Electra.aero unveils design of production aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 13 Nov 24 0 Electra.aero has provided a first look at the design of its ultra short hybrid-electric production aircraft, aka EL9. The design was unveiled at an event… Read more
BETA Technologies could get $100m-plus financing from EXIM Bank news Yves Le Marquand 20 Oct 23 0 BETA Technologies may be about to receive over $100m in financing from the US Export-Import Bank, according to a notice in the Federal Register. Initially… Read more
Joby chooses ‘birthplace of aviation’ Dayton to build first scaled facility news Yves Le Marquand 18 Sep 23 0 Joby has chosen Dayton, Ohio to locate its first scaled aircraft production facility. Known as the birthplace of aviation, the Wright Brothers lived and worked… Read more
Joby gets FAA permit to fly first aircraft off production line news Yves Le Marquand 28 Jun 23 0 Joby Aviation has received an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate for the first aircraft built on its pilot production line. Issued by the Federal Aviation Administration,… Read more
Volocopter opens final assembly line facility in Germany news Yves Le Marquand 5 Apr 23 0 Volocopter yesterday opened the hangar that will host the OEM’s final assembly line in Bruchsal, Germany. The production facility also includes an airfield to conduct… Read more
Joby’s first production-conforming aircraft begins final assembly news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 23 0 Joby Aviation has begun final assembly of the first aircraft to be produced at the OEM’s pilot manufacturing facility in Marina, California. In what the… Read more