H3 Dynamics to supply fuel cells to EU-funded research project news Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 24 0 H3 Dynamics has been selected by European Union (EU) -funded Clean Aviation research project HyPoTraDe to supply its new class of aviation-grade hydrogen fuel cell… Read more
Archer and Future Flight Global announce order for 116 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 13 Aug 24 0 Archer Aviation has agreed an order for up to 116 Midnight eVTOL aircraft from US-based AAM operator Future Flight Global (FFG). If the agreement for… Read more
FAA and EASA issue broader guidance for eVTOL certification news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jun 24 0 Today the FAA has published an Advisory Circular (AC) whilst EASA has updated its special condition for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft to give… Read more
FEAM Aero to provide MRO for ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engines news Yves Le Marquand 16 Apr 24 0 ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with FEAM Aero to look at providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), retrofit and technical support for its engines. With a first hydrogen-electric… Read more
EASA accepts H55 battery pack compliance check list news Yves Le Marquand 23 Feb 24 0 EASA has accepted H55’s battery pack compliance check list (CCL), an “important milestone” that allows H55 to finalise completion of its test programme. A successful… Read more
Leading Lytes: Kookiejar and Lyte Aviation to explore launch of cargo delivery service news Yves Le Marquand 19 Dec 23 0 Lyte Aviation is partnering with Swedish drone and vertiport infrastructure specialist Kookiejar to explore development of a heavy payload cargo delivery service. Initially targeting regions… Read more
Innovation from collaboration: Xwing and Daedalean to share knowledge news Yves Le Marquand 29 Nov 23 0 Xwing and Daedalean are coming together to share their knowledge and processes of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate market entry and boost… Read more
Skyports Drone Services and Field partner on BVLOS inspections news Yves Le Marquand 29 Nov 23 0 Skyports Drone Services (SDS) and Field are partnering to offer utility and infrastructure inspections BVLOS in Europe. The new service will give owners and operators… Read more
Lilium receives design approval from EASA news Yves Le Marquand 27 Nov 23 0 Lilium has received Design Organisation Approval from EASA further clearing the pathway towards type certification of its eVTOL. The approval means the German eVTOL aircraft… Read more
VoltAero joins Europe’s regional mobility Power Up initiative news Yves Le Marquand 6 Oct 23 0 VoltAero has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Power Up initiative, a Netherlands-based group focused on expanding electric regional air mobility. The French… Read more
Porsche Consulting: Regional aviation to stage a comeback news Yves Le Marquand 13 Feb 23 0 Regional aviation, from both the operator and manufacturer sides, is staging a comeback thanks to new technologies, according to Porsche Consulting. The decline in regional… Read more
GE’s Avio Aero awarded €34m to fund AMBER demonstrator news Yves Le Marquand 5 Jan 23 0 Avio Aero has been awarded approximately €34m over four years by the European Commission’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking to fund its AMBER demonstrator aircraft. The… Read more
Uncrewed Flying Objects: Many hands make flights work Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 1 Dec 22 0 The ability to develop new technology to combat climate change and operate more sustainably in isolation is dwindling, fast. Collaboration is central to expanding the… Read more
EHang joins EU-funded SAMVA project news Yves Le Marquand 21 Nov 22 0 EHang is participating in a EU-funded project aimed at deploying European geostationary navigation overlay service (EGNOS) for eVTOL operations. The satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS) adoption… Read more
Wiesenthal ‘bullish’ on 2023 after Blade’s record-breaking Q3 news Yves Le Marquand 11 Nov 22 0 Blade’s CEO and Founder, Rob Wiesenthal told investors he is “very bullish about growth prospects” following a record-breaking third quarter (Q3) that saw the firm… Read more