Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateAugust 16, 2023A united eVTOL industry reckons with the FAA’s shift to...
For Wisk and its major backers, it’s all or nothing — and if the startup can win a fully-autonomous certification, it offers Boeing a bridge to adapt those technologies to its next-generation airliners, a goal it has eyed since at least 2017.
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While such deals across the rising eVTOL industry seemingly represent a new aerospace business model in which customers have a stake in the overall success of the product, a detailed review of securities filings and other fine print by The Air Current reveals a far more transactional arrangement. Airlines are lending their branding and credibility in exchange for a possibly lucrative piece of a buzzy market, regardless of whether or not an aircraft will be delivered or even formally ordered.
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateNovember 23, 2022Archer plays the hare to Joby’s tortoise in eVTOL racePurchase...
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When Embraer spinoff Eve on Dec. 21 confirmed plans to combine with Zanite Acquisition Corp., it became the sixth company in the urban air mobility space to link up with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Rather than speak to the continued strength of SPACs, however, the deal illustrates the funding vehicle’s decline as an ample source of outside capital — even as it cements Embraer’s strategy of using partnerships to expand into new markets.
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateMay 9, 2022FAA changes course on eVTOL certificationPurchase a PDF of this...
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateMay 18, 2023Funding top-offs come into focus as eVTOL developers continue drive...
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Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateJune 28, 2023Joby reveals new aircraft design details with debut of production...
