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Ascendance

Ascendance goes with Safran’s electric motor for hybrid VTOL

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Yves Le Marquand
11 Mar 25
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Ascendance has selected Safran Electrical & Power’s ENGINeUS, the first electric motor to be certified by EASA, for its hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)…

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Volocopter

Volocopter and Jet Systems agree deal for two eVTOL aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand
18 Feb 25
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Ailing eVTOL developer Volocopter has signed an agreement with French operator Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services for two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft. The pair plan to operate…

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EASA

EASA certifies Safran’s 125-kilowatt electric motor

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Yves Le Marquand
7 Feb 25
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EASA has certified the ENGINeUS 100 motor developed by Safran Electrical & Power after a four-year certification process.  The result of four years’ work with…

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Ascendance

Ascendance deepens Capgemini partnership ahead of first flight this year

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Yves Le Marquand
22 Jan 25
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French hybrid electric propulsion and aircraft developer Ascendance has expanded its partnership with Capgemini ahead of a first flight scheduled for later this year. Since…

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VoltAero

VoltAero inaugurates production facility

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Yves Le Marquand
11 Nov 24
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French hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero has opened its production facility in France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The purpose-built 2,400sqm (25,833sqft) facility, located at Rochefort Airport near the…

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Qdot

H3 Dynamics and Qdot Technology working on long-range zero-emissions cargo UAV

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Yves Le Marquand
18 Sep 24
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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…

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Volocopter

Volocopter conducts validation flight in Paris

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Yves Le Marquand
9 Aug 24
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Volocopter has begun crewed validation test flights at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, just outside Versailles, France.  Conducted on August 8th, the flight marks the beginning…

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Volocopter

French government gives go ahead on Seine vertiport construction

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Yves Le Marquand
10 Jul 24
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France’s Ministry of Transport has given authorisation for the construction of a floating landing pad on the River Seine in Paris for electric air taxi…

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Lilium

Lilium CEO expects state loan guarantees in matter of weeks

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Yves Le Marquand
14 Jun 24
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Lilium expects to receive guarantees from the Federal Government and the State of Bavaria as security for a loan from the German state bank KfW…

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Eve

Embraer and Eve sign deal with Groupe ADP focused on Paris-Le Bourget Airport

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Yves Le Marquand
17 May 24
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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)…

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Lilium

Lilium shifting focus to France as it seeks capital for production ramp up

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Yves Le Marquand
13 May 24
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Lilium is in advanced talks with the French government on potential subsidies and loan guarantees worth up to €400m as it seeks to expand production…

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VoltAero

VoltAero begins certification testing of hybrid-electric powertrain

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Yves Le Marquand
29 Apr 24
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VoltAero has begun certification testing of the hybrid-electric powertrain for its five-seat Cassio 330 aircraft.  Installed on a ground-based test bench, the powertrain includes Safran…

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La Poste

French postal service adds new route for drone deliveries

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Yves Le Marquand
3 Apr 24
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France’s national postal service, La Poste, with the help of Groupe Atechsys has opened a third route for mail deliveries via drone.  Alongside ongoing operations…

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Airbus

Airbus, Daher and Safran’s hybrid demonstrator makes first test flight

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Yves Le Marquand
7 Dec 23
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EcoPulse, the hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft, co-developed by Airbus, Daher and Safran has taken to the skies. The first flight marks the beginning of an eight-month…

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Paris

Paris city councillors oppose air taxi service plans

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Yves Le Marquand
17 Nov 23
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Plans to integrate air tax services into a public transport system for the first time have been unanimously opposed by Paris city councillors.  Aéroports de…

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