Amphibious aviation conference ‘bigger than last year’ news Yves Le Marquand 27 Jan 25 0 Numbers are up across delegates, sponsors and exhibitors compared with 2024 at this year’s Future Opportunities for Seaplanes and Amphibious Aviation (FOSAA25) conference. The conference… Read more
BAE to help Airbus with hybrid commercial aircraft research news Yves Le Marquand 9 Jan 25 0 BAE Systems has signed an agreement to provide the energy storage system for a micro-hybridisation demonstration project for commercial aircraft being conducted by Airbus. As part… Read more
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
MagniX completes EPU testing with NASA news Yves Le Marquand 26 Nov 24 0 MagniX has completed testing of its magni650 electric propulsion unit (EPU) at NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) in Sandusky, Ohio. According to the company, the… Read more
EHang and Enpower to develop eVTOL motors news Yves Le Marquand 11 Nov 24 0 EHang has formed a strategic partnership with Zhuhai Enpower Electric to jointly develop electric motors and motor controllers for its eVTOL aircraft. Enpower is a… Read more
Whisper Aero and EPS to create certifiable Part 23 powertrains news Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 Whisper Aero and Electric Power Systems (EPS) have partnered, combining their respective technologies to create certifiable powertrains for Part 23 aircraft. The joint Whisper and… Read more
Whisper Aero taps expertise of Brian Klinka news Yves Le Marquand 26 Sep 24 0 Whisper Aero, has appointed Brian Klinka as a board and strategic advisor with a focus on certification of its propulsion products. Klinka brings 35 years… 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
VerdeGo Aero’s A-1 investment round beats $4m target news Yves Le Marquand 9 Sep 24 0 VerdeGo Aero has closed its A-1 investment round, exceeding the target of $4m it set for continued development of its hybrid-electric propulsion technologies. The new… Read more
Seattle startup bets rapid iteration is key to clean sheet aircraft design Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 5 Sep 24 0 Outbound Aerospace, a Seattle-based startup, is leveraging advances in 3D printing technology to accelerate development of its aircraft programme. Partly emerged from stealth mode and… Read more
MagniX unveils retrofit aircraft for NASA electrification programme news Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 24 0 Magnix is entering the next phase of its Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration programme (EPFD) with NASA as it unveiled the De Havilland DHC-7 to be retrofitted with… 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
Ampaire opens new headquarters at Long Beach Airport news Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 24 0 The ribbon has been cut at Ampaire’s new headquarters based at Long Beach Airport in Los Angeles County. The new headquarters will support Ampaire’s team… 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
Electra’s Goldfinch takes flight at NASA’s Langley Research Centre news Yves Le Marquand 8 Aug 24 0 Electra.aero has begun flying at NASA’s Langley Research Centre with its EL-2 Goldfinch hybrid-electric demonstrator, marking the first time a piloted electric aircraft has taken… Read more