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Elroy Air demonstrates autonomous cargo-handling capabilities of its Chaparral aircraft at Travis Air Force Base

Jason Pritchard29 May 2023

Elroy Air has demonstrated the autonomous ground navigation and cargo-handling systems of its Chaparral aircraft for United States Air Force senior and executive officers, as part of the Golden Phoenix Technology Demonstration Event in California. ...

LCI commits to acquire up to 40 of Elroy Air’s Chaparral VTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard11 January 2023

Aviation company LCI has signed an agreement to acquire up to 40 of Elroy Air's Chaparral VTOL aircraft. Under the terms of the deposit-backed agreement, LCI - a subsidiary of Libra Group - will initially acquire 20 aircraft, with an option for a...

VFS Vertiflite Commentary: An uplifting Community

Jason Pritchard26 August 2022

This article was written by Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director at the Vertical Flight Society. It was first published in the Vertical Flight Society's Vertiflite magazine, September/October 2022 edition. ___________________________________...

EHang, ENAIRE Collaborate on U‑Space and UAM

eVTOL Insights Editorial29 June 2022

EHang announced this week it has entered into a collaboration agreement with ENAIRE, Spain’s national air navigation services provider and future provider of common information services for U-Space airspace, to promote research, development and inno...

Eve and Falcon Aviation Services partner to introduce eVTOL flights in Dubai

eVTOL Insights Editorial7 June 2022

Eve Holding and Falcon Aviation Services, a leading Business Aviation Services operator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, have signed a letter of intent for up to 35 eVTOL aircraft, with deliveries expected to start in 2026 The p...

Vertical Flight Society announces winners of its inaugural DiversiFlite Scholars Programme

Jason Pritchard22 April 2022

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has announced three competitively selected engineering students at US minority-serving institutions for its inaugural 2022 DiversiFlite Scholars programme. The programme selected the following engineering s...

Vertical Flight Society continues its record membership growth, with a 15 per cent net increase from 12 months ago

Jason Pritchard8 April 2022

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has continued to experience record growth this quarter, and 173 companies are now members of VFS as of April 1, 2022, a net growth of 23 organisations (15%) from a year ago and a doubling over the past five years. ...

Pipistrel and Lobo Leasing sign partnership which includes order for 15 Nuuva V300 hybrid VTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard6 April 2022

Lobo Leasing have signed a partnership with Pipistrel and placed an order for 15 Nuuva V300 hVTOL aircraft. The agreement confirms Lobo Leasing and Pipistrel’s commitment to developing new vertical takeoff and landing, environmentally friendly, a...

Vertical Flight Society announces this year’s winners of its Individual Awards Programme, to be recognised at Forum 78

Jason Pritchard18 March 2022

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has announced the individual recipients of its 2022 Awards programme, which pays tribute to the outstanding leaders of vertical flight and has served as a catalyst for stimulating technological advances. This ye...

YUGO places 18-strong order with Ascendance Flight Technologies for its ATEA hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard25 February 2022

Yugo Global Industries has signed a contract with French startup Ascendance Flight Technologies to purchase 18 of its VTOL hybrid-electric aircraft, known as ATEA. Ascendance Flight technologies unveiled ATEA at the end of last year, with the fiv...

Manta Aircraft’s Lucas Marchesini and Michael Mesaric talk about its ANN aircraft and hybrid-electric technology

Jason Pritchard24 February 2022

Our next podcast episode is live! We were delighted to be joined by Lucas Marchesini, CEO and CTO of Manta Aircraft, and Michael Mesaric, Head of Marketing. Lucas and Michael talk about the background behind Manta Aircraft and its ANN aircraft, ...

Ascendance Flight Technologies releases design details of ATEA, its hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard2 December 2021

Ascendance Flight Technologies has unveiled the design of ATEA, the company's five-seater VTOL aircraft which is scheduled to go into production by 2025 and have a range of 400km. After three years of R&D, the French start-up company from Tou...

Zuri releases first video footage of its test demonstrator in hover flight

Jason Pritchard26 November 2021

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AYR Logistics to purchase up to 100 of Elroy Air’s Chaparral VTOL aircraft to support its humanitarian logistics efforts

Jason Pritchard16 November 2021

Elroy Air has partnered with AYR Logistics to develop an autonomous aerial cargo delivery service for humanitarian use. The announcement was made at the Dubai Air Show and includes the commitment by AYR to purchase up to 100 of Elroy Air's Chaparral...

ZURI closes €1.3 million funding round as it moves to next phase of developing its hybrid VTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard3 November 2021

Czech startup ZURI, which is developing hybrid VTOL aviation technology aimed at regional passenger and cargo transportation, has closed a successful round of funding worth €1.3 million. This latest amount, which was led by successful Czech entr...

CycloTech showcases its CycloRotor propulsion system at DroneX with first video of its technology demonstrator

Jason Pritchard13 October 2021

After nine months of intensive testing, CycloTech were able to give those attending last week's DroneX Trade Show & Conference the chance to watch a video of the first free-flight of its technology demonstrator. The video was showcased at the...

The Vertical Flight Society continues to show record growth, reaching 160 corporate members

Jason Pritchard12 October 2021

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) continues to experience record growth, with 10 new members joining over the past six months as eVTOL and advanced air mobility aircraft developments continue to make progress around the world. As of October 1st, ...

EHang’s 216 eVTOL and Falcon logistics model complete BVLOS trial flights in Estonia as part of EU’s GOF 2.0 project

Jason Pritchard13 September 2021

EHang has announced its flagship passenger-grade 216 AAV and Falcon logistics model have completed Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) trial flights for airport transport and parcel delivery in Estonia, under the European Union’s GOF 2.0 Integrated ...

SAMAD Aerospace begins certification process of its Starling Cargo eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard7 September 2021

SAMAD Aerospace has confirmed it has started the certification process of its Starling Cargo aircraft. With a cruising speed of 95mph, flight ceiling of 10,000ft and a range of up to 135 miles, the Starling Cargo will enable flexible point to poi...

Astro Aerospace and Jaunt Air Mobility selected to participate in US Air Force’s AFWERX High Speed VTOL Concept Challenge

Jason Pritchard27 August 2021

Astro Aerospace's Cavorite X5 eVTOL aircraft and Jaunt's MAV55 Multi-Mission Air Vehicle have been selected for the highly competitive AFWERX High Speed VTOL (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge. Launched in partnership with the US Air Force and US Special...

HyPoint partners with Piasecki Aircraft to deliver next-generation hydrogen fuel cell systems for eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard25 August 2021

HyPoint has entered into a multi-phase collaborative development agreement with Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) to develop and certify hydrogen fuel cell systems for eVTOL applications. The partnership’s objective is to deliver a c...

Electra.Aero hires experienced director to chart the course for certification of its eSTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard23 August 2021

Electra Aero is now working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Center for Emerging Concepts and Innovation (CECI) and the Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) to define the certification path for its eSTOL aircraft. To help wit...

University of Maryland takes top honours in Vertical Flight Society’s 38th Student Design Competition for VTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard17 August 2021

Students from the University of Maryland have won both the Graduate and Undergraduate categories of the Vertical Flight Society's 38th Student Design Competition, which challenged teams to build an VTOL aircraft for medical equipment distribution. ...

Overair reveals its Butterfly eVTOL design and aims for certification in the US and Asia-Pacific markets by 2025

Jason Pritchard13 August 2021

Overair has revealed the commercial design of its revolutionary Butterfly eVTOL, which the company says is the culmination of decades of military-grade vertical flight technology. Until now, Overair’s rapidly growing team of engineers and techn...