Downtown Manhattan Heliport gets new operator (to prepare for eVTOLs)news Mike Stones 10 Dec 24 0A Skyports and Groupe ADP joint venture has been selected as the new operator of Downtown Manhattan Heliport by New York City Economic Development Corporation.… Read more
European Rotors says tot ziens Amsterdam and guten tag Colognenews Mike Stones 12 Nov 24 0European Rotors closed its doors in Amsterdam and looked forward to next year’s event in Cologne, Germany. This year’s theme, Shaping the Future of Vertical… Read more
Eve Air Mobility secures $50m loan from Citinews Fayaz Hussain 29 Oct 24 0Eve Air Mobility has secured a $50m loan from Citibank N.A. to further its aircraft research and development programme. This additional funding, coupled with the… Read more
The path to powered-lift operations: FAA publishes final SFAR rulenews Yves Le Marquand 22 Oct 24 0The FAA has published its Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for powered-lift aircraft such as air taxis and cargo delivery. Passed in less than 18 months,… Read more
Airbus trials partnerships between helis and unmanned systemsnews Mike Stones 16 Oct 24 0Airbus is trialling the use of helicopters and unmanned aerial systems for civil and military missions in partnership with various European firms. The full-scale demonstration… Read more
Uncrewed Robinson R44s developed for crop sprayingnews Yves Le Marquand 3 Oct 24 0Separating the wheat from the chaff is how we harvest over 750m tonnes of the stuff every year. Primarily done by combine harvester, the machine… Read more
HI Uplift: Welcome to the ‘long goodbye’ for helicoptersnews Mike Stones 26 Sep 24 0It was a simple question (I thought). To what extent will AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) solutions replace helicopter missions? On the receiving end was Dave… Read more
Vertical losses rise to $17.1m in first half of 2024news Fayaz Hussain 22 Sep 24 0Vertical Aerospace announced financial results for the first half of 2024 wherein it reported a net loss of $17.1m, up 45% year-over-year from $11.7m in… Read more
Eve Air Mobility appoints Megha Bathia as COOnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Sep 24 0Eve Air Mobility has appointed Megha Bhatia as its new chief commercial officer (CCO). Working from the firm’s US headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, Bhatia will oversee… Read more
Orkney drone mail delivery service gets extensionnews Yves Le Marquand 29 Aug 24 0Skyports Drone Services and Royal Mail are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their drone delivery service in Orkney, Scotland by announcing it has been extended… Read more
HI Uplift: Welcome to London Heliport – ‘the sleeping giant’news Mike Stones 24 Aug 24 0“The London Heliport is a sleeping giant.” That’s the assessment of Matthew Rice, heliport manager at the facility which nestles on the south bank of… Read more
ARC Aerosystems and Ecojet agree deal for up to 50 aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 1 Aug 24 0ARC Aerosystems has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with startup airline Ecojet to purchase 20 Linx P9 aircraft, with options for an additional 30.… Read more
Supernal debuts S-A2 eVTOL at Farnborough Airshownews Yves Le Marquand 25 Jul 24 0Supernal, Hyundai’s advanced air mobility (AAM) company, has debuted its S-A2 eVTOL concept at Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) this week. The firm revealed it is preparing… Read more
Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne, Australianews Yves Le Marquand 19 Jul 24 0Wing has rolled out its drone delivery service to Melbourne, Australia with the help of DoorDash. From this week about 250,000 residents in Melbourne’s eastern… Read more
French government approves building of vertiport on River Seinenews Yves Le Marquand 10 Jul 24 0France’s Ministry of Transport has authorised the construction of a vertiport on a floating landing pad on the River Seine in Paris for electric air… Read more
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation awarded contract for H2 fuel cell rotorcraftnews Yves Le Marquand 14 May 24 0Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the US Department of Energy (DoE). The contract will see Piasecki carry… Read more
Vertical Aerospace appoints Stuart Simpson as CEOnews Yves Le Marquand 3 May 24 0Vertical Aerospace has appointed its chief financial officer Stuart Simpson to the role of CEO. Departing CEO and company founder Stephen Fitzpatrick is joining the UK-based… Read more
Rev.A Insight: Blood, sweat and tiers – the suppliers’ role in scaling AAMnews Yves Le Marquand 12 Apr 24 0There are many claims, some realistic others less so, about which AAM use cases will come first. Add to that regulatory, capital and infrastructure challenges… Read more
AutoFlight delivers first aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 4 Apr 24 0AutoFlight has delivered its first Prosperity aircraft to a customer in Japan, marking what it says is the world’s first delivery of a civilian ton-class eVTOL. The… Read more
‘Batteries will open new markets but there are bottlenecks’news Yves Le Marquand 28 Mar 24 0There is value in putting batteries in aircraft and it isn’t all sustainability. Electrification will open up new markets in short-haul that have never been… Read more
