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Airbus Helicopters reveals latest CityAirbus eVTOL

Airbus revealed its latest ideas for its CityAirbus eVTOL at the first #AirbusSummit on ‘Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace’. The fully electric CityAirbus is equipped with fixed wings, a V-shaped tail, and…

VoltAero to cross English Channel en route to Cranfield and Biggin Hill

The VoltAero team will perform its second historic crossing of the English Channel with an electric aircraft, using the company’s Cassio 1 demonstrator to fly between France and the United…

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Electra and Bristow to develop self-charging electric aircraft

Helicopter operator Bristow is linking up with Electra.aero to work together on Electra’s hybrid-electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. Electra expects to produce 50 aircraft for Bristow. The two…

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Ampaire flies hybrid-electric Cessna in Scotland

US company Ampaire has flown its hybrid-electric Cessna 337 centreline twin aircraft in Scotland, crossing the Pentland Firth from Kirkwall Airport (KOI) on the Orkney Isles to regional airport Wick…

DHL orders 12 electric cargo Eviation aircraft

Delivery company DHL Express has ordered 12 all-electric cargo aircraft from Eviation. Eviation’s Alice is under development for both cargo and passenger operations and expects to deliver the Alice electric…

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Joby flies eVTOL 150 miles plus on single charge

+VIDEO Joby Aero has flown its full-size prototype electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft more than 150 miles on a single charge, including a vertical take-off and landing. The…

Surf Air and Textron to develop hybrid-electric Cessna Grand Caravan

Surf Air Mobility and Textron Aviation are to work together to produce a hybrid-electric powered Cessna Grand Caravan. Los Angeles-based Surf Air, which recently acquired hybrid power unit developer Ampaire,…

Airbus lays out aviation’s route to zero carbon by 2050

There is no ‘silver bullet’ solution to decarbonising aviation, according Glenn Llewellyn, vice-president of Zero-Emission Aircraft at Airbus. Instead, Airbus’ climate strategy involves accelerating several pathways simultaneously while fostering the…

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Jet It, JetClub: launch customers for Bye 800

Bye Aerospace has announced that Jet It and JetClub are the launch customers for the recently-announced 8-seat, all-electric twin turboprop class eFlyer 800. Jet It, and JetClub, fractional ownership sister…

Virgin Atlantic Vertical Aerospace air taxi eVTOL

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Virgin Atlantic orders UK’s Vertical Aerospace VA-X4 eVTOL

A British company developing an electric Vertical Take Off and Landing air taxi, Vertical Aerospace, has announced orders from airlines for up to 1,000 aircraft valued at $4 billion. The…

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Halo Aviation to be launch partner for Embraer’s Eve

It’s been a busy month for the UK’s Halo Aviation, a helicopter operator based in the south of England. At the beginning of May, Halo was acquired by Directional Aviation,…

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EHang Reveals Long-Range Electric VT-30 for Inter-City flights

The rivalry between Germany’s Volocopter and China’s EHang for the lead in developing electric air taxis intensifies almost every week. EHang has just announced it is working on a new…

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