Deutsche Aircraft and Private Wings sign LoI for five D328eco aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 23 0 Deutsche Aircraft and Private Wings have announced a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the delivery of five D328eco aircraft. The D328eco is a brand new… Read more
VoltAero seeks bids for manufacturing plant construction news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 23 0 Bids are being sought by VoltAero for the construction of a facility from which it will deliver the first of its Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft. The… Read more
Aura Aero freezes design on 19-seat hybrid-electric aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 23 0 Aura Aero has frozen the design of its 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft and will reveal a full-scale cabin mockup at the Paris Air Show in… Read more
Merlin on ‘viable path’ to certification in New Zealand news Yves Le Marquand 15 May 23 0 Merlin is on a viable path to validation and certification with the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA NZ) following conclusion of a review… Read more
Monte and Eviation sign LoI for up to 30 Alice aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 15 May 23 0 Eviation Aircraft and UK-based regional aircraft lessor Monte have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for up to 30 all-electric commuter Alice aircraft. Monte will… Read more
FlightSafety to train Lilium eVTOL pilots news Yves Le Marquand 12 May 23 0 Lilium has agreed a partnership with aviation training company, FlightSafety International (FSI) to train its pilots. The agreement makes FlightSafety the exclusive developer and provider… Read more
Archer rolls out first Midnight aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 12 May 23 0 Archer has completed final assembly of its first production aircraft Midnight ahead of its first test flight this summer. On the same day Archer posted… Read more
Wingcopter to get €40m in funding from European Investment Bank news Yves Le Marquand 12 May 23 0 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €40m ‘quasi-equity’ investment into Wingcopter The EIB investment is backed by the European Commission’s InvestEU programme under… Read more
Eve stock remains buy as company on track after Q1 news Yves Le Marquand 11 May 23 0 Eve Air Mobility’s stock remains positive and the OEM remains on track to meet certification plans after the first quarter. The Florida-based AAM subsidiary of… Read more
Hydroplane CEO awarded NAA’s Katherine and Marjorie Stinson Trophy news Yves Le Marquand 11 May 23 0 Hydroplane founder and CEO Dr. Anita Sengupta has won the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Katherine and Marjorie Stinson Trophy for 2022. The award, established in… Read more
Xwing awarded SBIR contract with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 11 May 23 0 Xwing has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the USAF’s AFWERX Agility Prime programme. Through the agreement, Xwing will… Read more
Rockton to buy up to 40 Heart Aerospace ES-30s news Yves Le Marquand 10 May 23 0 Swedish investment and aircraft leasing firm Rockton is to acquire up to 40 of Heart Aerospace’s regional electric aircraft, known as the ES-30. The deal… Read more
Echodyne announces strategic agreement with Supernal news Yves Le Marquand 10 May 23 0 Radar platform firm, Echodyne, has announced a strategic agreement and minority investment from Supernal. The collaboration between the two companies will focus on how to… Read more
Wisk and Japan Airlines partner to bring self-flying air taxis to Japan news Yves Le Marquand 9 May 23 0 Wisk Aero and Japan Airlines (JAL) are partnering to bring Wisk’s self-flying air taxi to Japan. Wisk and JAL Engineering (JALEC) will also work closely… Read more
Jekta signs MoU with Honeywell on aircraft systems news Yves Le Marquand 9 May 23 0 Jekta has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate Honeywell’s systems onboard its amphibious aircraft. According to the Swiss OEM, the deal signifies the… Read more