Heart Aerospace unveils full-scale demonstrator aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 12 Sep 24 0 Heart Aerospace has unveiled its first full-scale demonstrator prototype of its ES30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft. Built almost entirely in-house at Heart’s Gothenburg facilities, the 32m… Read more
Loganair to integrate Heart Aerospace aircraft into network news Yves Le Marquand 4 Sep 24 0 UK-based regional airline Loganair has partnered with Heart Aerospace to find use cases for the Swedish developer’s aircraft in the carrier’s route network. Loganair, headquartered… 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
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
Are digitised, affordable ATC systems a possibility for all? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 8 Aug 24 0 For decades air traffic control operations have largely relied upon paper flight strips and the sharp focus of controllers. These flight strips, small pieces of… 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
The AirCraft Company joins Regional Airline Association news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jul 24 0 The AirCraft Company has joined North America’s Regional Airline Association (RAA). Membership to the association, which promotes safety and reliability in the regional airline industry,… Read more
Maeve partners with Pratt & Whitney Canada on design of its regional aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 26 Jul 24 0 Maeve is collaborating with Pratt & Whitney Canada on the design of its M80 hybrid-electric 80-seater regional aircraft. The M80 design aims to offer the… 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 Seaplane Asia sign deal for 14 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jul 24 0 Jekta and Hong Kong-based operator Seaplane Asia have signed an agreement for the purchase of 14 amphibious PHA-ZE 100 aircraft. Signed at the Farnborough Airshow… Read more
Lilium and Saudia announce binding order for at least 50 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 18 Jul 24 0 Saudia and Lilium have signed a binding sales agreement for 50 Lilium Jets, with options for the purchase of 50 more. The agreement marks the largest of… 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
The Revolution.Aero London report Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 28 Jun 24 0 June is statistically the sunniest month in the UK and last week it did not let us down for Revolution.Aero London 2024. But in many… Read more