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Joby Aviation, FAA, UK CAA, UrbanV and MGI Engineering to join eVTOL Insights’ London conference – just four weeks to go!

Jason Pritchard20 March 2023

Joby Aviation, the FAA and UK Civil Aviation Authority are just some of the final companies confirmed for eVTOL Insights' London conference, now just four weeks away. Taking place at the Leonardo Royal Tower Bridge Hotel, a 15-minute walk from t...

eVTOL Insights to moderate infrastructure panel at Air + Water section of MOVE 2023

Jason Pritchard6 March 2023

eVTOL Insights will once again be present at London's MOVE 2023 event - the world's number one tech mobility and start-up show. Held at the ExCeL from June 21st - 22nd, MOVE returns to the UK for the fifth year to help promote and develop sustain...

Get a front row seat at the F1 British Grand Prix – tickets to our networking event on sale for one more week!

Jason Pritchard17 February 2023

There's just one week left to buy tickets to our exclusive networking event at this year's Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The 2023 racing season begins in Bahrain from March 3rd to 5th and those attending our event on Friday, July...

Three weeks left to get your tickets for exclusive networking event at the F1 British Grand Prix

Jason Pritchard3 February 2023

Industry executives interested in joining eVTOL Insights at the home of British motor racing for an exclusive networking event have until Friday, February 24th to buy their tickets. Taking place at Silverstone on Friday, July 7th, guests will be ...

INTERVIEW: ARC Aerosystems CEO Seyed Mohseni shares more insight into company’s LINX P9 aircraft following unveiling

Jason Pritchard1 February 2023

UK startup ARC Aerosystems - formerly SAMAD Aerospace - unveiled its LINX P9 aircraft at the Air Finance Journal event in Dublin, which it claims could be the ‘missing link’ in achieving Advanced Air Mobility. As reported by eVTOL Insights on Jan...

Archer, Airbus, Agility Prime and CAE confirmed in first group of speakers for eVTOL Insights’ London conference 2023

Jason Pritchard31 January 2023

The first speakers have been unveiled for eVTOL Insights' London conference this year, which will once again take place at the Leonardo Royal Tower Bridge Hotel and be held from April 18th - 19th. The event will provide another excellent opportun...

Vertical Aerospace’s Board to welcome John Martin as its new CFO from next month

Jason Pritchard27 January 2023

Vertical Aerospace has strengthened its executive leadership team with the appointment of John Martin as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). John joins the company after a successful 30-year career in senior operational and financial management roles...

Join eVTOL Insights at the Formula One British Grand Prix for exclusive industry networking event

Jason Pritchard27 January 2023

eVTOL Insights will host an exclusive networking event at this year's Formula One British Grand Prix for executives in the Advanced Air Mobility market. Taking place at Silverstone - the home of British motor racing - on Friday, July 7th, guests ...

Open Skies Cornwall completes first urban flight as it helps to unlock drone delivery in region

Jason Pritchard12 January 2023

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Cornwall Open Skies consortium completes first urban flight to support future of drone delivery in region

Jason Pritchard9 January 2023

A UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Flight Challenge competition winner has taken off in Cornwall to unlock low-level airspace and enable the roll out of ground infrastructure to support lifeline and commodity deliveries via drone. As part...

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...