Joby and Clay Lacy bringing eVTOL charger to Southern California

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jan 24

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Joby has signed an agreement with Clay Lacy Aviation to install what it says is Southern California’s first eVTOL charger at John Wayne Airport. The…

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Supernal unveils eVTOL concept at CES 2024

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Jan 24

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Four years since revealing a ‘vision concept’ at CES 2020, Supernal has unveiled its first eVTOL vehicle concept – S-A2 – at this year’s edition…

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Two African operators sign deals with Surf Air Mobility on fleet electrification

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Jan 24

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East African airlines Safarilink and Yellow Wings Air Services have signed agreements with Surf Air Mobility to electrify their Cessna Grand Caravan fleets. Surf Air…

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Merlin on cusp of flight test campaign

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Jan 24

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Merlin’s test aircraft Big Red is undergoing integration with the startup’s autopilot system ahead of beginning a flight test campaign. The firm has taken a…

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AIR moves forward with US Air Force AFWERX programme

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Jan 24

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AIR has moved on to the next stage of its US Air Force AFWERX Agility Prime Program, continuing the joint R&D of its eVTOL aircraft.…

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EHang passenger carrying demo flights ‘a basis for commercial operations’

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jan 24

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EHang said it has performed a first series of commercial demonstration flights with passengers on board using its autonomous EH216-S aircraft.  The flights, conducted during…

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Leading Lytes: Kookiejar and Lyte Aviation to explore launch of cargo delivery service

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Dec 23

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Lyte Aviation is partnering with Swedish drone and vertiport infrastructure specialist Kookiejar to explore development of a heavy payload cargo delivery service. Initially targeting regions…

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How can new aircraft firms convince the public?

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Dec 23

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Those of us who live and work in advanced air mobility are at risk of finding ourselves in an echo chamber. If you head down…

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SwissDrones makes five hires to management team

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Dec 23

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SwissDrones has made five key additions to its management team with a focus on product development, go-to-market initiatives, compliance and global growth.  The firm is…

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Volocopter’s 2X begins test flying in Japan

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 23

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Volocopter is fresh off its first multi-day flight test campaign with a crewed eVTOL aircraft above the Japanese cities of Osaka and Amagasaki.  The testing…

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Ampaire’s Eel demonstrator flies record endurance flight

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 23

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Ampaire’s Eel demonstrator has set a new endurance record for a hybrid-electric aircraft, according to founders.  The aircraft flew in the skies above Camarillo, California…

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Horizon Aircraft appoints Brian Merker as CFO

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 23

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Horizon Aircraft has the appointed aviation executive, Brian Merker, as chief financial officer ahead of its planned NASDAQ listing. Merker brings more than 20 years…

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Quant(um)ifying air mobility solutions

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Dec 23

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Airbus and BMW have launched a joint quantum computing competition asking the community to solve their most pressing mobility challenges.  Both firms ran similar competitions…

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Rolls-Royce finds buyer for electric propulsion business

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Dec 23

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Rolls-Royce has found an undisclosed buyer for the electric propulsion business it announced was for sale late last month.  Although they will remain anonymous until…

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Maeve switches focus to 80-seater aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Dec 23

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Maeve Aerospace is now developing an 80-seat hybrid-electric aircraft, switching focus from the previously announced 44-seat Maeve 01.  Given the name M80, the aircraft will…

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