Levitate Capital releases white paper and summarises future of eVTOL aircraft and drone economy markets
Venture capital firm Levitate Capital has released a white paper focusing on the future of the drone economy and advanced
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Blade goes public and looks to transition to eVTOL aircraft for its passenger-carrying services
Blade has become publicly listed on NASDAQ in order to help bolster the company’s growth within the urban air mobility
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Faradair Aerospace sets up new aviation consortium as it aims to build 300 BEHA aircraft by 2030
British aerospace startup Faradair® Aerospace has revealed a strong consortium of aviation partners which will help build 300 of its
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Iris Automation closes $13 million in Series B funding and continues to progress its detect-and-avoid system
Iris Automation, a developer of advanced detection systems for unmanned aircraft, has closed a successful round of $13 million in
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Lilium announces new Chief Technology Officer to help bring its Lilium Jet to market
Lilium has welcomed Alastair McIntosh as its new Chief Technology Officer and Head of Design Organisation, who will focus on
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Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) announces Toronto as its second launch market
Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) has named Toronto and the Ontario region as its second launch market, after Vancouver,
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Elroy Air expands partnership with U.S. Air Force to advance its Chaparral VTOL aircraft to acquisitions
Elroy Air has won a Phase 3 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with Agility Prime, which will fund technical
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SAMAD Aerospace’s founder Dr Seyed Mohseni talks about its Starling hybrid-electric jet in latest podcast
This week’s episode sees us talk to SAMAD Aerospace’s Dr Seyed Mohseni, who goes into more detail about the company’s
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Jaunt Air Mobility and VerdeGo Aero to collaborate on hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft
Jaunt Air Mobility has signed a memorandum of understanding with VerdeGo Aero to develop a hybrid-electric version of its eVTOL
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Los Angeles progresses its Urban Air Mobility plans with year-long partnership to engage city residents
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has announced a year-long private-public partnership which aims to help educate and engage city residents
Read MoreRoyal Mail partners with drone consortium to deliver first parcel in the UK via an unmanned aerial vehicle
Royal Mail has become the first parcel carrier in the UK to transport a parcel via an unmanned aerial vehicle
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ADAC Luftrettung reserves two Volocopter eVTOL multicopters ahead of flight testing in 2023
German air rescue organisation ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two of Volocopter’s VoloCity multicopters, ahead of performing operational tests in 2023
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EHang receives long-term trial flight permit to test eVTOL aircraft in Austrian airspace
EHang has moved a step closer to introducing commercial operations of its flagship 216 eVTOL AAV in Europe, after the
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Richard Alexander joins Vertical Aerospace as Head of Flight Physics
Vertical Aerospace has appointed Richard Alexander as its new Head of Flight Physics, who will play a key role as
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Global Urban Air Mobility challenge gives cities chance to offer virtual VTOL aircraft flight simulations in 2021
A global initiative has been launched to give three cities the chance to win a VTOL flight simulation hub and
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Joby Aviation obtains first military airworthiness approval from the U.S. Air Force for its eVTOL aircraft
Joby Aviation has received the first military airworthiness approval for eVTOL aircraft from the U.S. Air Force. The news was
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Urban Air Mobility simulator to be set up in Ohio airport as part of AFWERX Accelerate event
A groundbreaking ceremony to build an Urban Air Mobility simulator facility at Springfield-Beckley Airport in Ohio will take place today
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Community Air Mobility Initiative’s Yolanka Wulff talks about its aims and reflects on Urban Air Mobility in 2020
In this week’s podcast episode, we were really pleased to be joined by Yolanka Wulff, Co-Executive Director at the Community
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Volocopter confirms its intention to launch air taxi services in Singapore by 2023
Volocopter has committed to launch its VoloCity air taxi service in Singapore within the next three years, putting the city-state
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Lilium partners with Lufthansa Aviation Training to select and train pilots for its Lilium Jet
Lilium has announced an industry-first partnership with Lufthansa Aviation Training to develop a bespoke training programme to select and train
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EASA and Singapore update bilateral agreement to help validate aircraft type certifications
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Civil Aviation Authority Singapore (CAAS) have updated their bilateral Working Arrangement, to
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Joby Aviation confirms acquisition of Uber Elevate
Joby Aviation has announced that Uber has agreed to invest $75 million into the company, as part of a broader
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Joby Aviation pens long-term supplier agreement with Toray Advanced Composites
Joby Aviation has signed a long-term agreement with Toray Advanced Composites and will use its composite material for its yet-to-be-named
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