Xplorate completes ‘first ever’ remote pipeline inspection using a drone news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 24 0 Xplorate has successfully completed the inspection of a 550km export pipeline under the largest beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) approval in Australia. In doing… 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
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
Xplorate granted ‘unprecedented’ 500km-plus BVLOS authorisation news Yves Le Marquand 29 Aug 24 0 Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has authorised Xplorate to operate its remotely piloted aircraft 500km-plus beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the Queensland… Read more
Skyports and Wagner partner on vertiport development news Yves Le Marquand 14 Aug 24 0 Skyports Infrastructure has partnered with Australian property investment firm Wagner Corporation to assess vertiport development opportunities in Queensland. The partnership will look at development opportunities in… Read more
Skyportz secures orders for eVTOL vertipad concept news Yves Le Marquand 13 Aug 24 0 Skyportz has secured three orders for more than 1,000 units of its new eVTOL vertipad concept following its announcement at last month’s Farnborough Airshow. The… Read more
Joby applies to type certify in Australia news Yves Le Marquand 6 Aug 24 0 Joby Aviation has formally applied for type certification of its eVTOL aircraft in Australia. Built upon a bi-lateral agreement between the FAA and Australia’s Civil… Read more
FIA: Crisalion announces orders with Wilbur Air and Air Chateau news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jul 24 0 Crisalion Mobility has signed pre-orders with Wilbur Air and Air Chateau marking its entries into the Australian and UAE markets respectively. The agreement with Wilbur… Read more
FIA: Wisk and Skyports look to establish vertiport network in Australia news Yves Le Marquand 22 Jul 24 0 Wisk and Skyports Infrastructure are expanding their partnership to identify an entry-into-service (EIS) network for Wisk’s aircraft in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region of… Read more
Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne news Yves Le Marquand 19 Jul 24 0 Wing has rolled out its drone delivery service to Melbourne, Australia with the help of DoorDash. From this week about 250,000 residents in Melbourne’s eastern… Read more
Australian vertiport fundraise hits minimum in less than 30 minutes news Yves Le Marquand 1 May 24 0 Skyportz latest fundraise, which closes this Thursday, hit its $100k minimum in just 29 minutes after opening. Currently sat at over $450,000, the capital will… Read more
New Skyportz subsidiary, Wilbur Air agrees 100 aircraft deal with Electra.aero news Yves Le Marquand 15 Apr 24 0 A new airline, launched by electric aviation infrastructure start-up Skyportz, has agreed a deal with Electra.aero for 100 aircraft. Launched as a way of “having… Read more
Xplorate makes appointment to new chief operating officer role news Yves Le Marquand 3 Apr 24 0 Xplorate is welcoming Ivana Velickovska to the newly created role of chief operating officer. In her new position, Velickovska (pictured inset) will lead and scale… Read more
Electro.Aero charging Australia’s first trackless tram project news Yves Le Marquand 20 Nov 23 0 Electro.Aero has built and tested a charger which will be used to charge Australia’s first trackless tram project in the city of Stirling, just north… Read more
ARENA backs AMSL Aero’s hydrogen eVTOL plans news Yves Le Marquand 8 Nov 23 0 AMSL Aero has been awarded $5.43m by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of its Advancing Renewables Program. The Australian aerospace startup said… Read more