Dufour prototype demonstrates full flight transition news Yves Le Marquand 16 Aug 23 0 Dufour Aerospace’s X2.2 prototype of its Aero2 aircraft has demonstrated full transition from vertical take-off to horizontal cruise, the firm reported last week. This… Read more
‘Very few downsides to settlement for Archer’ news Yves Le Marquand 15 Aug 23 0 It was Chinese General Sun Tzu who said: “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer”. Something Archer and Wisk seemed to do last week when… Read more
Crashing: Part of the process? news Yves Le Marquand 14 Aug 23 0 Vertical Aerospace crashed its prototype last week during a motor failure test scenario. It is not the first time an eVTOL has crashed during flight… Read more
ZeroAvia reveals oxygen compressor for hydrogen fuel cell aviation news Yves Le Marquand 11 Aug 23 0 ZeroAvia has developed a compressor for hydrogen fuel cell-based aviation propulsion systems, such as its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain. Initial testing of ZeroAvia’s compressor (pictured inset)… Read more
Archer and Wisk end long legal feud news Yves Le Marquand 11 Aug 23 0 Archer and Wisk have reached a settlement to resolve the federal and state court feud. Although the litigation between the parties was settled on undisclosed… Read more
Critical goods supply worries remote Canadians news Yves Le Marquand 10 Aug 23 0 Concern over supply chain security for critical goods is increasing among remote communities in Canada, according to Horizon Aircraft. New research by the Canadian VTOL… Read more
Aircraft and drone collisions: Researchers propose runway exclusion zone extension news Yves Le Marquand 10 Aug 23 0 New research to count and analyse close calls between aircraft and drones has recommended extending the exclusion zone around “high-risk” runways to 3.5 miles. The… Read more
Blade’s record revenues ‘show the plan is working’ news Yves Le Marquand 9 Aug 23 0 Blade’s record second quarter revenues of $61m, up over 70% on the same period last year, “illustrates the value proposition” of its business model, said… Read more
ASKA successfully flies first tethered tests news Yves Le Marquand 9 Aug 23 0 ASKA has completed its first tethered airborne tests with its full-scale A5 flying car prototype. Lifting from a California airfield with hovered thrust, developers hope… Read more
Eviation outsources design of aircraft to TLG Aerospace news Yves Le Marquand 7 Aug 23 0 Eviation has outsourced design, appointing TLG Aerospace to draw up the production configuration of its Alice aircraft. Seattle-based aerospace engineering company, TLG Aerospace will work… Read more
AAM: Getting cleared for take-off news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Following years of unprecedented disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry is experiencing a doubling down of efforts to bring next-generation transportation technologies… Read more
Amprius reveals breakthrough in aircraft battery tech news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Lithium-ion battery specialist Amprius Technologies has revealed an “unmatched” breakthrough lithium-ion battery that expands the use cases for electric aircraft. The cell achieves a discharge… Read more
Stralis becomes H3X’s first HPDM-250 customer news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 H3X Technologies has shipped its first HPDM-250 unit to Australia-based Stralis Aircraft for testing. In a statement on social media, H3X said: “We shipped our… Read more
Joby team ‘knocking it out the park’ so far in 2023 says CEO news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Joby Aviation’s team has consistently delivered on targets across the first half of 2023, according to CEO JoeBen Bevirt. The eVTOL OEM announced its second… Read more
First commercial mail drone delivery service launches in Orkney Islands news Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Royal Mail has launched the UK’s first mail drone delivery service permitted to run commercially, Orkney I-Port. There have been previous projects and trials testing… Read more