Oregon needs up to 126 Jump Aero aircraft for state response plan news Yves Le Marquand 30 Nov 23 0 The US state of Oregon says it will need up to 126 Jump Aero aircraft for statewide coverage as part of its rural life-saving plan. … Read more
Innovation from collaboration: Xwing and Daedalean to share knowledge news Yves Le Marquand 29 Nov 23 0 Xwing and Daedalean are coming together to share their knowledge and processes of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate market entry and boost… 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
Lilium receives design approval from EASA news Yves Le Marquand 27 Nov 23 0 Lilium has received Design Organisation Approval from EASA further clearing the pathway towards type certification of its eVTOL. The approval means the German eVTOL aircraft… Read more
Electra Aero completes maiden flight with Goldfinch demonstrator news Yves Le Marquand 20 Nov 23 0 Electra Aero has successfully flown its EL-2 Goldfinch in a world first for hybrid ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft. The two-seat Goldfinch STOL demonstrator… Read more
BETA receives $169m EXIM bank financing news Yves Le Marquand 17 Nov 23 0 BETA Technologies has now received its $169m financing from the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the US, the bank’s chairwoman Rita Jo Lewis confirmed yesterday. Announced… Read more
Setting standards: BETA and Archer agree ‘industry-first’ charger deal news Yves Le Marquand 7 Nov 23 0 BETA Technologies has agreed an industry-first deal to supply its electric aircraft chargers to Archer. Archer will use two of BETA’s Charge Cubes at its… Read more
AFWERX, NASA and FAA sign info-sharing ‘MoU of MoUs’ news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 23 0 AFWERX Prime, the FAA and NASA have agreed to share flight-test data to accelerate the safe integration of AAM aircraft into the national airspace system… Read more
Archer’s Midnight takes flight in ‘key milestone’ for test programme news Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 23 0 Archer’s Midnight aircraft has begun flying in a key milestone for the eVTOL’s test programme. The flying of Midnight builds on four years of flight… Read more
SwissDrones gets ‘unprecedented’ FAA authorisation for nation-wide BVLOS operations news Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 23 0 SwissDrones and aerial service partner, Phoenix Air Unmanned have gained unprecedented FAA authorisation to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) across the entire US.… Read more
North Carolina breaks ground on BETA-designed aircraft chargers news Yves Le Marquand 23 Oct 23 0 North Carolina book ground last week on the first electric aircraft chargers in the state. The multimodal chargers, designed by BETA, support the charging of… Read more
H3X job creation: Colorado approves multi-million tax incentive news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 H3X has revealed the State of Colorado has approved a multi-million dollar tax incentive for the creation of 433 jobs in the state over the… Read more
Whisper Aero propulsors ready to blow garden equipment sector wide open news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 Whisper Aero has revealed its propulsor technology, scaled for garden leaf blowers, is ready to commercialise and the firm is looking for a partner. The… Read more
A slice of the FAA layer cake Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 Memorising sections of a religious text, if not all of it, is a way for followers to preserve and protect those teachings. A similar code… Read more
Lilium puts eVTOL for sale on US market with EMC JET news Yves Le Marquand 18 Oct 23 0 Lilium has opened private sales of its eVTOL in the US market, in partnership with broker and management firm, EMC JET. EMC JET will be… Read more