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ZeroAvia flies hydrogen-electric powered Dornier airliner

ZeroAvia has flown the largest aircraft in the world to be powered by a hydrogen-electric propulsion system – a 19-seat Dornier 228 testbed aircraft, retrofitted with a full-size prototype hydrogen-electric…

ASKA unveils world’s first drive & fly eVTOL

Why would you need a flying car that can take off and land vertically? Surely you can fly to wherever you want but startup ASKA doesn’t see it quite like…

Italy’s first Vertiport demonstrations at Fiumicino

The first crewed eVTOL test flights in Italian airspace have taken place at Aeroporti di Roma with Volocopter. The tests were part of a mobility ecosystem setup at Fiumicino’s Leonardo…

Honeywell’s 1-Megawatt generator achieves milestone

Honeywell has successfully completed the first round of testing of its 1-megawatt generator system, a new power source designed to serve hybrid-electric aircraft. This system is the industry’s first aerospace-grade…

Eve and Falcon Aviation to introduce eVTOL flights in Dubai

Embraer’s offshoot Eve has agreed with Falcon Aviation Services, a leading business aviation operator in the Middle East to supply up to 35 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.…

Volocopter 4-seat air taxi makes first flight

Volocopter has made the first flight of its fixed-winged four-seat passenger aircraft, the VoloConnect. The VoloConnect offers more range and faster journeys than any other Volocopter aircraft to date, with…

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Ampaire powers up hybrid-electric Eco Caravan

Power unit developer Ampaire is ground testing the propulsion system on its first hybrid electric Cessna Grand Caravan test aircraft, the Eco Caravan. This aircraft represents a milestone for hybrid…

Tecnam launches P-Volt Transition for P2012 Traveller operators

Tecnam Aircraft has launched the P-Volt Transition Programme that gives P2012 Traveller owners priority slots for the P-Volt upgrade. P-Volt is based on the P2012 Traveller piston platform with an electric…

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…