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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…

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

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…

Lilium and Luxaviation partner to establish European operations

Electric air taxi developer Lilium is to partner with business aviation company Luxaviation to establish airline operations in Europe. Luxaviation has more than 60 years of experience operating passenger service…

Four-seat winged electric VoloConnect announced by Volocopter

Volocopter has revealed its newest aircraft, the four-seat VoloConnect, during an online press conference at EBACE Connect. The VoloConnect is a fixed-wing aircraft with two propulsion fans plus six electrical…

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Regent claims $450m orders for its electric Seaglider

Money doesn’t seem to be an issue when developing new generation electric aircraft. The Regent Seaglider has not only raised capital from some high-profile investors but also has provisional orders…

CAE links with Jaunt Air to accelerate development of Journey eVTOL

Training company CAE is to work with Jaunt Air Mobility to speed up the design and development of the Jaunt Journey eVTOL. It follows an announcement last week by Jaunt…