ZeroAvia and Ecojet sign deal for up to 70 hydrogen engines news Yves Le Marquand 1 Dec 23 0 ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with newly-launched British airline Ecojet for up to 70 hydrogen-electric, zero-emission engines. Ecojet, working with Monte, the preferred lessor partner… Read more
Eve and Flexjet conduct real-time software trial news Yves Le Marquand 30 Nov 23 0 Eve and Flexjet have conducted a real-time software trial to test the feasibility of UAM operations. The simulation took place over four days in November at Flexjet’s Tactical… 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
Looking to operations: Lyte Aviation partners with Volatus Infrastructure & Energy news Yves Le Marquand 28 Nov 23 0 Lyte Aviation has partnered with Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions (VI&E) to explore ecosystem requirements for operations such as landing pads, refuelling and charging. Founded… Read more
Vertical adds ‘exceptional’ expertise to flight test team news Yves Le Marquand 27 Nov 23 0 Vertical Aerospace has added two new pilots to its flight test team ahead of a crewed campaign beginning next year. Paul Edwards has flown, evaluated… Read more
Vertical reports £22m loss for third quarter, files to raise $180m news Yves Le Marquand 10 Nov 23 0 Vertical Aerospace announced third quarter results reporting a loss of £22m compared to £19m in the same quarter previous year as it continues to make… Read more
Nine UK startups revealed for AI accelerator programme news Yves Le Marquand 4 Oct 23 0 Digital Catapult reveals nine startups for new AI and machine learning (ML) accelerator programme. Working in collaboration with Innovate UK BridgeAI programme partners, the initiative… Read more
Vertical provides details on prototype crash news Yves Le Marquand 31 Aug 23 0 Vertical Aerospace has revealed details about the sequence that preceded its prototype VX4 crash earlier this month. The novel aircraft encountered an unexpected fault during… Read more
Cranfield Aerospace unveils refurbished R&D facility news Yves Le Marquand 28 Jul 23 0 Zero-emission aircraft developer, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) has unveiled its refurbished R&D facility and hangar at Cranfield University. The facility, leased by CAeS has been… Read more
ZeroAvia completes first ZA600 flight test campaign news Yves Le Marquand 20 Jul 23 0 ZeroAvia has completed the first flight testing campaign of its initial prototype ZA600 at Cotswold Airport in the UK. The tenth test flight was completed… Read more
Vertical completes first full-scale flight tests news Yves Le Marquand 19 Jul 23 0 Vertical Aerospace has announced successful completion of an initial flight test campaign of its full-scale prototype. The tests, earmarked as a “major moment” for the… Read more
Get Heli launches ‘heli-pooling’ shuttle system news Yves Le Marquand 25 May 23 0 Helicopter charter platform Get Heli has created a pooling system for helicopters, laying the foundations for eVTOL services. The firm is launching the service to… Read more
FLIMAX: Zero emissions ‘flightseeing’ and beyond news Yves Le Marquand 19 May 23 0 UK aerospace startup, FLIMAX is targetting zero emissions flight like many others, but its business model, focused initially on a sightseeing aircraft, varies from the… Read more
ZeroAvia completes maiden flight with retrofitted hydrogen-electric powertrain news Yves Le Marquand 23 Jan 23 0 ZeroAvia has now flown the largest aircraft powered by a hydrogen-electric engine in the world. The UK-based zero emissions aircraft developer took to the skies… Read more
ZeroAvia to begin test flights this month news Yves Le Marquand 3 Jan 23 0 ZeroAvia is to begin flight testing this month after the UK CAA granted it a Part 21 permit to fly. The start-up, which operates a… Read more