Whisper Aero and EPS to create certifiable Part 23 powertrains news Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 Whisper Aero and Electric Power Systems (EPS) have partnered, combining their respective technologies to create certifiable powertrains for Part 23 aircraft. The joint Whisper and… Read more
BETA offers early look at passenger variant news Yves Le Marquand 30 Sep 24 0 BETA has unveiled an early look at the passenger layout of its Alia eVTOL aircraft. The company is taking a staged approach to passenger aircraft… Read more
Dufour Aerospace and Areion renew partnership news Yves Le Marquand 30 Sep 24 0 Dufour Aerospace has renewed its partnership with US drone firm Areion which includes purchase of 40 Aero2 drones with options for an additional 100 aircraft.… Read more
Lilium enters US market with partnerships in Texas news Yves Le Marquand 30 Sep 24 0 Lilium has partnered with Houston-based fixed base operator Galaxy FBO, marking its entry to the US market. The German eVTOL developer plans to operate its… Read more
Mayman’s VTOL testbed completes test flight series news Yves Le Marquand 26 Sep 24 0 Mayman Aerospace has completed flight tests of its Razor testbed VTOL aircraft at a military base in Southern California. The Razor test bed is exactly… Read more
Whisper Aero taps expertise of Brian Klinka news Yves Le Marquand 26 Sep 24 0 Whisper Aero, has appointed Brian Klinka as a board and strategic advisor with a focus on certification of its propulsion products. Klinka brings 35 years… Read more
Pyka Series B raises $40m news Yves Le Marquand 25 Sep 24 0 Pyka has raised $40m in Series B funding to continue growth of its dual-use product line for commercial and defence markets. The round was led by… Read more
Elfly and Nordic Seaplanes sign deal for up to 15 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 24 Sep 24 0 Elfly Group has signed an agreement with Nordic Seaplanes, Europe’s only scheduled seaplane operator, for the purchase of up to 15 aircraft. The deal will… Read more
Vertical losses rise to $17.1m in first half of 2024 news Fayaz Hussain 20 Sep 24 0 Vertical Aerospace announced financial results for the first half of 2024 wherein it reported a net loss of $17.1m, up 45% year-over-year from $11.7m in… Read more
BETA picks up momentum in Florida as three new chargers come online news Yves Le Marquand 19 Sep 24 0 BETA hosted an event this week at Tallahassee International Airport to “recognise the momentum” being made towards AAM in Florida. The electric aircraft and infrastructure… Read more
H3 Dynamics and Qdot Technology working on long-range zero-emissions cargo UAV news Yves Le Marquand 18 Sep 24 0 Qdot, a spin-off from Oxford University’s Thermofluids Institute, and French hydrogen specialist, H3 Dynamics are developing a long-range, zero emissions cargo UAV. The aircraft will… Read more
Eve appoints Megha Bathia as CCO news Yves Le Marquand 17 Sep 24 0 Eve Air Mobility has appointed Megha Bhatia as its new chief commercial officer (CCO). Working out of the firm’s US headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, Bhatia… Read more
Reliable awarded multi-year US Air Force contract news Yves Le Marquand 16 Sep 24 0 Reliable Robotics has been awarded a contract to provide advanced automation to United States Air Force (USAF) airlift and refuelling aircraft. The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite… Read more
Scottish National Investment Bank invests £20m in ZeroAvia news Yves Le Marquand 16 Sep 24 0 ZeroAvia has received an extra £20m ($26m) from Scottish National Investment Bank to bring its Series C financing to a total of £114m ($150m). This is… Read more
Heart Aerospace unveils full-scale demonstrator aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 12 Sep 24 0 Heart Aerospace has unveiled its first full-scale demonstrator prototype of its ES30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft. Built almost entirely in-house at Heart’s Gothenburg facilities, the 32m… Read more