Evia Aero agrees deal with Britten-Norman for 15 Islanders news Yves Le Marquand 8 Jan 25 0 German startup airline Evia Aero has signed a letter of intent with Britten-Norman to purchase 15 Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. According to Evia, the aircraft acquired… Read more
Hydroplane wins US Army funding for H2 fuel cell for vertical lift applications news Yves Le Marquand 8 Nov 24 0 Hydroplane has won small business innovation research (SBIR) funding from the US Army to continue development of a hydrogen fuel cell powerplant for vertical lift… Read more
H3 Dynamics and Qdot Technology working on long-range zero-emissions cargo UAV news Yves Le Marquand 18 Sep 24 0 Qdot, a spin-off from Oxford University’s Thermofluids Institute, and French hydrogen specialist, H3 Dynamics are developing a long-range, zero emissions cargo UAV. The aircraft will… Read more
Scottish National Investment Bank invests £20m in ZeroAvia news Yves Le Marquand 16 Sep 24 0 ZeroAvia has received an extra £20m ($26m) from Scottish National Investment Bank to bring its Series C financing to a total of £114m ($150m). This is… Read more
EasyJet partners with blended-wing startup JetZero news Yves Le Marquand 5 Sep 24 0 EasyJet has partnered with JetZero to provide assistance in developing hydrogen propulsion systems for the US startup’s blended-wing body aircraft. The airline will also join… Read more
H3 Dynamics to supply fuel cells to EU-funded research project news Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 24 0 H3 Dynamics has been selected by European Union (EU) -funded Clean Aviation research project HyPoTraDe to supply its new class of aviation-grade hydrogen fuel cell… Read more
Heart, JetZero and others awarded FAA FAST grants news Yves Le Marquand 16 Aug 24 0 The FAA has awarded Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) grants to a number of companies including Heart Aerospace, JetZero and Wright Electric. The FAA announced… Read more
H3 Dynamics to fit propulsion systems for Lyte Aviation’s aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 25 Jul 24 0 Lyte Aviation has selected Toulouse-based H3 Dynamics to equip its 40-seater VTOL aircraft with hydrogen-electric fuel cell propulsion systems. The VTOL developer is also supporting… Read more
KLM and ZeroAvia plan liquid hydrogen demonstration flight news Yves Le Marquand 25 Jul 24 0 ZeroAvia and Dutch flag carrier KLM are working together to fly a liquid hydrogen demonstration flight using ZeroAvia’s ZA2000 engines. As a first milestone, the… Read more
FIA: Jekta and ZeroAvia to demonstrate fuel cell-powered flying boat news Yves Le Marquand 22 Jul 24 0 Jekta has selected ZeroAvia’s fuel cell technology to demonstrate the concept of a hydrogen-powered variant of its electric amphibious flying boat design. The firms also plan… Read more
Joby completes hydrogen-electric test flight news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jul 24 0 With water as the only by-product, Joby has flown its hydrogen-electric demonstrator 523 miles. The landmark test flight, which Joby believes to be the… Read more
Universal Hydrogen liquidates after running out of cash news Yves Le Marquand 2 Jul 24 0 One of the leading horses in the race to pioneer hydrogen powered flight, Universal Hydrogen has shut its doors after failing to secure further funding… Read more
Hydroplane wins US Army xTechSearch 8 competition news Yves Le Marquand 23 May 24 0 Hydroplane has won a US Army competition for its whitepaper and presentation to develop a hydrogen fuel cell powerplant for electric aircraft propulsion and auxiliary… Read more
Embraer and Eve sign deal with Groupe ADP focused on Paris-Le Bourget Airport news Yves Le Marquand 17 May 24 0 Embraer and Eve Air Mobility have signed a deal with Groupe ADP aimed at preparing Paris-Le-Bourget Airport for low-carbon operations. The memorandum of understanding (MoU)… Read more
Piasecki awarded contract for H2 fuel cell powered rotorcraft evaluation news Yves Le Marquand 14 May 24 0 Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the US Department of Energy (DoE). The contract will see Piasecki carry… Read more