Eve TechCare launches at MRO Barcelona news Yves Le Marquand 22 Oct 24 0 Eve has launched its aftermarket services subsidiary Eve TechCare at MRO Europe in Barcelona this week. TechCare is an all-in-one suite of solutions including technical… Read more
Atlantic to begin installing aircraft chargers at NYC’s East 34th Street Heliport news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 24 0 Atlantic Aviation is set to begin installing charging stations for eVTOL aircraft at East 34th Street Heliport in New York. The project will see Atlantic… Read more
Lilium will not receive German federal loan guarantee news Yves Le Marquand 17 Oct 24 0 UPDATED: Lilium will continue negotiations with Bavaria for a €50m loan after its application for a federal loan guarantee worth the same amount was denied… Read more
PteroDynamics and Cornes to bring Transwing to Japan news Yves Le Marquand 17 Oct 24 0 PteroDynamics has agreed a deal with Cornes Technologies to bring its Transwing unmanned aerial system (UAS) to Japan. The VTOL-capable UAS will be distributed by Cornes… Read more
Wisk forms partnership with Airservices Australia news Yves Le Marquand 16 Oct 24 0 Wisk Aero has further cemented its position on Australia as a key initial launch market, announcing a partnership with state-owned air traffic management specialist Airservices Australia. … Read more
Eve secures $88m loan from Brazil’s National Development Bank for production facility news Yves Le Marquand 15 Oct 24 0 Eve Air Mobility has secured an $88m loan for the construction of a production facility from Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES). The facility, to be… Read more
Lilium CEO hits out at ‘misunderstandings’ over German state bank loans news Yves Le Marquand 14 Oct 24 0 Klaus Roewe, CEO and executive director of German eVTOL developer Lilium, has responded to what he calls “misunderstandings” regarding the firm’s loan from German development… Read more
Whisper unveils first electric ‘tow behind’ leaf blower news Yves Le Marquand 11 Oct 24 0 Whisper Aero unveiled the first electric tow behind blower powered by its proprietary WhisperDrive technology The blower delivers 250N (newton) performance while operating under 65… Read more
Delta conducting inspections using drones following FAA approval news Yves Le Marquand 11 Oct 24 0 Delta TechOps is now conducting aircraft inspections using small, camera-based drones after the firm’s application was accepted by the FAA. Delta was granted the acceptance… Read more
Joint venture formed to create Lombardy vertiport network news Yves Le Marquand 10 Oct 24 0 Skyports Infrastructure has formed a joint venture with the owner of Milan’s airports SEA Milan and an Italian airport infrastructure investment firm controlled by F2i… Read more
Skyportz and Microflite to assess vertiport locations in Melbourne news Yves Le Marquand 4 Oct 24 0 The operator of Melbourne’s heliport Microflite is to work with Skyportz to identify locations for new vertiports around the city. Microflite has taken the decision… Read more
Matternet brings drone delivery to Silicon Valley news Yves Le Marquand 3 Oct 24 0 Residents of Silicon Valley can now take delivery of items such as groceries via drone as part of a programme launched by Matternet. The drone… Read more
Eviation receives order from UrbanLink for 10 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 UrbanLink Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Eviation for 10 Alice commuter aircraft, with the option to acquire an additional 10… Read more
Toyota to invest further $500m in Joby news Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 Toyota will invest an additional $500m in Joby, bringing total investment from the auto giant to $894m. The investment will be made in the form… Read more
Skydweller completes initial flight test campaign news Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 Skydweller Aero has successfully completed an initial flight test campaign of its Skydweller Unmanned Aerial System. The series of uncrewed flight tests – with the… Read more