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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Five on Friday: Xplorate, Ethiopian Airlines and Airbus

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Mar 25

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With a renewed contract and a new aircraft delivery, Xplorate took two steps this week to further assert itself as a world leader in remotely…

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Five on Friday: AutoSpray, Dassault Systèmes and Elfly

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Mar 25

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This week the UK Civil Aviation Authority issued an operational authorisation to AutoSpray Systems to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations with its 120kg…

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Five on Friday: Volocopter, ZeroAvia and Ascendance

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Mar 25

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In what is probably the bargain of the year so far, Chinese automaker Wanfeng has scooped up the assets of Volocopter for €10m ($10.9m). Revealed…

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