Ryse Aero Technologies completes first manned test flight news Alasdair Whyte 31 Aug 22 0 Having just completed its first manned test flight, Ohio-based startup Ryse Aero Technologies is well on its way to building an eVTOL designed to assist… Read more
MintAir to purchase up to 40 eVTOLs from Jaunt Air Mobility news Alasdair Whyte 31 Aug 22 0 MintAir is to order up to 40 of Jaunt Air Mobility’s eVTOLs after the two firms signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) yesterday (30/08/22). The… Read more
American Airlines pays deposit for 20 Boom Overtures news Alasdair Whyte 17 Aug 22 0 American Airlines has paid a non-refundable deposit on an initial 20 Overtures from Boom Supersonic with the option for another 40. American said it hopes… Read more
Revolution.Aero Uplift: All is not loss news Alasdair Whyte 17 Aug 22 0 How many losses does it take to make a win? Well fans of Manchester United Football Club will hope it is two. For eVTOL developers… Read more
HI Uplift: Believe in BETA news Alasdair Whyte 17 Aug 22 0 Remember when the iPhone came out? Steve Jobs unveiled it as an iPod, phone and internet communicator. Fast-forward 15 years and the uses are virtually… Read more
Jaunt Air Mobility to go public news Alasdair Whyte 15 Aug 22 0 Jaunt Air Mobility is to go public following an application by AIRO Group Holdings that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form… Read more
Joby near-doubles US defence contract value to $75m news Alasdair Whyte 12 Aug 22 0 Joby Aviation’s contract with the US Air Force’s Agility Prime programme has been expanded, increasing the potential value by more than $45m and bringing the… Read more
Bristow signs firm order for five BETA Alia-250s news Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 22 0 Bristow Group has placed a firm order for five BETA Technologies Alia-250 aircraft, with the option to purchase an additional 50. The order firmly positions… Read more
Blade delivers record revenues but earnings down news Alasdair Whyte 9 Aug 22 0 Blade Urban Air Mobility delivered record revenue and flight profit in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022, however overall earnings fell — a decrease the… Read more
Revolution.Aero Uplift: E-round the world in battery planes news Yves Le Marquand 9 Aug 22 0 On September 28, 1924 eight US army pilots and mechanics in four Douglas World Cruisers completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. It… Read more
Japan Airlines sees joint-proposal for AAM in Tokyo accepted news Alasdair Whyte 8 Aug 22 0 A joint proposal from Japan Airlines, Mitsubishi Estate and Kanematsu Corporation to establish AAM services has been accepted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The purpose… Read more
American Airlines makes undisclosed investment in ZeroAvia news Alasdair Whyte 5 Aug 22 0 American Airlines has made an undisclosed investment in ZeroAvia and signed an MoU that enables the airline to order up to 100 engines from ZeroAvia’s… Read more
AeroDynamic Advisory: Five concerns about the incoming aviation revolution news Alasdair Whyte 5 Aug 22 0 As with the weather, everybody talks about the climate apocalypse, but nobody does anything about it. At Farnborough this month, that changed. Everyone was trying… Read more
Raytheon’s venture arm invests $12m in VerdeGo Aero news Alasdair Whyte 4 Aug 22 0 RTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of Raytheon Technologies is the lead investor in hybrid-electric power plant specialist, VerdeGo Aero following the Florida-based startup’s Series… Read more
SkyDrive partners with EP Systems on SD-05 battery system news Alasdair Whyte 4 Aug 22 0 SkyDrive has partnered with Electric Power Systems (EP Systems) to design, develop, and manufacture the battery system for its SD-05 aircraft. The Toyota City-based developer… Read more