Electrification and Sustainability

Ampaire's Hybrid-Electric Grand Caravan Takes Flight

Ampaire has achieved a major milestone using a modified Cessna Grand Caravan. The Los Angeles-based electric aircraft developer flew its first hybrid-electric regional aircraft on a 30-minute test flight above southern California…

Air Taxi

What Gaps Still Exist for eVTOL Regulatory Standards?

There is currently a lack of consistency in regulatory standards for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, industry professionals said during Jan. 27 panel hosted by the Vertical Flight Society’s 2021…

Business & GA

Ampaire’s Bet on the Hybrid-Electric Near-Future

With companies pouring hundreds of millions into years-long electric aviation development programs, Ampaire believes its step-by-step hybrid-electric approach will address both high operating costs and the environmental impact of aviation, while paving…

Business & GA

Hybrid-Electric Cessna 337 Takes Maiden Flight

California aviation company Ampaire's hybrid-electric Cessna 337 Skymaster has taken its first test flight. The flight, which took place above California's Camarillo Airport, marked the first for a hybrid aircraft of that…