Electra.aero and Hunch Mobility sign agreement for EL9 aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Jan 25

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Hunch Mobility is set to buy Electra.aero’s EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft for use on future regional air routes in India.  The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was…

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Vertical prices $90m public offering at $6 per unit

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Fayaz Hussain

23 Jan 25

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Vertical Aerospace has announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $90m through a sophisticated structure which combines ordinary shares and warrants – linked…

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Aura welcomes latest FCC rule-making proposal

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Jan 25

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Aura Network Systems has welcomed the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) latest notice of proposed rule-making related to dedicated spectrum for advanced air mobility.  The inclusion…

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Ascendance deepens Capgemini partnership ahead of first flight this year

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Jan 25

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French hybrid electric propulsion and aircraft developer Ascendance has expanded its partnership with Capgemini ahead of a first flight scheduled for later this year. Since…

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Eve considers Vector deployment in India with JetSetGo

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Jan 25

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Eve Air Mobility and New Delhi-based charter and fractional ownership firm JetSetGo have agreed to explore the use of Vector, Eve’s air traffic management software…

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‘US air taxi certification likely pushed to 2027’

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jan 25

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  The first type certification of an eVTOL aircraft in the US is unlikely to be issued before 2027.  That was the takeaway message following…

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New chips to make Anthem ‘slimmer and faster’

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jan 25

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Last week, at CES 2025, Honeywell and NXP Semiconductors expanded their partnership to begin building i.MX processors into Honeywell’s latest Anthem avionics. Honeywell and Dutch…

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Sarla raises $10m in Series A funding

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Jan 25

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Indian eVTOL developer Sarla Aviation has raised $10m in funding from the first tranche of its Series A round.  The A1 round was led by…

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UAE regulator approves Skyports’ first vertiport design

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Jan 25

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Skyports has received technical design approval from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority for its first commercial vertiport in the country. Named…

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BAE to help Airbus with hybrid commercial aircraft research

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Jan 25

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BAE Systems has signed an agreement to provide the energy storage system for a micro-hybridisation demonstration project for commercial aircraft being conducted by Airbus.  As part…

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Evia Aero agrees deal with Britten-Norman for 15 Islanders

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Jan 25

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German startup airline Evia Aero has signed a letter of intent with Britten-Norman to purchase 15 Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. According to Evia, the aircraft acquired…

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Honeywell and NXP Semiconductors expand autonomous flight partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Jan 25

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Honeywell and NXP Semiconductors have expanded their partnership focused on developing products for autonomous flight.  Announced at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, the expansion builds…

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Vertical flies first piloted thrustborne tests in eVTOL

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Jan 25

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Vertical Aerospace has successfully completed a first set of piloted thrustborne flight manoeuvres in its eVTOL aircraft. The milestone means Vertical’s VX4 aircraft has now…

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Atlantic Aviation acquires Ferrovial Vertiports

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Jan 25

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Atlantic Aviation has acquired Ferrovial Vertiports, the vertiport business of infrastructure company Ferrovial. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic, Ferrovial Vertiports will immediately begin…

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Beta Technologies expands charging network by nearly 200% in 2024

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jan 25

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Beta Technologies installed electric chargers at 30 new sites in 2024, growing its network by almost 200%, the company has reported. The electric aircraft and…

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