Ampaire awarded direct-to-phase 2 contract by USAF news Yves Le Marquand 20 Oct 23 0 Ampaire has been awarded a $1.25m contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) to begin developing a megawatt-scale hybrid propulsion system. The collaboration, which… Read more
Ampaire and ELIRE Aero partner on regional clean propulsion news Yves Le Marquand 16 Oct 23 0 Ampaire and ELIRE Aero are partnering to retrofit and certify existing airframes with hybrid propulsion technology. The partnership, which has a focus on regional air… Read more
VoltAero joins Europe’s regional mobility Power Up initiative news Yves Le Marquand 6 Oct 23 0 VoltAero has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Power Up initiative, a Netherlands-based group focused on expanding electric regional air mobility. The French… Read more
Successful first fuel burn for Rolls-Royce engine ready for hybrid-electric flight news Yves Le Marquand 28 Sep 23 0 A new small gas turbine that has been specifically developed by Rolls-Royce to power hybrid-electric flight has successfully completed its first fuel burn. The turbine… Read more
Horizon shifts to seven-seat aircraft design news Yves Le Marquand 27 Sep 23 0 Horizon Aircraft has shifted the design of its prototype hybrid eVTOL aircraft and is now targeting production of a seven-seat capacity model – the Cavorite… Read more
Conference report: Revolution.Aero San Francisco 2023 – Ascent update (on the hill) news Yves Le Marquand 22 Sep 23 0 If you were in San Francisco this month for Revolution.Aero it is likely you saw a few cars driving around with a curious array of… Read more
Ampaire completes ‘most northerly’ hybrid-electric aircraft deployment to date news Yves Le Marquand 23 Aug 23 0 Just over 3,400 miles later Ampaire’s aircraft has landed in Alaska, marking the most northerly deployment of a hybrid-electric aircraft ever. The series of flights… Read more
Heart Aerospace joins Regional Airline Association news Yves Le Marquand 22 Aug 23 0 Heart Aerospace joins the trade body Regional Airline Association (RAA) with an eye on helping to shape battery-electric flight policy. As the leading trade association… Read more
Critical goods supply worries remote Canadians news Yves Le Marquand 10 Aug 23 0 Concern over supply chain security for critical goods is increasing among remote communities in Canada, according to Horizon Aircraft. New research by the Canadian VTOL… Read more
Picking the right tools for the job Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 4 Aug 23 0 Aircraft design is ruled by the propulsion system on the airframe — you can tell a helicopter, piston or turbine aircraft without seeing it. So… Read more
MagniX and GE reveal paint schemes for NASA EFPD project news Yves Le Marquand 28 Jul 23 0 MagniX and GE Aerospace have revealed the liveries of the hybrid-electric aircraft they will fly as part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EFPD) project.… Read more
VerdeGo and Röder Präzision announce hybrid-electric engine news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jul 23 0 VerdeGo Aero and Röder Präzision have announced a new hybrid-electric engine, SR-305-VDG as part of its VH-3 powerplant development. The VH-3 has been created as… Read more
Malmö Airport to become test arena for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jul 23 0 Sweden’s state-owned airport operator, Swedavia has decided to make Malmö Airport available as a test arena for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 electric aircraft. The full-scale model… Read more
Surf Air Mobility to acquire Southern Airways and float on NYSE news Yves Le Marquand 11 Jul 23 0 Surf Air Mobility has announced it expects to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) next week, preceded by an acquisition of Southern… Read more
Avidyne to supply avionics for VoltAero’s Cassio 330 news Yves Le Marquand 28 Jun 23 0 VoltAero has selected Avidyne to develop and supply avionics for the Cassio 330 including custom-made software for hybrid-electric operations. The Cassio 330 will be equipped… Read more