Spright buys 40 Dufour Aerospace Aero2s news Yves Le Marquand 7 Nov 22 0 Spright, the drone division of emergency medical helicopter operator Air Methods, is buying 40 Aero2s from Dufour Aerospace with the option for 100 more. The… Read more
Blue Spirit designing aircraft using Dassault Systèmes platform news Yves Le Marquand 7 Nov 22 0 French hydrogen fuel cell startup, Blue Spirit Aero has begun using Dassault Systèmes’ cloud-based platform 3DExperience to design, test and validate its Dragonfly aircraft. Over… Read more
Monte signs LoI with Cranfield for 40 hydrogen-electric conversion kits news Yves Le Marquand 7 Nov 22 0 Monte Aircraft Leasing has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to purchase 40 hydrogen-electric modification kits to convert Britten-Norman Islanders.… Read more
EvoLux’s empty leg features: Democratising private air travel news Yves Le Marquand 4 Nov 22 0 Florida-based start-up EvoLux is launching a digital empty leg tool that it hopes can “truly democratise private aviation”. There has always been an excess of… Read more
Joby’s $79.2m Q3 loss ‘reflects continued certification progress’ news Yves Le Marquand 3 Nov 22 0 Joby Aviation’s (NYSE: JOBY) $79.2m net loss in the third quarter (Q3) reflects continued progress in certifying the aircraft and also in launching early manufacturing… Read more
VoltAero covers certification with $32m Series B financing news Yves Le Marquand 2 Nov 22 0 The first tranche of VoltAero’s Series B financing raises $32m and will take the firm through certification and production launch of the Cassio 330. The… Read more
EP Systems’ battery to power Plana VTOL news Yves Le Marquand 1 Nov 22 0 Electric Power Systems has entered signed a letter of intent (LoI) with South Korean hybrid VTOL developer Plana. EPS’s battery system will be integrated into… Read more
To certification and beyond: Volocopter raises a further $182m news Yves Le Marquand 1 Nov 22 0 Volocopter has raised an additional $182m from the second signing of its Series E funding round. This latest capital raise will carry the company beyond… Read more
Revolution.Aero ’22 – Conscious aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 22 0 ‘There’s automation and then there is the notion of consciousness’ Moderator Brian Flynn, DiamondStream Partners Speakers Ben Griffin, OneWeb; Anthony Pucciarella, Alaris Pro; Jed Kalkstein,… Read more
Alakai Technologies: Green Skai thinking news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 22 0 Alakai Technologies has just received approval from the FAA to flight test its second experimental vehicle. The first has already flown, and is continuing flight… Read more
Expanding operations: Flapper series A extension raises $6m news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 22 0 Flapper has raised $6m in a Series A extension that will allow it to expand operations away from pure technology. In addition to the $2m… Read more
Icelandair: First flag carrier to eye domestic zero-emission operations news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 22 0 Icelandair is planning to be the first national flag carrier airline to achieve zero-emission domestic operations by the end of the decade. CEO, Bogi Nils… Read more
Delta and MIT team up to prevent persistent contrails news Yves Le Marquand 28 Oct 22 0 Delta is collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to research “persistent” contrail prevention. Persistent contrails make up about 10% of all contrails and… Read more
Ampaire receives firm order for 25 Eco Caravans news Yves Le Marquand 28 Oct 22 0 Ampaire has a firm order for 25 Eco Caravans from sustainable aviation financier, Monte. The agreement also includes an option for an additional 25 aircraft.… Read more
Lilium and Saudia announce deal for 100 eVTOLs news Yves Le Marquand 27 Oct 22 0 Saudia Arabia’s national carrier has agreed to purchase 100 Lilium Jets making Saudia the first airline in the region to step into the eVTOL space.… Read more