Joby posts $1.5m profit in third quarter news Fayaz Hussain 3 Nov 23 0 Joby posted net profit of $1.5m in the third quarter (Q3) this was on the back of higher other income including $116m gain from revaluation… Read more
The cardboard box that could change disaster response news Yves Le Marquand 2 Nov 23 0 Dropping eight 20kg boxes into an area the size of a tennis court from 300ft is impressive. But the fact that each box carried eggs… Read more
Helijet becomes BETA’s latest customer and first Canadian firm to order eVTOLs news Yves Le Marquand 1 Nov 23 0 Helijet International is planning to become the first Canadian air carrier to use eVTOLs after it placed firm orders for BETA Technologies’ Alia aircraft. Announced… Read more
Lyte Aviation eyes Indian market with 10 pre-orders from Vman news Yves Le Marquand 1 Nov 23 0 Lyte Aviation has received a pre-order for 10 aircraft from Vman as it eyes an entrance to the Indian market. The UK-based eVTOL OEM is… Read more
AFWERX, NASA and FAA sign info-sharing ‘MoU of MoUs’ news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 23 0 AFWERX Prime, the FAA and NASA have agreed to share flight-test data to accelerate the safe integration of AAM aircraft into the national airspace system… Read more
Lilium names ArcosJet as fifth global dealer news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 23 0 Lilium has appointed Dubai-based business aircraft brokerage, ArcosJet as the exclusive dealer for private sales of the Lilium Jet in the UAE, Israel and Cyprus. … Read more
Dufour Aerospace to deliver first aircraft to European Medical Drone next year news Yves Le Marquand 30 Oct 23 0 Dufour Aerospace is set to deliver a first aircraft to its second customer, Swedish operator European Medical Drone in 2024. The two firms signed a… Read more
BETA’s Alia begins deployment with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 30 Oct 23 0 BETA Technologies has landed its all-electric aircraft at Duke Field, Florida to begin a contracted deployment period with the US Air Force (USAF). BETA’s ALIA… Read more
Mayman awarded $2m grant by US DoD for Speeder development news Yves Le Marquand 30 Oct 23 0 Mayman Aerospace has been awarded a $2m grant via an Other Transaction Authority from the US Department of Defense (DoD). The US-based air utility vehicle… Read more
Reliable Robotics to design in-house radar system news Yves Le Marquand 30 Oct 23 0 Reliable Robotics has hired Marc Pos to lead design and certification of a detect and avoid (DAA) radar system. The system will make up a… Read more
Vertical and Hanwha extend partnership news Yves Le Marquand 26 Oct 23 0 Vertical has agreed to extend its partnership with Hanwha Aerospace, the pair have signed an agreement to jointly develop tilt and blade pitch control systems… Read more
Archer’s Midnight takes flight in ‘key milestone’ for test programme news Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 23 0 Archer’s Midnight aircraft has begun flying in a key milestone for the eVTOL’s test programme. The flying of Midnight builds on four years of flight… Read more
Overair, Hanwha and Jeju Province unveil South Korean AAM plans news Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 23 0 Overair has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hanwha Systems and South Korea’s Jeju Province to establish an AAM ecosystem in the country’s largest… Read more
SwissDrones gets ‘unprecedented’ FAA authorisation for nation-wide BVLOS operations news Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 23 0 SwissDrones and aerial service partner, Phoenix Air Unmanned have gained unprecedented FAA authorisation to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) across the entire US.… Read more
Case brought against Archer voluntarily dismissed news Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 23 0 Archer says a plaintiff in a federal securities case filed against the firm has voluntarily dismissed the action. Reacting to the dismissal, Andy Missan, Archer’s… Read more