ZeroAvia set to sell first novel electric engine to Jetcruzer news Yves Le Marquand 19 Feb 25 0 ZeroAvia has agreed a deal for the first sale of its 600kW electric propulsion system (EPS) to Jetcruzer International. Expected to be delivered this spring, the… 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
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
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
FEAM Aero to provide MRO for ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engines news Yves Le Marquand 16 Apr 24 0 ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with FEAM Aero to look at providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), retrofit and technical support for its engines. With a first hydrogen-electric… Read more
ZeroAvia and Ecojet sign deal for up to 70 hydrogen engines news Yves Le Marquand 1 Dec 23 0 ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with newly-launched British airline Ecojet for up to 70 hydrogen-electric, zero-emission engines. Ecojet, working with Monte, the preferred lessor partner… Read more
ZeroAvia completes $116m series C raise news Yves Le Marquand 27 Nov 23 0 ZeroAvia has raised $116m from its Series C funding round led by UK Infrastructure Bank, Airbus, Barclays and NEOM’s investment fund. The Series C cash… Read more
AFWERX backs Piasecki Aircraft with $37m contract news Yves Le Marquand 23 Nov 23 0 Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has been awarded a multi-year contract by AFWERX and the US Air Force Research Laboratory worth $37m. The award, which forms part… Read more
ZeroAvia and Japan Airlines looking at hydrogen-powered regional flights news Yves Le Marquand 16 Nov 23 0 ZeroAvia has signed a deal with Japan Airlines (JAL) and its engineering subsidiary to explore development of hydrogen-electric engines on regional routes in Japan. The… Read more
ZeroAvia appoints ex-NASA chief technology officer to board news Yves Le Marquand 3 Oct 23 0 ZeroAvia has appointed Deborah Diaz, former NASA chief technology officer, as a on-executive director. Diaz is currently CEO of Catalyst ADV, a technology and strategic… Read more
Airbus, Barclays and NEOM co-lead new ZeroAvia funding round news Yves Le Marquand 18 Sep 23 0 Airbus, Barclays have co-lead ZeroAvia’s latest funding round alongside smart city NEOM. The hydrogen propulsion system maker said the financing will go towards certification of… Read more
ZeroAvia and Masdar announce hydrogen production partnership news Yves Le Marquand 23 Aug 23 0 ZeroAvia has signed a partnership with UAE-based renewal energy producer, Masdar to explore hydrogen production and supply. The agreement will focus at first on North… Read more
Crashing: Part of the process? news Yves Le Marquand 14 Aug 23 0 Vertical Aerospace crashed its prototype last week during a motor failure test scenario. It is not the first time an eVTOL has crashed during flight… Read more
ZeroAvia reveals oxygen compressor for hydrogen fuel cell aviation news Yves Le Marquand 11 Aug 23 0 ZeroAvia has developed a compressor for hydrogen fuel cell-based aviation propulsion systems, such as its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain. Initial testing of ZeroAvia’s compressor (pictured inset)… Read more