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Tipped for success: Whisper Aero reveals its Whisper Jet

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Yves Le Marquand
12 Jun 23
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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…

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Electra makes three senior appointments to board

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Yves Le Marquand
31 May 23
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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…

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Kawasaki makes strategic investment in VoltAero

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Yves Le Marquand
22 May 23
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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…

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Aura Aero freezes design on 19-seat hybrid-electric aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand
16 May 23
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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…

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PLANA and SkyTaxi sign LoI for 50 eVTOLs

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Yves Le Marquand
4 May 23
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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…

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VoltAero receives E-Flight award at AERO Friedrichshafen

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Yves Le Marquand
2 May 23
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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…

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Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023 – As it happened

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Yves Le Marquand
25 Apr 23
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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…

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PLANA takes honour at iF Design Awards

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Yves Le Marquand
19 Apr 23
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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…

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Horizon Aircraft prototype completes maiden transition flight test

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Yves Le Marquand
4 Apr 23
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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…

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Sikorsky and GE to jointly develop hybrid-electric VTOL demonstrator

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Yves Le Marquand
9 Mar 23
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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…

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H3X Technologies boosted by Lockheed Martin investment

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Yves Le Marquand
1 Mar 23
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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…

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First run of Safran’s hybrid electric turboprop demonstrator

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Yves Le Marquand
20 Feb 23
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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…

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Ampaire to retrofit Azul Conecta’s Grand Caravans

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Yves Le Marquand
2 Feb 23
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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.…

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Honeywell launches plans to develop thermal management tech for hybrid-electric aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand
1 Feb 23
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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…

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GE’s Avio Aero awarded €34m to fund AMBER demonstrator

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Yves Le Marquand
5 Jan 23
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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…

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