Please welcome Cohort 3! 👋

Introducing the 10 startups to join our 2022 accelerator cohort

News:

These 10 companies — from the UK, Europe, North America and Oceania — cover our key themes of autonomy, autonomous navigation, adaptive learning, generative design, smart maintenance and reduced workload. You can read the Boeing release here and the announcement from GKN Aerospace here.

SITA examines the five critical travel technology trends emerging from the pandemic and set to transform the industry in 2022 and beyond and calls for sustainability to be baked into today's essential industry transformation.   

Numerous airlines made strides towards reducing carbon emissions and investing in next generation air transportation technologies in 2021.

This second aircraft will accelerate Joby’s ability for flight testing during 2022, in line with its goal of achieving FAA certification to launch commercial operations in 2024. The eVTOL craft is expected to start flying later this month and be put into service as part of Joby’s Agility Prime contract with the US Air Force.

Aerospace Xelerated @aeroxelerated

We were delighted to have Sir Martin Donnelly, President @BoeingEurope, and MD @BoeingUK, at the #AerospaceXelerated today to meet our third cohort! It was great to hear about his viewpoints on disrupting #AI and #Autonomy in #aerospace. https://t.co/F00HWyX6wf

Funding:

UK registered businesses and organisations can apply for a share of up to £20m for digital innovation projects that will improve the resource efficiency and energy efficiency of manufacturing processes in factories.

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.5 million for innovative skills, talent, and training projects for Power Electronics, Motors and Drives (PEMD).

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £25 million for late stage research and development projects that help accelerate the UK towards a net zero automotive future.

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovation that can significantly impact the UK economy.

Aerospace Xelerated @aeroxelerated

A very warm welcome to #AerospaceXelerated Cohort 3! We have officially kicked off the programme, thank you to @corporatejacq @nicholabates at @Boeing, Susan and Hassan at @GKNAero, Elie from @DASAccelerator, and Amna at @Emirates for joining us this afternoon! https://t.co/T5p5Bt3XC4