Electric VTOL News, July/August 2025
- 13 Jul 2025 12:29 AM
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Here’s our roundup of news on battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from our Electric VTOL Newsletter.
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EHang Gains China’s First Commercial Certificate
- 27 Apr 2025 09:28 PM
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On March 30, Guangzhou-based EHang announced the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) had granted two air operator certificates (AOC) for its civil passenger-carrying autonomous aerial vehicles (AAV), clearing the way for EHang to begin revenue-generating passenger flights with its EH216-S.
Moya Develops Drone Management and Nears 200 Flights
- 27 Apr 2025 09:05 PM
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On March 12, Brazil-based Moya Aero announced an update on its $2M grant awarded by Brazilian government scientific organization FINEP to develop a portable ground control system for high-capacity drones as part of a program to subsidize urban air mobility.
SkyFly Starts Piloted Wing-Borne Axe Test Flights
- 27 Apr 2025 09:02 PM
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On March 7, UK-based SkyFly Technologies announced the first wing-borne test flights with its Axe “Vertically Capable Aircraft” (VCA). Each flight lasted up to 17 minutes in duration with heights of up to 2,500 ft (760 m).
ePlane Adds Partnerships, Aims for 2025 Flight
- 27 Apr 2025 08:59 PM
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On March 3, India’s ePlane announced a collaboration with Dubai business aviation group Empire Aviation to plan air taxi services in the United Arab Emirates and Southeast Asia.
US Navy Adds $4.6M to PteroDynamics Contract
- 27 Apr 2025 08:46 PM
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On Feb. 18, PteroDynamics announced an expansion of its contract with the US Navy to develop and demonstrate a new generation of its uncrewed aircraft to deliver supplies to ships at sea.
CycloTech Begins Test Flights With BlackBird
- 27 Apr 2025 07:55 AM
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On April 3, CycloTech GmbH disclosed the first flight of its BlackBird demonstrator aircraft as the start of a campaign to test its 360-degree thrust vectoring CycloRotor propulsion.
DSIP Announces Pioneering Patent Opportunity: Lift+Cruise eVTOL Air Taxi And Drone Patents For Sale
- 21 Apr 2025 12:03 PM
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DSIP Holding Company LLC which owns a diverse aerospace patent portfolio, announced today it is holding a public sale of United States Patent No. 10,526,083, relating to pioneering “Lift+Cruise” vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aerospace technology.
Ascendance to Power French Military Drones
- 08 Mar 2025 05:26 AM
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On Feb. 10, French aircraft developer Ascendance announced a partnership to demonstrate its Sterna hybrid-electric propulsion system on a 55-lb (25-kg) Delair fixed-wing DT46 drone (shown) for France's defense procurement agency Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA).
Dufour Test Flies Hybrid-Electric Aero2
- 08 Mar 2025 05:23 AM
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On Jan. 28, Swiss drone developer Dufour Aerospace announced the completion of several test flights in Zurich with its 331-lb (150-kg) Aero2 autonomous aircraft using its hybrid-electric powertrain.
