New Zealand air ambulance operator orders BETA eVTOLs

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Dec 24

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New Zealand Air Ambulance Service has placed a deposit-backed order for two BETA eVTOLs with options for a further 10. The operator, which is the…

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Air New Zealand orders BETA demonstrator to ready for operations

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Dec 24

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Air New Zealand has added an Alia CTOL technical demonstrator aircraft and several charging solutions to its existing order with BETA Technologies. Air New Zealand…

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Wellington Airport will be home to New Zealand’s first electric air service

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Apr 24

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Air New Zealand has chosen Wellington and Marlborough Airports as the sites for its first all-electric aircraft service in New Zealand. The service, set to…

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Merlin on cusp of flight test campaign

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Jan 24

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Merlin’s test aircraft Big Red is undergoing integration with the startup’s autopilot system ahead of beginning a flight test campaign. The firm has taken a…

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Wisk leads ‘first-of-kind’ flight trials merging uncrewed aircraft into controlled airspace

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Dec 23

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Uncrewed aircraft have been integrated into controlled airspace for the first time in a trial led by Wisk. The project, which took place in New…

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Auckland Airport joins Heart Aerospace advisory board

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Nov 23

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Auckland Airport, the largest in New Zealand, has joined Heart Aerospace’s industry advisory board. Made up of airlines, governments, leasing companies, and airports from around…

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How to build self-flying cargo networks

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Jun 23

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If the wizard Merlin was at the cutting-edge of medieval science, then Merlin is at a similar place in aviation today. The autonomous pilot developer…

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Merlin opens New Zealand operations centre

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Yves Le Marquand

25 May 23

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Autonomous flight developer Merlin has opened its centre for operations based in Kerikeri, New Zealand.  The operating means Merlin now has a dedicated test environment…

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Merlin on ‘viable path’ to certification in New Zealand

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Yves Le Marquand

15 May 23

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Merlin is on a viable path to validation and certification with the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA NZ) following conclusion of a review…

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Air New Zealand announces VoltAero, Cranfield, BETA and Eviation as electric flight partners

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Dec 22

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VoltAero, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, BETA Technologies and Eviation Aircraft have joined Air New Zealand’s Mission NextGen Aircraft programme, as the airline makes plans for a…

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