Business Partnerships

Electra, Hunch Mobility (BLADE India) partner on developing hybrid electric aircraft services in India

Electra and Hunch Mobility have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to use Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft to expand on-demand regional air travel to communities across India. The MoU was formalized at the […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

Evia Aero to buy 15 Britten-Norman Islanders to be equipped with hydrogen fuel-cell engines

Germany’s Evia Aero has signed a letter of intent with Britten-Norman to purchase 15 new Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. The 15 Islander aircraft acquired from Britten-Norman will commence delivery at the beginning of 2027. These aircraft […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

Heart “to make first flight of X1 electric airliner prototype in Plattsburgh next year”

Heart Aerospace, the Swedish hybrid -electric airplane maker, plans to conduct the first fully electric experimental flight of its demonstrator airplane, Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1), at upstate New York’s Plattsburgh International Airport in 2025. […]

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 […]