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PODCAST: EAMaven discusses the findings from its AAM Demand Assessment

Jason Pritchard24 November 2022

Our next podcast episode is live! We were delighted to be joined by Darrell Swanson and Jarek Zych of EAMaven. The company is an expert in Advanced Air Mobility demand modelling, system planning and infrastructure design. Through its unique ...

PODCAST: Michael Thompson of SKYFLY Technologies talks about its Axe two-seater personal aircraft

Jason Pritchard17 November 2022

Our next podcast episode is now live! This week, we were joined by Michael Thompson, co-founder and CEO of SKYFLY Technologies. The company is developing its personal two-seater electric aircraft, called Axe, and plans to begin full-scale manned tes...

EAMaven produces market assessment of 20 potential UK routes for AAM aircraft operations

eVTOL Insights Editorial2 November 2022

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) engaged EAMaven to analyse 20 potential routes across the UK to assess the viability of advanced air mobility (AAM) in the UK, and chose 14 electric conventional take-off and landing (eCTOL) and six eVTOL routes. ...

Windracers announces successful third funding round from UKRI’s Future Flight

eVTOL Insights Editorial17 August 2022

Cargo drone developer Windracers has achieved a successful third round of funding from UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Future Flight challenge, a program that finances technological advancements, reports dronelife.com. Future Flight’s phase 3...

eVTOL Insights announces Doreen Pupillo as its new Global Head of Partnerships

Jason Pritchard15 August 2022

eVTOL Insights is excited to announce the appointment of Doreen Pupillo as its Global Head of Partnerships, as the media brand looks to extend its Knowledge Partners and conference sponsors. Following the success of its first London event in Apri...

Vertical Aerospace Announces First Half-Year 2022 Results

Chris Stonor9 August 2022

After the eVTOL company’s impressive display of its full-size VX4 Aircraft at the recent Farnborough Airshow, which prompted a share price rise of over 20 percent, the UK-based firm announced first half-year 2022 results this week, reports a press r...

Watch Video: Excellent Fox Business Interview with Vertical Aerospace CEO, Stephen Fitzpatrick

Chris Stonor5 August 2022

The Vertical Aerospace (VA) full-size VX4 not only wowed the Farnborough crowd as well as impressing the media, but it’s appearance has helped push the company’s share price up by over 20 percent in recent weeks. On Monday, Fox Business News carr...

VIDEO: Telling the founder story of Dr Tim Woolmer, YASA Motors founder and CTO and Evolito director

Jason Pritchard2 August 2022

Innovation and passion for the challenge of transforming air flight are in the blood of Tim Woolmer! Tim’s engineering hero as a child was his grandfather Sir Bob Feilden, who was a member of Frank Whittle's Second World War team which invented...

Boots first UK chemist to deliver prescription medicines by drone, flies drugs to Isle of Wight

eVTOL Insights Editorial28 July 2022

Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to deliver prescription medicines by drone, reports a press release. The retailer flew medicines from the British Army's Baker Barracks on Thorney Island to St Mary's Hospital in Newport, Is...

Get your free ticket for this year’s DroneX Trade Show & Conference, taking place at London’s ExCeL

Jason Pritchard26 July 2022

The UK’s leading business event for the UAV industry, DroneX Trade Show & Conference, is less than 50 days away. Returning to ExCeL, London from September 7th to 8th, join us and indulge yourself in the latest cutting-edge technology and con...

New project to examine legal implications of increased autonomy in aviation, including eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard22 July 2022

The Law Commission will launch a new project to review the law around autonomous flight, in order to support the safe development of rapidly advancing technology. The two-year review is sponsored by the Future Flight Challenge at UK Research &...

Vertical Aerospace: New Board Director, CAE partners on VA pilot training

Chris Stonor21 July 2022

There is a plethora of Urban Air Mobility-related news flowing from the pantheon trade stands of Farnborough this week and Vertical Aerospace is no exception. To support the company’s highly impressive full-size VX4 Aircraft on display, their news s...

Watch Videos: U.S News Channel CNBC showing particular interest in eVTOL Industry at Farnborough Airshow

Chris Stonor20 July 2022

CNBC, the cable business news channel that primarily carries business day coverage of the U.S. as well as international financial markets, is very active filming this week’s Farnborough Airshow and is taking a particular interest at the eVTOL Indust...

New UK project to test and develop world’s first end-to-end ecosystem for Advanced Air Mobility

Jason Pritchard19 July 2022

A first-of-its-kind consortium featuring Vertical Aerospace, Virgin Atlantic, Atkins, Skyports and NATS, has been set up to significantly accelerate the introduction of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in the UK. The ecosystem - which also includes Co...

Supernal unveils the interior cabin of its eVTOL aircraft for first time at Farnborough Air Show

Jason Pritchard19 July 2022

Supernal has revealed the interior cabin concept of its eVTOL aircraft for the first time at this week's Farnborough International Airshow, giving attendees the opportunity to see how Hyundai Motor Group will integrate automotive capabilities to dev...

Vertical Aerospace: Pre-Delivery Payment Commitment From American Airlines

eVTOL Insights Editorial18 July 2022

Vertical Aerospace confirmed this week, it has delivery slots and associated pre-delivery payment commitments from American Airlines (AA), reports a press release. AA has reserved delivery slots for the first 50 VX4 aircraft of its initial condit...

EXECUTIVE PROFILE: Duncan Walker, Chief Executive Officer at Skyports

Jason Pritchard1 July 2022

The next instalment of our Executive Profiles is now live! This time, we put the questions to Duncan Walker, Chief Executive Officer at Skyports. We started these interviews as an informal way to get to know the industry's thought leaders, innova...

Download FREE 33-Page Report: “Electric Urban Aviation and its benefits to the UK Community”

eVTOL Insights Editorial30 June 2022

An Eve Urban Air Mobility-led consortium of global leading aviation organisations has published an important 33-page report that is free to download, entitled: “The Launch of Electric Urban Aviation: delivering environmental, economic and mobility b...

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