Air taxis and personal transports

Electra unveils design of its EL9 Ultra Short nine-seat hybrid electric aircraft

Electra today revealed the design of its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric product aircraft, a nine-passenger piloted aircraft. “Electra now enters the development phase of the EL9 backed by over a year of successful flight testing of its […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

LYGG to retrofit Cessna Grand Caraven fleet with Ampaire hybrid-electric technology

Scandinavian regional airline LYGG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ampaire Inc. The collaboration includes up to 200 Ampaire STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) Kits, certified conversion kits for existing aircraft. The rollout will begin […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

Hydrogen-electric business aircraft company Beyond Aero raises USD44 million in investment

Beyond Aero, a French hydrogen-propelled electric aviation company has, announced a successful Series A funding round, securing an additional USD20 million. Co-led by Giant Ventures and Bpifrance (the French Sovereign Fund) via its Deeptech 2030 […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Bye Aerospace’s E-Flyer “on track for certification; electric air taxi route planned for Australia”

Fly On E Sustainable Aviation in a Linkedin post reports that the Bye Aerospace E-Flyer is “on track for FAA Part 23 certification and service entry in the next 24 to 30 months.” E-Flyer aircraft […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

Heart Aerospace unveils its X1 hybrid-electric regional airliner demonstrator

Heart Aerospace, the Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer, today unveils its first full-scale demonstrator aircraft, the Heart X1.  Built almost entirely in-house at Heart’s Gothenburg facilities, “the demonstrator reflects the company’s strategy to simultaneously develop both […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

ZeroAvia announces new total of USD150 million of Series C funding

ZeroAvia today announced that it has extended its Series C financing to a total of USD150 million, with a UKP20 million investment from Scottish National Investment Bank coming alongside recent investments from American Airlines, International Airlines Group (IAG) and ITOCHU Corporation. […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

Heart Aerospace and Loganair partner to develop electric regional air services in the UK

Heart Aerospace, the Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker, and Loganair, the UK-based regional airline, have announced a new partnership aimed at decarbonizing regional air travel in the United Kingdom. Loganair and Heart Aerospace will exclusively collaborate […]