Read more
Archer’s Midnight flies first uncrewed transition flight news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jun 24 0 Archer has published visuals of the first full transition flight of its Midnight aircraft which took place on June 8th at its test facilities… Read more
FAA and EASA issue broader guidance for eVTOL certification news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jun 24 0 Today the FAA has published an Advisory Circular (AC) whilst EASA has updated its special condition for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft to give… Read more
Lilium establishes entity to expand role in Chinese market news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jun 24 0 Lilium has signed an agreement with China’s Shenzhen-based Bao’an District to establish an entity in the country. The subsidiary, known by its English translation as Powerful Wing,… Read more
Archer gets FAA green light to begin commercial airline operations news Yves Le Marquand 5 Jun 24 0 Archer’s subsidiary, Archer Air, has received its Part 135 Air Carrier & Operator Certificate from the FAA, allowing it to begin operating aircraft commercially. Operations… Read more