If Tesla aims to dominate electric trasportation on the ground in air there is another battle. Airbus is innovating by applying hybrid and electric propulsion to aircrafts. Airbus Group’s new green plane – the all-electric E-Fan 2.0 protoype electric aircraft. The first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft was the highlight of Airbus … Read more
In 2020, Pipistrel’s Velis Electro became the world’s first, and currently only, electric aircraft to receive full-type European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification. Textron Inc, , home to the Cessna, Beechcraft, and Bell aviation brands, announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Pipistrel, an award-winning pioneer and global leader in electrically powered … Read more
Meet Alice, the world’s first all-electric commuter aircraft. Built to make flight the sustainable, affordable, quiet solution to regional air travel. Eviation Alice electric aircraft could make its maiden flight before the end of the year. The new era of air mobility will be defined by those dedicated to bringing engineering innovation and … Read more
Joby Aviation’s pioneering electric aircraft is making air taxi service a reality in 2024. With more than 1,000 test flights completed over the last 10 years, Joby Aviation, the American venture-backed aerospace company and developer of VTOL personal air vehicles designed for air taxi services, intends to use its piloted, four-passenger aircraft to … Read more
Manta by Swiss engineering design and technology company Manta Aircraft is a high-performance hybrid VTOL/STOL aircraft (vertical and short take-off and landing) designed for personal mobility with wide regional range. In order to translate Urban Air Mobility concepts into reality, a number of projects were developed for megacities, all relying on the … Read more
ZeroAvia’s HyFlyer II will deliver the first certifiable hydrogen-electric powertrain for aircraft of up to 19-seats, making zero emissions flight a reality for passengers. ZeroAvia secures £12.3m UK Government grant to bring 19-seat hydrogen-electric aviation powertrain to market. ZeroAvia, the leading innovator in decarbonising commercial aviation, has secured £12.3m ($16.3m) in Government funding through … Read more