Air taxis and personal transports

Electra’s hybrid-electric test aircraft achieves first ultra-short eSTOL takeoff and landing in piloted test flights

Electra has announced that it has successfully achieved the first high-performance ultra-short flight operations of its piloted blown-lift hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) demonstrator aircraft (EL-2 Goldfinch). “Today’s milestone is an incredible achievement as […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

VoltAero initiates certification testing for the electric-hybrid powertrain to equip its Cassio 330 aircraft

VoltAero has announced that development of its Cassio e-aircraft family, the company’s parallel electric-hybrid powertrain has begun certification testing for the five-seat Cassio 330 version. “Installed on a ground-based test bench, this powertrain integrates the […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

US federal and local agencies partner to develop electric aviation infrastructure at San Antonio

Earlier this month the US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the City of San Antonio Aviation Department and City Public Service Board (CPS Energy), and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) signed […]