Ampaire agrees deal to acquire Magpie Aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Mar 24

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Ampaire has acquired Magpie Aviation, the startup developing automated towing technology for electric aviation. The addition of Magpie’s technology will enable Ampaire to continue “leading…

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Ghenus Air orders 10 aircraft from Lyte Aviation

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Feb 24

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LYTE Aviation has received a pre-order for 10 aircraft from Ghenus Air for use in their US and Korean markets.  With a delivery time of…

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Archer ends 2023 with clear path to certification

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Feb 24

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Archer’s fourth quarter (Q4) 2023 results further affirm its pathway to certification, scaling and commercialisation. The eVTOL developer, with liquidity of $625m, is in the…

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US Air Force agrees to test Merlin Pilot on the KC-135 Stratotanker

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Feb 24

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Merlin has agreed a deal with the US Air Force to design, integrate, test and demonstrate aspects of the Merlin Pilot on the KC-135 Stratotanker…

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Xwing completes Agile Combat Employment exercise with US Air Force

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Feb 24

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Xwing’s first successful participation in an Agile Combat Employment exercise demonstrates the future of military critical cargo delivery, according to co-founder Maxime Gariel. The week-long…

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Overair and Clay Lacy agree strategic partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jan 24

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Overair has announced a “strategic collaboration” with Clay Lacy Aviation to launch operations throughout southern California. The companies will jointly work on a concept of operations…

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Atlantic Aviation agrees infrastructure deals with Joby and Archer

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jan 24

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Atlantic Aviation has announced deals with eVTOL race competitors Joby and Archer to explore development of electric aircraft infrastructure in multiple US regions.  Atlantic and…

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Reducing air traffic control workload key to near-airport air taxi operations says NASA

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jan 24

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Managing and reducing the workload of air traffic control (ATC) will be key to commercial air taxi operations in and around airports, according to NASA. …

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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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Something to rely on: Reliable Robotics’ autopilot flies solo

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Dec 23

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  The famous Keane song “Somewhere Only We Know” features the lyric “I’m getting old, I need something to rely on”. Irrespective of age for…

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How can new aircraft firms convince the public?

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Dec 23

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Those of us who live and work in advanced air mobility are at risk of finding ourselves in an echo chamber. If you head down…

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Reliable’s autopilot flies first solo mission

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Dec 23

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  Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system has flown solo for the first time. Last month, Reliable’s Cessna 208B Caravan flew with no one onboard supervised…

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Wing granted BVLOS authorisation by FAA

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Dec 23

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Wing has become the the latest to receive a summary grant for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations by the FAA. Authorisation has been…

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Electric Power Systems appoints Scott Drennan to board

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Dec 23

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Electric Power Systems (EPS) has appointed electric aviation specialist Scott Drennan, who also serves as president and COO of Otto Aviation, to its board of…

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Alef hires supercar designer Santo Costa

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Dec 23

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Alef Aeronautics has hired Santo Costa, former designer for Lamborghini and Maserati to its team.  Costa joins Alef’s in-house designer Hirash Razaghi to collaborate on…

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