Honeywell to acquire Civitanavi Systems

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Mar 24

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Honeywell is to acquire Italian inertial system supplier Civitanavi Systems with an eye on boosting its autonomous product offering.  Honeywell will initiate a voluntary tender…

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LYTE Aviation partners with Lange Aviation and Cranfield University

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Mar 24

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LYTE Aviation sets its sights on prototype building, forging new partnerships with Lange Aviation and Cranfield University. Although details surrounding construction timeline and initial test…

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Lilium names Johan Malmqvist as chief financial officer

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Mar 24

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German eVTOL developer Lilium has appointed Johan Malmqvist as chief financial officer (CFO). Malmqvist  has more than 25 years’ experience in CFO roles across a…

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Moonware closes $7m seed round

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Mar 24

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AI powered ground traffic control platform Moonware has just closed a seed round worth $7m. The new funding, co-led by Third Prime and Zero Infinity…

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 takes to the skies

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Mar 24

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  Just over 20 years since Concorde’s last flight, a civil supersonic aircraft is flying again in the shape of Boom’s XB-1.  The prototype took…

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Turning runways into water: The case for amphibious aviation in Venice

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Mar 24

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In Venice with a journey to make? At least some of it will be on a boat. Construction work requires a crane, that’s on a…

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Stellantis buys additional 8.3m shares in Archer Aviation

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Fayaz Hussain

21 Mar 24

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Automaker Stellantis announced that it has purchased an additional 8.3m shares of Archer Aviation via open market. “Archer has established itself as a market leader…

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Eve Air Mobility launches traffic, network software Vector

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Fayaz Hussain

20 Mar 24

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Eve Air Mobility launched its urban air traffic management (UATM) software Vector at the Airspace World in Geneva to address the air traffic and network…

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UK government publishes Future of Flight action plan

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Mar 24

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A new plan released by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has set out a roadmap for drones and novel electric aircraft to be flying…

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Lilium teams up with FBO giant Atlantic Aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Mar 24

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Lilium has partnered with Atlantic Aviation to prepare its FBO network for the launch of regional air taxi services in the US. The strategic partnership,…

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Medical business shines as Blade reports Q4 2023 results

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Mar 24

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Blade’s organ transport service continues to expand as revenue increased 47.9% to $32m in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023. Driven partly by the addition…

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SkyDrive begins aircraft production at Suzuki plant

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Mar 24

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SkyDrive has started production of its aircraft at Suzuki’s manufacturing plant in Iwata-city, Shizuoka, Japan.  The beginning of production “marks a significant milestone” in SkyDrive’s,…

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Archer and Falcon partner on Abu Dhabi to Dubai service

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Mar 24

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Archer has selected Falcon Aviation as its vertiport infrastructure partner in Abu Dhabi and Dubai ahead of launching air taxi services between the two cities…

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Xwing wins xTech SBIR Autonomy Contract

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Mar 24

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Xwing has won a small business innovation research (SBIR) contract from the US Army xTech SBIR Autonomy programme.  The contract will see Xwing conduct autonomous airlift…

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Airbus presents eVTOL prototype to public

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Mar 24

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The rollout of Airbus’ eVTOL is an “important and very real step” towards AAM, according to Balkiz Sarihan, the firm’s head of Urban Air Mobility.…

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