HI Uplift: Heli missions in Indonesia – the land of 17,500 islandsnews Mike Stones 3 Nov 25 0Indonesia is huge. Think thousands of islands (including Komodo), the world’s fourth biggest population, at 280m people, and its third longest coastline of 34,000m (54,716km).… Read more
Blade to offer expanded flight service at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegasnews Mike Stones 6 Oct 25 0Blade Urban Air Mobility is to offer an expanded service of scheduled flights at the 2025 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), next week… Read more
Archer Midnight makes longest flight so farnews Terry Spruce 20 Aug 25 0Archer Aviation has revealed its Midnight aircraft has completed its longest piloted flight to date, flying about 55 miles in 31 minutes at speeds exceeding… Read more
HI Uplift: Joby’s Blade acquisition ‘speeds path to commercialisation’news Mike Stones 15 Aug 25 0Joby Aviation’s acquisition of Blade Air Mobility will accelerate the eVTOL developer’s path to commercialisation of its air taxi services, a spokesperson tells us. “Blade… Read more
Wisk and Signature partnership to speed AAM infrastructurenews Yves Le Marquand 15 Aug 25 0This week Wisk became the fifth manufacturer and the first autonomous aircraft developer to partner with Signature Aviation in an agreement designed to speed autonomous… Read more
Joby to acquire Blade’s passenger businessnews Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 25 0Joby Aviation has agreed to acquire Blade Air Mobility’s passenger transportation business. Passenger operations are expected to continue as normal, remaining under the leadership of… Read more
HI Uplift: ‘Unprecedented challenges demand solidarity’news Mike Stones 24 Jul 25 0The “unpreceded challenges” facing the European, UK and global helicopter industries demand a united response and effective communication to boost the public’s perception of rotorcraft.… Read more
NHV and Flylogix seal offshore heli and drone partnershipnews Mike Stones 7 Jul 25 0Rotary services company NHV and unmanned aviation specialist Flylogix have launched a partnership to combine offshore helicopter operations with drone services. Billed as a first-of-its-kind… Read more
Certified eVTOLs to operate in US before end of 2028: FAA chiefnews Yves Le Marquand 4 Jul 25 0Operations involving eVTOL aircraft will be certified in the US before the end of 2028, according to FAA acting administrator Chris Rocheleau. The agency is… Read more
FlyNyon orders up to five Alia VTOL aircraft from Betanews Yves Le Marquand 27 Jun 25 0FlyNyon helicopter tours has made a “committed” purchase order of up to five Alia VTOL aircraft from Beta Technologies. The aircraft will join FlyNyon’s fleet… Read more
Eve Air Mobility signs $250M contract and LOI for up to 54 eVTOLsnews Mike Stones 19 Jun 25 0Eve Air Mobility’s busy week at the Paris Air Show included signing a $250m binding framework agreement with urban air mobility operator Revo , and… Read more
Vertical and Bristow extend VX4 eVTOL partnershipnews Mike Stones 16 Jun 25 0Vertical Aerospace and helicopter operator Bristow Group have revealed an extension of their partnership to bring advanced air mobility (AAM) into commercial operation using the… Read more
FAA approves Skyryse to begin for-credit flight testingnews Yves Le Marquand 22 May 25 0Skyryse has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to begin for-credit flight testing with its Skyryse One helicopter. Built on a Rolls-Royce-powered Robinson R66 platform,… Read more
What is going on in China? The growth of the low-altitude economynews Yves Le Marquand 24 Apr 25 0When US influencer and streamer Darren Watkins Jr, better known as IShowSpeed, concluded a tour of China this month it was largely seen as a… Read more
HI Uplift: Helis & eVTOLS – a partnership made in … Denmarknews Mike Stones 24 Feb 25 0Mapping out how helicopters could work in partnership with eVTOLs is the aim of a new project in Denmark. The partners – Danish rotary operator… Read more
Volocopter and Jet Systems agree deal for two eVTOL aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 21 Feb 25 0Ailing eVTOL developer Volocopter has signed an agreement with French operator Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services for two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft. The pair plan to operate… Read more
Copenhagen Helicopter agrees advanced air mobility deal in Denmarknews Mike Stones 30 Jan 25 0Danish firm Copenhagen Helicopter has agreed a deal with Crisalion Mobility to promote advanced air mobility in Denmark. The two companies will explore the feasibility… Read more
Airbus Helicopters pauses eVTOL programme citing lack of tech maturitynews Yves Le Marquand 28 Jan 25 0Airbus Helicopters will temporarily stop its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL programme after its flight test campaign is completed, expected late 2025. In a statement shared with… Read more
NEW ZEALAND AIR AMBULANCE OPERATOR ORDERS BETA EVTOLSnews Yves Le Marquand 18 Dec 24 0New Zealand Air Ambulance Service has placed a deposit-backed order for two BETA eVTOLs with options for a further 10. The operator, which is the… Read more
SkyGrid publishes Concept of Operationsnews Yves Le Marquand 15 Dec 24 0SkyGrid has released its blueprint for third-party service providers in its Concept of Operations for Third-Party Services Supporting the Airspace Integration of advanced air mobility… Read more
