Air taxis and personal transports

Virginia-based Electra debuts Advanced Air Mobility demonstrator aircraft supported by VIPC funding

Electra.aero, which recently introduced the EL-2 Goldfinch, a hybrid-electric, “ultra-short” takeoff and landing (eSTOL) demonstrator aircraft has received funding support from the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC). The company says this milestone marks the entry […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang and Shenzhen Bao’an District to develop AAV operational demonstration centre

EHang Holdings announced that today it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Bao’an District Government of Shenzhen municipality on a comprehensive strategic partnership in urban air mobility (“UAM”) for commercial operations of […]

Business Partnerships

JetPerfect Foundation, ZeroAvia, NASA and California State University to research aviation hydrogen

Dr. Youcef Abdelli, ZeroAvia Chief Technology Officer and Chief Engineer, and Ernest Siravo, Founder/CEO of the JetPerfect Foundation have agreed on behalf of their respective organisations to collaborate with NASA – National Aeronautics and Space […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Avidyne provides customised avionics suite on VoltAero’s Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft

VoltAero has confirmed its selection of Avidyne for the development and supply of avionics to equip the Cassio 330 in an exclusive agreement, establishing what the company describes as “a long-term relationship that includes customised […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Paris 2023: Afrijet and AURA AERO agree partnership

Afrijet a private airline based in Gabon, and AURA AERO, a French aircraft manufacturer in low-carbon aviation, signed a Memorandum Of Understanding at Paris Air Show regarding ERA, the electric-thrust Executive regional aircraft. Afrijet is […]

Business Partnerships

Paris 2023: Urban-Air Port and Egis announce collaboration to “pioneer vertiport solutions”

Egis and Urban-Air Port today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop Urban-Air Port’s compact and modular vertiport solutions with a strong focus on the patented, technology-driven Vertical Airfield that the […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Paris 2023: Safran to develop turbogenerator for Electra’s hybrid-electric aircraft

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed an agreement with Electra.aero to develop the 600 kW electric turbogenerator propulsion system for the prototype of Electra’s nine-passenger hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. Electra says this turbogenerator […]