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Vertical Aerospace has appointed Marc Fontaine, chief executive of Helsing’s French entity and a former Airbus digital transformation executive, as a director. The move comes as the UK eVTOL developer prepares its Valo aircraft for certification and commercialisation.
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EHang will work with the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia to assess the regulatory, technical and safety requirements for introducing its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft in the country. The cooperation establishes a joint evaluation process, but the announcement does not specify a timeline or authorization to begin operations.
Vertical Aerospace has appointed Marc Fontaine, chief executive of Helsing’s French entity and a former Airbus digital transformation executive, as a director. The move comes as the UK eVTOL developer prepares its Valo aircraft for certification and commercialisation.
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The FAA has issued BETA Technologies a Special Airworthiness Certificate allowing market-survey flights in its ALIA A250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, including flights with prospective customers onboard. BETA says it is the first authorization of this kind for an eVTOL; it is not an announcement of type certification.
In an eVTOL Insights Podcast interview, Grey Jay founder and CEO Elham Boozarjomehri discusses making advanced air mobility more accessible and affordable, with services responsive to community needs. The conversation centers on how the emerging sector can broaden its reach beyond early adopters.
Speaking at NBAA-BACE, Transportation Secretary Duffy said the FAA needs improved certification processes. He framed the changes as necessary to make way for safer technologies and advanced air mobility, putting regulatory processes at the center of efforts to bring new aircraft and systems into use.
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Vertical Aerospace appointed Marc Fontaine, CEO of Helsing’s French entity, to its board effective Oct. 21. The company is also targeting completion of the aircraft-level critical design review for its Valo eVTOL before Christmas, as CEO Stuart Simpson discusses certification, growth and strategic partners.
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