Angus Batey

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Journalist at The Quietus

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Articles

Why Future-Flight Startups Fail, And What They Can They Do To Avoid It

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

Why Future-Flight Startups Fail, And What They Can They Do To Avoid ItSustainable Skies Future Flight panel moderator Dirk Singer, of SimpliFlying, left, with, from left to right: Alan Newby, Cesar Pereira, Intelligent Energy chief technology officer Chris Dudfield, Douglas Costa and Nicolas JeulandFrom Lilium to Reaction Engines, Universal Hydrogen to Eviation, many well-funded aviation startups have struggled to deliver the breakthrough technologies they were set up to develop. Why is that?
Why Future-Flight Startups Fail, And What They Can Do To Avoid It

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

Why Future-Flight Startups Fail, And What They Can Do To Avoid ItSustainable Skies Future Flight panel moderator Dirk Singer, of SimpliFlying, left, with, from left to right: Alan Newby, Cesar Pereira, Intelligent Energy chief technology officer Chris Dudfield, Douglas Costa and Nicolas JeulandFrom Lilium to Reaction Engines, Universal Hydrogen to Eviation, many well-funded aviation startups have struggled to deliver the breakthrough technologies they were set up to develop. Why is that?
Demand Reduction On The Agenda As Net Zero Pressures Mount

2 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

The UK government's "No. 1 mission" is growing the nation's economy and aviation "will be central" to this ambition, Aviation Minister Mike Kane told the Sustainable Skies World Forum during a brief video keynote May 15. Despite being elected in 2024 on a manifesto that prioritized decarbonization...
Video: What 4Air Is Learning From Flying The Velis Electro

2 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

Aviation Week visits Cambridge Airport for a flight in the Pipistrel Velis Electro and talks to 4Air's Kennedy Ricci to find out more about the fully electric aircraft and why his company has leased one and is operating it a flying school.
4Air, Cambridge ‘Stress-Test’ Electric Aviation With Velis Flights

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

CAMBRIDGE, England—Business aviation is rightly proud of its track record in bringing advanced aerospace technologies into the commercial marketplace, but it is rare to find sector entities involved in applied research with a university. So, the project undertaken here by 4Air and academics from...
‘Re-energized’ Gama Aviation Targeting Growth Across All Divisions

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

“We’re enjoying our newfound freedom,” Gama Aviation Co-Founder and CEO Marwan Khalek told media during an informal briefing at the company’s headquarters May 9. “It’s not often that a business can avail itself of, effectively, a substantial fund equivalent to something that private equity would [provide]. We feel totally re-energized about refocusing on the business.
ZeroAvia Flight Test Team Readying Caravan, LH2 Dornier Platforms

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

LONDON–It may have been more than a year since ZeroAvia last flew its first testbed aircraft–a Dornier 228 with a prototype hydrogen fuel cell system replacing the conventional powertrain in one of its two engines–but the company’s flight-test program has not been standing still. During a lecture at...
Making Air Ambulance Profitable In Germany

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

There are many aspects of the business aviation industry that those outside it find surprising, but arguably the biggest shock newcomers experience is when they discover how thin the margins are for operators. Yet if the profit for the firms supplying private charter flights appears surprisingly small, spare a thought for those running air ambulance services.
Business Aviation Takes Measured Approach To AI Adoption

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

It is easy to understand why businesses worldwide are keen to use generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools in their operations to increase efficiency and streamline workflows. The business aviation sector is no different, but there are challenges that need to be overcome before the benefits these products should be able to provide can be gained.
Optimism Around Used Market Still Justified Despite Tariffs: Jetcraft

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Angus Batey

Anyone about to buy or sell an asset as expensive as a business jet is going to want to base their decisions on as thorough an understanding as is possible to obtain about how the market is likely to behave in the foreseeable future. Yet predicting anything with certainty is becoming ever more...