Air taxis and personal transports

Vjaitra Air Mobility signs letter of intent for 25 V600X hydrogen VTOLs with UrTrip0 Aviation

In a Linkedin post Ratandeep Tripathi, Founder and CEO of Vjaitra Air Mobility, has announced  his company has signed a USD312.5 million letter of intent with UrTrip0 Aviation for the leasing of Vjaitra’s V600X hydrogen VTOL. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

ZeroAvia to provide 600kW electric motors to Jetcruzer International for flight testing

ZeroAvia today announced that it agreed a deal for the first sale of its 600kW electric propulsion system (EPS) to Jetcruzer International for electric flight testing to hone the design of its Jetcruzer 500E. Delivery of the development […]

Hydrogen

Fabrum launches hydrogen aviation hub at Christchurch airport in New Zealand

Fabrum, a New Zealand company specialised in zero-emission transition technologies, has unveiled a hydrogen testing facility in partnership with Christchurch Airport to support the development of green hydrogen-powered technologies, primarily in aviation. The partnership will […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

ZeroAvia Receives FAA G-1 certification basis for its 600kW electric propulsion system

ZeroAvia today announced that it has reached consensus on the Certification Basis relating to its 600kW electric propulsion system (EPS) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), having received a G-1 Issue Paper (stage 2) and […]

Air taxis and personal transports

“First ton-level liquid hydrogen eVTOL takes flight in China” – Global Times

China’s Global Times reports the country’s “first ton-level liquid hydrogen powered electric unmanned vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft completed its test flight in Baoji city, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. This achievement opens new avenues […]

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

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 […]

Air taxis and personal transports

India’s BluJ “conducts first flight of its hydrogen-powered VTOL prototype”

Indian Aerospace Defence News reports that Hyderabad-based startup BluJ Aerospace Private Limited has successfully conducted a flight test of India’s first hydrogen-electric propulsion based vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft prototype. BluJ is developing two […]