Joby has announced on social media that the company has been awarded a USD500,000 loan from the city of Santa Cruz to “continue growing its
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U.S. Department of Energy announces new funding to electrify domestic aircraft, railroads and ships
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced USD15 million for 12 projects across 11 states to advance next-generation, high-energy storage solutions to help accelerate
Read moreVertical Aerospace wins new UK government backing to develop next generation propellers
Vertical Aerospace today announced it has been awarded UKP8 million (USD10 million) in grant funding by the UK Government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)
Read moreEASA launches UAM/AAM and drone information hub for cities and industry
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has launched a digital space for the exchange of information on air taxis and drones. “This will create
Read more“Europe risks losing electric aviation race to publicly-funded competitors” – Lilium
“Europe is in a pole position of electric aviation but runs the risk of losing its pioneers. We have several internationally leading companies and a
Read moreAFWERX and NASA collaborate to develop digital advanced air mobility operations centre
The innovation arm of the US Air Force, AFWERX is partnering with NASA to develop a digital operations center for future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
Read moreUS Air Force awards USD37 million to Piasecki to develop VTOL and hydrogen transport concepts
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, a global producer of rotorcraft and aerial vehicles, has announced that it has been awarded a USD37 million multi-year contract by AFWERX,
Read moreAIBOT receives USD15 million CalCompetes grant, boosting eVTOL industry and job creation in California
AIBOT, a California-based company developing an AI-defined electric vertical take-off and landing (aiEVTOL) aircraft and ecosystem, announced its recent award of a USD15 million grant
Read moreJoby receives CalCompetes grant to support California facility expansion and 690 new jobs
Joby Aviation has announced it has been awarded a USD9.8 million California Competes grant by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to
Read moreUK government announces new funding for SME net-zero aviation research
At the Aerospace Technology Institute’s (ATI) 2023 Conference in Birmingham, UK, Industry Minister Nusrat Ghani announced a new ATI SME Funding Programme. The programme, she
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