AI & AutonomyEmbraer Wins Brazilian Government Subsidies For Fiscally High-Risk Technology Research Embraer and Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (Finep), a government organization within Brazil’s Ministry of Science and Technology, will partner to develop and demonstrate new aviation technologies, including those related to electric…
Electrification and SustainabilityChallenges and Opportunities for Electric Aviation As the aviation industry continues to grow, emissions related to aviation also increase. Working towards net zero emissions is a key objective for the industry, and part of that is research and…
Electrification and SustainabilityConsortium of Manufacturers Unite to Find Cleaner Aviation Technologies Various aerospace technology companies have come together in a collaborative partnership to develop water-enhanced and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for aircraft. The partnership, coordinated by MTU Aero Engines AG (MTU), is supported by…
Electrification and SustainabilityAmpaire'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 TaxiAmpaire's Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator Performs 1,135-Mile Nonstop Flight Ampaire, the hybrid-electric aircraft developer based in Los Angeles, announced completion of a successful 1,135-mile-long nonstop flight with its EEL demonstrator aircraft. The company claims that this journey is the single longest…
Air TaxiU.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Electra and MIT for eSTOL Flight Controls Electra.aero, the hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft developer, was awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract by the U.S. Air Force. Electra will work in partnership with…