VoltAero to build factory for hybrid-electric aircraft in France
French startup VoltAero is moving ahead with the construction of a factory for the purpose of building hybrid-electric…
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Eve Air Mobility complete eVTOL wind tunnel testing
Eve Air Mobility are celebrating an important milestone as the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) firm work…
AURA Aero reveals final design for hybrid-electric aircraft concept
French startup AURA Aero has revealed the final design of its hybrid-electric aircraft currently under development. The ERA, a…
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL ready for maiden flight – despite Q1 losses of $113M
Archer Aviation has confirmed that final assembly of its first eVTOL, Midnight, is complete. Midnight is now ready…
10 big challenges for passenger aviation sustainability for the next 3 years: Gediminas Ziemelis
Ensuring sustainable operations has become a primary driver for aviation businesses in recent years. Nonetheless, this dynamic industry…
Emirates creates $200 million fund focused on R&D, rather than SAF purchases
Emirates announced that its new aviation sustainability fund will focus on Research & Development (R&D) and not the…
Heart Aerospace receives order for 40 ES-30 electric aircraft
Heart Aerospace’s backlog for the electric ES-30 aircraft has grown by 40 aircraft after converting an earlier Letter…
Washington governor signs bill to incentivize use of locally-produced SAF
There are now more reasons to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): the Port of Seattle announced that Washington…
Ryanair and Repsol sign agreement for 155,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel
Ryanair and Repsol announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of sustainable aviation…
The airline pilot who quit the job he loves to join Extinction Rebellion
Former commercial pilot Todd Smith rose to prominence after joining the environmental group Extinction Rebellion and taking part…
CEO reveals plans on when CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL will go to market
Balkiz Sarihan, the CEO and head of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) at Airbus, has revealed more details on…
ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines unveil largest hydrogen fuel-cell aircraft
ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines publicly presented the largest hydrogen-powered aircraft to date during an event at Paine Field,…
EU adopts law to support Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) usage in Europe
The European Union (EU) is moving forward with a law that would mandate the increasing usage of Sustainable…
Magpie Aviation wants to tow you to your destination
Among the multiple different approaches to decarbonize aviation, few sound as audacious as that proposed by United States…
Harbour Air says electric DHC-2 Beaver is delayed to at least mid-2025
Harbour Air provided an update on its progress on the certification of the ePlane, a De Havilland Canada…
Norwegian invests in Norsk e-Fuel SAF plant
Norwegian announced on April 24, 2023, that it was going to invest in a new plant to produce…
Air Canada to save up to 560 tons of CO2 p.a. with Descent Profile Optimization
Air Canada has chosen to use Airbus’ Descent Profile Optimization (DPO) solution for its A320 and A320 aircraft,…
Dutch startup Maeve presents 44-seat electric plane concept
Dutch electric startup Maeve Aerospace presented its Maeve01 concept on April 13, 2023. The new 44-seater aircraft design, which…