Five on Friday: Wisk and Signature, Merlin goes public and Lilium re-emergence?

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Aug 25

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This week Wisk became the fifth OEM (they’re all working on eVTOLs) and the first autonomous aircraft developer to partner with Signature Aviation. Following in…

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Five on Friday: Destinus, Joby and Archer

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Aug 25

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If you want something done that you aren’t able to do already, do you buy it in or do you employ the people that make…

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Five on Friday: Joby, NuAir and Merlin

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Aug 25

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Joby Aviation is partnering with defence contractor L3Harris Technologies to assess development of hybrid-electric VTOL for defence. Specifically, Joby and L3Harris will look to build…

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Five on Friday: MOSAIC, Asian harmonisation and Hartzell Propellor

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Jul 25

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This week the FAA approved the regulatory framework known as the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification – MOSAIC for short. Aimed at sparking growth and…

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Five on Friday: Hydrogen highlighted, Regent defence move and Vertical raise

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Jul 25

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Often touted as a propulsion solution to be realised by the mid-2030s at the earliest, hydrogen was the key theme in two big stories this…

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Five on Friday: SkyDrive, ERC and Hydroplane

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Jul 25

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Congestion-busting is often the big persuader put out by eVTOL companies seeking to convince the fence sitters. This works for large parts of the world,…

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Five on Friday: FAA chief on eVTOL certification

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jul 25

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This week FAA acting administrator Chris Rocheleau told us he is confident operations involving eVTOL aircraft will be certified in the US before the end…

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Five on Friday: Flexcompute, Regent and Arrive AI

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jul 25

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Last week Joby deepened its partnership with high-performance simulation software specialist Flexcompute. The partnership was revealed back in March when Joby was announced amongst the early…

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Five on Friday: JetZero, Signature and Archer

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jun 25

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Maybe the most credible entrant to disrupt the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus got another step closer to realising its potential last week. JetZero has…

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Five on Friday: Wing, Beta and Joby

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Jun 25

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In US cities with over 1m people, 22% of land in the city centre is used for parking, according to Parking Reform Network. But that…

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Five on Friday: Deutsche, Hermeus and the White House

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Jun 25

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Promised to be the most sustainable aircraft in its class, last week Deutsche Aircraft rolled out its first D328eco test aircraft, aka TAC 1.  “This…

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Five on Friday: Vertical, ZeroAvia and Beta

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Yves Le Marquand

27 May 25

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In a must-have for any and all footage of mysterious or extraordinary phenomena, a grainy video appeared last week which appears to show Vertical’s VX4…

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Five on Friday: Archer, Anra and JetBlue Ventures

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Yves Le Marquand

16 May 25

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How many Olympics does it take to fly an air taxi? According to Archer, the answer is two.  This week the Californian eVTOL developer said…

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Five on Friday: Vertical and Honeywell, Whisper and Wisk

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Yves Le Marquand

12 May 25

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With about three years of runway left before a planned type certification of its VX4 eVTOL aircraft, Vertical Aerospace has signed a new long-term agreement with…

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Five on Friday: EHang, Vertical and Whisper

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Apr 25

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This week we saw the first air operator certificate (AOC) granted for an uncrewed passenger aircraft. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the development originates from China and its…

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