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 […]

Air taxis and personal transports

SiriusJet “to test proprietary aircraft hydrogen fuel tank prototype in January 2025”

SiriusJet is actively developing metal hydride-based hydrogen storage technologies for its own use, according to the aircraft manufacturer in a Linkedin post. The company is developing the SiriusJet hydrogen-powered regional aircraft with a range of […]

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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

Airbus outlines research aims of its Hydrogen Hubs at Airports Network

Airbus has released more information about its Hydrogen Hubs at Airports network, a collaborative initiative where the company is joining forces with airlines, airports, industry partners, energy providers and technology specialists to research the development of […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

FI 2024: ZeroAvia and KLM plan hydrogen-electric flight demonstration in 2026

ZeroAvia and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have announced that they will work towards a demonstration flight using ZeroAvia’s ZA2000 zero-emission, hydrogen-electric engines for large regional turboprop. As a first major target milestone, the companies aim to […]