Air TaxiRegent’s CEO Shares Insights On All-Electric Seaglider Demonstrator's First Flight Regent announced this week that its all-electric quarter-scale seaglider technology demonstrator completed its first flight. The seaglider is the first vehicle to take off from a controlled hydrofoil to wingborne flight, the…
CommercialAir Canada Signs Purchase Agreement for Heart's Updated ES-30 Electric Aircraft Heart Aerospace has replaced the 19-seat design of its previous ES-19 aircraft with the 30-seater battery-powered ES-30. The Swedish startup has also confirmed Air Canada as a new minority shareholder with a…
CommercialIcelandair Conducts First Flight Test With Passengers in a Fully-Electric Training Plane On August 24, Icelandair announced that it has successfully flown a 100% electric airplane with passengers. The airline claims that this is the first flight of an electric aircraft carrying passengers in…
Electrification and SustainabilitySafran Electrical & Power to Supply Propulsion Systems for Aura Aero Electric Aircraft Last week, Safran Electrical & Power announced a partnership with AURA AERO, a startup created in 2018 that develops fixed-wing electric aircraft. Safran has agreed to supply propulsion systems for two of…
Air TaxiBAE Systems Looks to Tackle Power Management Solutions for Air Taxis The electrification of aircraft has caused the aviation industry to take an interest in battery technology. While many other industries are also transitioning to battery power in an attempt to be more…
Electrification and SustainabilityDHL Express Adds 12 Electric Aircraft to Fleet with New Purchase DHL has purchased 12 electric aircraft from Eviation which will operate on all routes currently serviced by piston and turbine aircraft, the company announced in an Aug. 3 press release. “We firmly…
Air TaxiWhat Challenges Still Exist for Certifying Electric Aircraft As the aviation industry shifts towards sustainability, more manufacturers are developing electric engines to move away from jet fuel. However, despite years of developments on the industry side, civil aviation regulatory authorities…
Air TaxiElectric Air Taxi Companies Want to be Included in Infrastructure Bill Air taxi companies are calling on Congress to include eligibility for electric aircraft charging infrastructure in the bipartisan infrastructure bill currently being negotiated by Congress and the White House. In a July…
Air TaxiHyPoint CEO Talks New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Operable Prototype for Electric Aircraft HyPoint has unveiled the first operable prototype version of its turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell system, as the Menlo Park, California-based green energy startup prepares to support validation and testing of its…
Business & GABye Aerospace Gets Investment from South Korean Aerospace9 Aerospace9, an information and technology company based in South Korea, has agreed to purchase 300 of Bye Aerospace’s all-electric aircraft, according to a Nov. 2 press release. The agreement marks an important…