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Joby, seeking new financing options, opens the door to aircraft sales

Elan Head·April 28, 2023

As it looks ahead to the costs of scaling up production and launching a commercial air taxi service, Joby Aviation is contemplating the sale and leaseback of its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft as one possible approach to financing its vertically integrated business model.

Three Points: Artemis scrub, Beta’s battery fire, ATC’s eVTOL capacity

Jon Ostrower and Elan Head·August 29, 2022

‘Incandescently expensive’ SLS scrubs first attempt at lunar test flight The Space Launch System, NASA’s largest-ever rocket for human spaceflight...

Small eVTOLs like Archer’s Midnight are unlikely to replace military helicopters for many missions. That didn’t stop Archer from stacking a simulated U.S. Navy aircraft carrier with nothing but Midnights to tout its Air Force contract win.

U.S. eVTOL developers increasingly look to defense as hedge against FAA delays

Elan Head·August 1, 2023

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateAugust 1, 2023U.S. eVTOL developers increasingly look to defense as hedge against...

Pioneering Air Force eVTOL program looks set to enter new phase

Elan Head·October 4, 2022

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateOctober 4, 2022Pioneering Air Force eVTOL program looks set to enter new...

Special Report: Surveying the eVTOL competitive landscape

Elan Head·July 5, 2023

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Since 2016, when Uber Elevate launched electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft into...

Beta Technologies proves staying private can still pay off

Elan Head·April 19, 2022

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateApril 19, 2022Beta Technologies proves staying private can still pay offPurchase a...

Three Points: Buffett units bet on UAM, Chorus acquires Falko, U.S./U.K. bilateral eVTOL cert

Elan Head·March 9, 2022

NetJets and FlightSafety International – both units of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway – have jumped into the electric vertical take-off and landing market, announcing plans for a strategic partnership with the German eVTOL developer Lilium. Buffett’s aviation investments have been stretched across the aerospace chain and with varying success. Chorus Aviation is acquiring Falko Regional Aircraft, kicking off a fresh round of consolidation in the leasing space -- this time among those who focus on regional aviation. The Federal Aviation Administration and U.K. Civil Aviation Authority have started working toward a bilateral agreement for the future certification and validation of eVTOL aircraft. It’s a post-Brexit signal that the CAA is not looking exclusively to Europe for guidance.