New CAA eVTOL Group to consider safety issues
How do you commercially operate an aircraft which may have range and endurance less than the legally required reserves that are in place today? That’s undoubtedly going to be one…
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Honda to build eVTOL aircraft with gas turbine hybrid
+VIDEO As part of a grand plan of serving people worldwide with the ‘joy of expanding their life’s potential’, Honda is working on an electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL)…
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St Tropez Airport achieves net zero carbon
St Tropez Airport is claiming net zero carbon emissions, the first airport in France to do so without using offsetting. This follows the airport’s owner, Aeroports de la Cote d’Azur,…
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Bristow moves into electric air taxis with Vertical and Eve
Helicopter operator Bristow is making a decisive move into electric Vertical and Takeoff (eVTOL) aircraft but is hedging its bets with two rival developers: Britain’s Vertical Aerospace and the Embraer-backed…
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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…
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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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AeroCity Tech Ventures to invest 20m euros in aviation start-ups
The medieval city of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, is positioning itself as a global player for the most modern of aerospace industries with AeroCity, a fast-growing campus of aviation companies.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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