Lyte Aviation and Twente Airport to develop European regional route network news Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 23 0 Lyte Aviation is partnering with Twente Airport to develop regional routes to cut commuter times between European cities like Paris, Munich and Birmingham. The UK-based… Read more
SkyDrive granted $82m contract by Japan government news Yves Le Marquand 24 Oct 23 0 SkyDrive has been awarded a contract worth over $82m by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to develop its eVTOL. The contract comes under… Read more
North Carolina breaks ground on BETA-designed aircraft chargers news Yves Le Marquand 23 Oct 23 0 North Carolina book ground last week on the first electric aircraft chargers in the state. The multimodal chargers, designed by BETA, support the charging of… Read more
Moya Aero and N2 Infrastructure Technologies announce LoI to buy four eVTOLs news Yves Le Marquand 20 Oct 23 0 Moya Aero and Canadian firm, N2 Infrastructure Technologies have announced a strategic partnership including a letter of intent (LoI) for four aircraft. The collaboration will… Read more
BETA Technologies could get $100m-plus financing from EXIM Bank news Yves Le Marquand 20 Oct 23 0 BETA Technologies may be about to receive over $100m in financing from the US Export-Import Bank, according to a notice in the Federal Register. Initially… Read more
VoltAero wins 2023 Janus Label of Excellence news Yves Le Marquand 20 Oct 23 0 VoltAero has been awarded the 2023 Janus Label of Excellence from the l’Institut Français du Design (French Institute of Design) for its clean-sheet hybrid-electric aircraft… Read more
Hydroplane wins Minority Emerging Technology and Industries Firm of the Year news Yves Le Marquand 20 Oct 23 0 Hydroplane, along with its founder and CEO Dr. Anita Sengupta, has been selected to receive the Minority Emerging Technology and Industries Firm of the Year… Read more
Ampaire awarded direct-to-phase 2 contract by USAF news Yves Le Marquand 20 Oct 23 0 Ampaire has been awarded a $1.25m contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) to begin developing a megawatt-scale hybrid propulsion system. The collaboration, which… Read more
H3X job creation: Colorado approves multi-million tax incentive news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 H3X has revealed the State of Colorado has approved a multi-million dollar tax incentive for the creation of 433 jobs in the state over the… Read more
Whisper Aero propulsors ready to blow garden equipment sector wide open news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 Whisper Aero has revealed its propulsor technology, scaled for garden leaf blowers, is ready to commercialise and the firm is looking for a partner. The… Read more
Lilium puts eVTOL for sale on US market with EMC JET news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 Lilium has opened private sales of its eVTOL in the US market, in partnership with broker and management firm, EMC JET. EMC JET will be… Read more
Supernal and Korean Air announce strategic partnership news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 Korean Air is partnering with Supernal to speed development of the eVTOL developer’s aircraft and surrounding AAM ecosystem. The strategic partnership will see the firms… Read more
Archer deal sees Abu Dhabi as first international service region news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 Archer and Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) have agreed to make Abu Dhabi the eVTOL maker’s first international service region. The plan is to begin… Read more
EHang has EH216-S type certified by Chinese regulator news Yves Le Marquand 16 Oct 23 0 EHang has been awarded a type certificate (TC) for its passenger-carrying autonomous air taxi, EH216-S by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The TC… Read more
Ampaire and ELIRE Aero partner on regional clean propulsion news Yves Le Marquand 16 Oct 23 0 Ampaire and ELIRE Aero are partnering to retrofit and certify existing airframes with hybrid propulsion technology. The partnership, which has a focus on regional air… Read more