Tipped for success: Whisper Aero reveals its Whisper Jet news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jun 23 0 Whisper Aero has revealed details of its hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the Whisper Jet, after a two year stealth period following its founding in 2020. The… Read more
Electra makes three senior appointments to board news Yves Le Marquand 31 May 23 0 Electra has appointed former Airbus and Boeing executives and the co-founder of AirFinance to its board. James Albaugh and Allan McArtor will join Electra’s board… Read more
Kawasaki makes strategic investment in VoltAero news Yves Le Marquand 22 May 23 0 Kawasaki Motors has become a strategic investor in VoltAero, joining Series B funding for the development of VoltAero’s Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft range. This investment, announced… Read more
Aura Aero freezes design on 19-seat hybrid-electric aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 16 May 23 0 Aura Aero has frozen the design of its 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft and will reveal a full-scale cabin mockup at the Paris Air Show in… Read more
PLANA and SkyTaxi sign LoI for 50 eVTOLs news Yves Le Marquand 4 May 23 0 AAM aircraft developer PLANA announced a letter of intent (LoI) for the delivery of 50 eVTOL aircraft to Japan. The company announced that it had… Read more
VoltAero receives E-Flight award at AERO Friedrichshafen news Yves Le Marquand 2 May 23 0 French hybrid-electric aviation startup, VoltAero has received the E-Flight award at the AERO general aviation show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The award comes in recognition of… Read more
Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023 – As it happened news Yves Le Marquand 25 Apr 23 0 One day down and one to go at Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023. We have a packed agenda across the final day at the Westin Hotel, tackling… Read more
PLANA takes honour at iF Design Awards news Yves Le Marquand 19 Apr 23 0 PLANA has won the Professional Concept category of the iF Design Awards, it announced on Monday. The iF Design Awards, which are held annually in… Read more
Horizon Aircraft prototype completes maiden transition flight test news Yves Le Marquand 4 Apr 23 0 Horizon Aircraft has successfully completed initial transition flight testing of its 50% scale eVTOL prototype. The scaled Cavorite X5 completed its maiden flight test in… Read more
Sikorsky and GE to jointly develop hybrid-electric VTOL demonstrator news Yves Le Marquand 9 Mar 23 0 Sikorsky and GE Aerospace are producing a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric demonstrator (HEX) VTOL. With a maximum gross weight of more than 7,000lbs (3,175kg), the uncrewed aircraft… Read more
H3X Technologies boosted by Lockheed Martin investment news Yves Le Marquand 1 Mar 23 0 H3X Technologies has received multi-million dollar investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation. With LMV’s funding included, the total raised… Read more
First run of Safran’s hybrid electric turboprop demonstrator news Yves Le Marquand 20 Feb 23 0 Safran Helicopter Engines has successfully completed ground tests of its new, “more electric” Tech TP turboprop engine. The Ardiden 3-based technological demonstrator incorporates technologies from… Read more
Ampaire to retrofit Azul Conecta’s Grand Caravans news Yves Le Marquand 2 Feb 23 0 Ampaire has signed a letter of intent (LoI) to upgrade Brazilian regional airline Azul Conecta’s Grand Caravans by retrofitting a hybrid-electric powertrain and battery pack.… Read more
Honeywell launches plans to develop thermal management tech for hybrid-electric aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 1 Feb 23 0 Honeywell has launched plans to to develop advanced thermal management components and architectures for hybrid-electric aircraft as a critical enabler to reducing aircraft emissions. Last… Read more
GE’s Avio Aero awarded €34m to fund AMBER demonstrator news Yves Le Marquand 5 Jan 23 0 Avio Aero has been awarded approximately €34m over four years by the European Commission’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking to fund its AMBER demonstrator aircraft. The… Read more