Beta’s Alia completes test flight between Amazon facilities news Alasdair Whyte 27 Jun 22 0 Beta Technologies has successfully completed a flight using its Alia-250 electric aircraft. Conducted in conventional take-off and landing mode, as part of its flight test… Read more
EHang partners with Tianxingjian on scenic flight project news Alasdair Whyte 24 Jun 22 0 EHang has received an initial purchase order for five units of EH216 AAVs from Tianxingjian Cultural Tourism Investment and Development. Read more
Zipline achieves FAA Part 135 certification news Alasdair Whyte 24 Jun 22 0 Zipline is now authorised to complete the longest range on-demand commercial drone deliveries in the US, after FAA granted it Part 135 certification. Read more
Airbus and Linde to develop airport hydrogen infrastructure news Alasdair Whyte 23 Jun 22 0 Airbus and gases and engineering specialist, Linde have signed an MoU to develop hydrogen infrastructure at airports globally. Read more
Rolls-Royce to produce new turbogenerator for hybrid aircraft news Alasdair Whyte 23 Jun 22 0 Rolls-Royce has revealed plans to produce a new scalable turbogenerator to serve a power range of 500kW - 1200kW. Read more
Inmarsat Velaris: Lleida-Alguaire Airport to become AAM research hub news Alasdair Whyte 23 Jun 22 0 Lleida-Alguaire Airport will become a European hub for testing and demonstrating AAM research programmes following an agreement between the Government of Catalonia and Inmarsat’s Velaris… Read more
Diehl Aerospace producing more features for the VoloCity news Alasdair Whyte 22 Jun 22 0 Volocopter and avionics systems specialist, Diehl Aerospace, are further expanding their partnership. Read more
Eve and Fahari Aviation sign LoI on Kenyan UAM news Alasdair Whyte 22 Jun 22 0 In March 2022, Eve and Fahari Aviation, a Kenya Airways’ subsidiary, signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for up to 40 eVTOLs. Read more
Wingcopter secures $42m in latest funding round news Alasdair Whyte 21 Jun 22 0 Wingcopter has raised $42m from financial and strategic investors as part of a Series A extension round, tripling the German firm’s total equity raise to… Read more
Co-founder commutes to work in Jetson eVTOL news Alasdair Whyte 21 Jun 22 0 Jetson Aero co-founder, Tomasz Patan has completed his daily commute for the first time the firm’s Jetson ONE eVTOL aircraft. Read more
Stratolaunch: World’s largest aircraft reaches new record altitude news Alasdair Whyte 20 Jun 22 0 Stratolaunch’s Roc, the world’s largest aircraft, has just reached a new record altitude of 27,000ft (8,200m) during its seventh test flight. Read more
Ampaire and Black & Veatch to develop electric aviation infrastructure news Alasdair Whyte 20 Jun 22 0 Ampaire is collaborating with Black & Veatch to develop infrastructure which supports airport electrification. The two firms will work to together to plan, engineer and… Read more
UK CAA to use same eVTOL certification standards as EASA news Alasdair Whyte 16 Jun 22 0 The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will use the same certification standards as the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) uses, known as Special Conditions (SC)-VTOL. Read more
SAF delivered through existing pipeline to New York news Alasdair Whyte 16 Jun 22 0 Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been delivered to New York’s LaGuardia Airport for the first time through existing petroleum pipeline systems. Read more
ZeroAvia and Otto Aviation to develop hydrogen-electric powertrain for Celera news Alasdair Whyte 15 Jun 22 0 ZeroAvia is collaborating with Otto Aviation to develop a hydrogen-electric powertrain to power Otto’s Celera aircraft. Read more