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Azul’s fleet of Cessna Caravans set to be electrified by Surf Air Mobility
Azul Airlines and Surf Air Mobility have formed an agreement for the Brazilian carrier’s fleet of Cessna Caravan…
Futuristic airline flyVbird sign deal for up to 50 Eviation electric aircraft
Futuristic German airline flyVbird has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to purchase up to 50 Alice all-electric…
Forget eVTOLs, the true aviation revolution is a 19-seater electric seaplane
Lauded as the next aviation revolution, startups across the world have shed blood, sweat and tears to bring…
Archer eVTOL prototype conducts first full transition flight
California-based manufacturer Archer Aviation completed the first full transition flight of Maker, a two-seater electric vertical takeoff and…
Eviation wins potential new order for 25 all-electric Alice aircraft
Evia Aero, a start-up regional airline based in Germany, signed a letter of intent (LoI) on October 19,…
France’s Aura Aero garners interest for its 19-seat electric aircraft
France-based aerospace developer Aura Aero announced it has signed letters of intent (LOI) with several international airlines for…
Eviation’s all-electric plane Alice takes off for the first time
Eviation’s all-electric passenger plane Alice took to the air for its maiden test flight on September 27, 2022, a…
Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 all-electric air taxi performs first tethered flight
UK company Vertical Aerospace has completed the first tethered flight test of its VX4 eVTOL air taxi, making…
Eviation’s all-electric Alice aircraft undergoes high-speed taxi test: video
Israeli electric aircraft developer Eviation has released video of its all-electric Alice aircraft as it completes a high-speed…
GlobalX signs deal with Eviation to buy 50 electric airplanes
GlobalX has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to order 50 of Eviation’s all-electric Alice aircraft, part of…
Heart Aerospace reveals hybrid-electric aircraft design called ES-30
Swedish electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace has revealed a new design for its hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30, dropping…
Vertical Aerospace partners with CAE for VX4 pilot training program
British electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Vertical Aerospace has selected CAE, the provider of civil…
Pipistrel receives UK CAA type certification for fully electric Velis Electro
Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel has received UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) type certification for its fully…
Hawaiian Airlines invests in electric seaglider maker for inter-island flights
Hawaiian Airlines is investing in electric seaglider maker REGENT, with a view to using the aircraft on inter-island…
Is the future of air races electric? Pulitzer race revival set for 2023
Could electric air races be a way to drive forward the development of new aviation technologies and help…
Textron buys electric aircraft maker Pipistrel for new sustainable aircraft unit
Textron, maker of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft, is buying European electric aircraft company Pipistrel, hoping to boost its…
Embraer’s Eve moves towards eVTOL certification in Brazil
Embraer’s electric air taxi firm Eve has formalized the process for securing certification for its electric vertical take-off…
Boeing invests $450M in self-flying electric air taxi firm Wisk
Boeing is to invest almost half a billion dollars into US self-flying electric air taxi developer Wisk. Wisk,…