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Switzerland

Dufour Aerospace

Dufour flies cargo drone under hybrid-electric power

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Yves Le Marquand
29 Jan 25
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Swiss drone manufacturer Dufour Aerospace has completed its first flight test campaign with a hybrid-electric system for its Aero2 drone.  The aircraft flew several test…

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Matternet

Matternet secures Light UAS Operator Certificate in Switzerland

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Yves Le Marquand
11 Sep 24
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Drone delivery specialist, Matternet has been granted a Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation.  This certification is the…

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Jekta and ZeroAvia

FIA: Jekta and ZeroAvia to demonstrate fuel cell-powered flying boat

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Yves Le Marquand
22 Jul 24
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Jekta has selected ZeroAvia’s fuel cell technology to demonstrate the concept of a hydrogen-powered variant of its electric amphibious flying boat design. The firms also plan…

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Loft

Loft Dynamics to build simulators for Dufour Aerospace

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Yves Le Marquand
4 Jun 24
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Loft Dynamics is now developing virtual reality (VR) simulators for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft following an agreement with Dufour Aerospace.  Loft, a…

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SwissDrones

SwissDrones closes Series B worth over $10m

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Yves Le Marquand
16 May 24
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SwissDrones has this week closed its Series B funding round, securing over $10m from investors.  The equity growth will advance the aerial intelligence company’s ability…

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Bcomp

Bringing the outdoors inside: Airbus Ventures’ latest investment merges automotive with aviation

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Yves Le Marquand
19 Apr 24
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If you had to guess where a state-of-the-art lightweight composite material for aerospace originated, it probably wouldn’t be in the backcountry ski sector.  But that…

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H55

EASA accepts H55 battery pack compliance check list

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Yves Le Marquand
23 Feb 24
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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…

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Lilium and Air-Dynamic announce deal for five aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand
23 May 23
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Lilium has announced an agreement with Air-Dynamic, a Switzerland-based private jet and helicopter company including deposit payments for delivery of up to five Lilium Jets. …

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Jekta signs MoU with Honeywell on aircraft systems

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Yves Le Marquand
9 May 23
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Jekta has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate Honeywell’s systems onboard its amphibious aircraft. According to the Swiss OEM, the deal signifies the…

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Destinus to fly ‘world first’ hydrogen afterburner configuration

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Yves Le Marquand
14 Feb 23
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This month Destinus will begin flight testing its hydrogen afterburner, “a world first” for an aircraft in this configuration, it said.  Last November, the Swiss…

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Dufour Aerospace completes Series B investing from Vista Global

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Yves Le Marquand
24 Jan 23
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Dufour Aerospace has completed a Series B funding with investors including private aviation group, Vista Global. In addition to Vista, the existing investors and two…

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SwissDrones has secured seven-figure funding in DiamondStream-led investment round

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Yves Le Marquand
5 Jan 23
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SwissDrones has secured additional seven-figure funding in an investment round led by DiamondStream Partners with participation from existing investors.  SwissDrones, a long-range uncrewed helicopter systems…

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Hypersonic hydrogen

Deep Dive
Yves Le Marquand
9 Nov 22
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Time saving has been at the core of transport design.  From Roman roads and Bill Lear’s jets to Stephenson’s rocket and the Shinkansen bullet train,…

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