Skyports announces projects in Saudi Arabia and UAE news Yves Le Marquand 12 Feb 25 0 Skyports Drone Services has made its first entry into Saudi Arabia through a collaboration with Iot Squared, a joint venture between the country’s Public Investment… Read more
UAE regulator approves Skyports’ first vertiport design news Yves Le Marquand 9 Jan 25 0 Skyports has received technical design approval from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority for its first commercial vertiport in the country. Named… Read more
Joby initiates UAE air operator certification news Yves Le Marquand 10 Sep 24 0 Joby Aviation has begun its Air Operator Certificate application in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The move positions Joby to potentially become the first certified air… Read more
Skyports Infrastructure partners with Unified Aviation news Yves Le Marquand 13 Jun 24 0 Skyports Infrastructure has partnered with Unified Aviation to support its global rollout of vertiport infrastructure. The agreement enables Skyports to deploy “take-off and landing infrastructure”… Read more
Archer posts $116.5m loss in first quarter; maintains liquidity news Fayaz Hussain 10 May 24 0 Archer Aviation announced first quarter shareholder report declaring a loss of $116.5m in the quarter while sharing progress on the development of its electric vertical… Read more
Skyports signs partnership with Ras Al Khaimah expanding UAE work news Yves Le Marquand 7 May 24 0 Skyports Infrastructure has signed a deal with the transport and tourism and development authorities of Ras Al Khaimah, expanding its work to bring air taxis… Read more
Archer and Falcon partner on Abu Dhabi to Dubai service news Yves Le Marquand 11 Mar 24 0 Archer has selected Falcon Aviation as its vertiport infrastructure partner in Abu Dhabi and Dubai ahead of launching air taxi services between the two cities… Read more
Joby to launch Dubai air taxi services in 2026 news Yves Le Marquand 12 Feb 24 0 Joby has signed a definitive agreement with Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority to launch air taxi services in the Emirate by early 2026, with Skyports… Read more
Archer and Air Chateau agree deal for up to 100 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 16 Nov 23 0 Archer has signed a deal with Air Chateau International for the planned purchase of up to 100 aircraft. The deal, which could be worth up… Read more
Dronamics signs deals on production and operations at Dubai Airshow news Yves Le Marquand 15 Nov 23 0 Dronamics has agreed a joint production venture with UAE’s Strategic Development Fund (SDF) and partnered with Aramex as it approaches global operations launch. With both… Read more
Lilium names ArcosJet as fifth global dealer news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 23 0 Lilium has appointed Dubai-based business aircraft brokerage, ArcosJet as the exclusive dealer for private sales of the Lilium Jet in the UAE, Israel and Cyprus. … Read more
ZeroAvia and Masdar announce hydrogen production partnership news Yves Le Marquand 23 Aug 23 0 ZeroAvia has signed a partnership with UAE-based renewal energy producer, Masdar to explore hydrogen production and supply. The agreement will focus at first on North… Read more
VPorts begins vertiport certification in UAE news Yves Le Marquand 7 Jun 23 0 VPorts has begun certification of its vertiports as part of the AAM integrator at the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub in Dubai South. The… Read more
UAE issues licenses for BETA’s electric aircraft, UPS will operate news Yves Le Marquand 20 Mar 23 0 The UAE Regulations Lab has now issued licenses for both of BETA Technologies’ electric aircraft, which will be flight tested by UPS in the region.… Read more