Verticals partners with Monolith to accelerate testing

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jan 25

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Vertical Aerospace has began working with artificial intelligence (AI) software provider Monolith to increase its eVTOL testing and simulation programme efficiency. Flight and ground tests…

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Volocopter files for insolvency as search for investment continues

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jan 25

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Volocopter has started insolvency proceedings as it continues to look for further investment to fund its eVTOL programme.  The German eVTOL developer announced on Monday…

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New Zealand air ambulance operator orders BETA eVTOLs

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Dec 24

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New Zealand Air Ambulance Service has placed a deposit-backed order for two BETA eVTOLs with options for a further 10. The operator, which is the…

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Joby’s aircraft undergoes major FAA aerostructure tests

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Dec 24

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Joby Aviation has completed a series of major aerostructure tests for certification credit with the FAA. The company reported successfully completing static load testing of…

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Skyports breaks ground on UK vertiport development

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 24

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Skyports Infrastructure and Bicester Motion have broken ground on the UK’s first vertiport testbed development. The vertiport is under construction on a plot of 0.42…

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SkyGrid publishes concept of operations

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 24

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SkyGrid has released its blueprint for third-party service providers in its Concept of Operations for Third-Party Services Supporting the Airspace Integration of AAM.  The concept of…

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Archer raises $430m following new Anduril partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Dec 24

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Anduril and Archer are to jointly develop a hybrid-VTOL aircraft for defence use cases, leading the eVTOL developer to raise a further $430m to support…

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Air New Zealand orders BETA demonstrator to ready for operations

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Dec 24

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Air New Zealand has added an Alia CTOL technical demonstrator aircraft and several charging solutions to its existing order with BETA Technologies. Air New Zealand…

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Skyports and Groupe ADP joint venture to operate Manhattan heliport

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Dec 24

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A joint venture between Skyports Infrastructure and Groupe ADP has been named as the new operator of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. The New York City…

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Electra.aero flies NASA Administrator in Goldfinch demonstrator

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Dec 24

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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has taken a flight aboard Electra.aero’s hybrid-electric EL2 Goldfinch ultra short prototype aircraft. The 24-minute flight on Electra’s two-seat fixed-wing aircraft…

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Joby Aviation CFO resigns

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Fayaz Hussain

4 Dec 24

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California-based electric aircraft developer Joby Aviation announced that Matthew Field, the company’s chief financial officer, will be resigning effective December 13, 2024. Following Field’s departure,…

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AURA Network Systems makes senior appointments

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Dec 24

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AURA Network Systems has appointed Kevin Steen as CEO and and Walter Berger as executive chairman of the board. Steen brings more than two decades’…

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Eve secures additional $35m from BNDES

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Fayaz Hussain

2 Dec 24

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Eve Air Mobility announced it has secured an additional $35m from the Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES) to support its eVTOL development. The company secured…

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Propeller Drones, Airwayz and FlightOps team up for Israel’s first BVLOS drone flights

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Nov 24

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Propeller Drones has chosen unmanned air traffic management provider Airwayz to execute its $7m Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) contract to conduct autonomous drone flights.  The…

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MagniX completes EPU testing with NASA

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Nov 24

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MagniX has completed testing of its magni650 electric propulsion unit (EPU) at NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) in Sandusky, Ohio. According to the company, the…

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