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Skyports selects Westcott Space Cluster as centre of excellence for drone operations

eVTOL Insights Editorial14 June 2022

Skyports has selected Westcott Space Cluster’s south of England site as its European headquarters in partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult to remotely operate its Beyond Visual Line Sight (BVLOS) drone flights. Skyports will develo...

Vertical Flight Society announces winners of its second eVTOL Drone student competition

eVTOL Insights Editorial6 June 2022

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has announced the winners of its second annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition, supported by ARL, and sponsored by Survice Engineering and Wisk Aero as Gold and Bronze sponsors. The Ohio S...

Lilium achieves main wing transition and deep dives on battery technology

eVTOL Insights Editorial1 June 2022

Lilium has announced that its technology demonstrator Phoenix 2 is the first ever full-size electric jet aircraft to transition from hover to wing-borne flight, a landmark moment for Lilium and for electric aviation as a whole. From a flight phys...

Lilium and Livent to Advance R&D for High-Performance Lithium Batteries

eVTOL Insights Editorial31 May 2022

Lilium and Livent, one of the world’s leading producers of high-performance lithium battery cells, have announced a research and development (R&D) collaboration agreement. Collaborating with Livent, a pioneer in lithium technology innovation ...

Skyports partners with Park24, Aioi Nissay Dowa, and Kanematsu to develop vertiport infrastructure in Japan

eVTOL Insights Editorial30 May 2022

Skyports and Park24, a Japanese parking lot and car sharing operator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and integrate a vertiport infrastructure network in Japan. The MoU also includes Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance, which ai...

Lilium Engages Aernnova to Design Lilium Jet’s Propulsion Mounting System

eVTOL Insights Editorial27 May 2022

Lilium has selected leading aerospace component manufacturer Aernnova to collaborate on the design of its propulsion mounting system. A propulsion mounting system or flap structure that forms the rear part of the wings and front aerofoils is one ...

Skyports signs with Jurong Port to develop maritime drone delivery infrastructure

eVTOL Insights Editorial25 May 2022

Skyports and Jurong Port, operator of Singapore’s multi-purpose cargo port, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop ship-to-shore infrastructure for large-scale drone delivery operations and expand the country's bustling maritime ...

Lilium partners with Honeywell Aerospace and Denso to develop and manufacture electric motor for Lilium Jet

eVTOL Insights Editorial24 May 2022

Lilium has partnered with Honeywell Aerospace and Denso to develop and manufacture the Lilium Jet’s electric motor (e-motor) that will power the Lilium Jet’s engines. Honeywell, an aerospace technology leader with over 100 years of experience, in...

Urban-Air Port selects Osprey as preferred EV charging provider for its AAM network

eVTOL Insights Editorial23 May 2022

Urban-Air Port (UAP) will provide onsite electric vehicle (EV) charging as part of its non-aeronautical revenue, having selected Osprey, one of the UK’s leading charge point operators, to provide charging for vehicles at its vertiport sites. Duri...

Blade Acquires three UAM Companies to Create Europe’s largest Helicopter Passenger Service

eVTOL Insights Editorial20 May 2022

Blade Air Mobility is to acquire three urban air mobility operators in Europe - Monacair, Héli Sécurité and another helicopter operator in the South of France - which generated an aggregate of €30 million in revenues while flying approximately 125,0...

Joby Acquires Aerospace Software Engineering Firm Avionyx to Support FAA Certification Testing

eVTOL Insights Editorial19 May 2022

Joby Aviation has announced its acquisition of Avionyx, an established aerospace software engineering firm, to support its aircraft type certification program with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Based in San Jose, Costa Rica, Avionyx ...