Electric Aviation

Regent Gains Investment from Japan Airlines Innovation Fund

Chris Stonor7 February 2023

Regent, the U.S company pioneering electric-powered seagliders, recently announced another investment (amount undisclosed), this time from Japan Airlines (JAL) Innovation Fund, raising the company’s total to over USD45 million, reports a press relea...

VIDEO: Telling the founder story of Dr Tim Woolmer, YASA Motors founder and CTO and Evolito director

Jason Pritchard2 August 2022

Innovation and passion for the challenge of transforming air flight are in the blood of Tim Woolmer! Tim’s engineering hero as a child was his grandfather Sir Bob Feilden, who was a member of Frank Whittle's Second World War team which invented...

BETA Technologies secures $375 million in latest Series B Funding Round

Jason Pritchard21 April 2022

BETA Technologies has raised $375 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing round, led by TPG Rise Climate and Fidelity Management & Research Company. This funding will support the advancement of BETA’s integrated electric aviation syst...

Air Greenland commits to purchasing or leasing fleet of Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 eVTOL aircraft from Avolon

Jason Pritchard24 March 2022

Avolon and Air Greenland, the flag-carrier for Greenland, will partner to form a Working Group to assess the opportunity to commercialise zero-emissions air travel, and will also identify local infrastructure and certification requirements for eVTOL...

Commentary by Aeroclass.org: The current and potential regulation challenges of eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard18 March 2022

The ability of an eVTOL aircraft to take off and land vertically sets it apart from other categories. An eVTOL aircraft does not necessitate the same standard of airport infrastructure as a fixed-wing aircraft. Reduced airport infrastructure req...

A commentary by McLaren Applied – eVTOL Aircraft in 2022: Revolutionising the Aviation Industry

Jason Pritchard7 March 2022

By Dr. Stephen Lambert, Head of Electrification, McLaren Applied eVTOL technology has existed in concept for over a decade but every available metric – from patenting activity to investment – suggests commercial activities are rapidly ramping up....

Electra.aero works with Yugo to open up new destinations in Asia for private air travel using its eSTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard21 February 2022

Electra.aero has partnered with and private air mobility platform Yugo, to help expand air mobility services to urban and underserved destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. As part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Yug...

Barbara Pilarski joins Archer’s Board of Directors and will play key role as company looks to scale up its operations

Jason Pritchard7 February 2022

Archer has announced the appointment of Barbara Pilarski to its Board of Directors, who is currently Global Head of Business Development at Stellantis and will now serve as an independent director and on Archer's Nominating and Corporate Governance ...

Airflow and Tailwind Air partner on world’s first amphibious seaplane to utilise distributed electric propulsion

Jason Pritchard17 December 2021

Tailwind Air has become the exclusive launch customer for Airflow's Model 200 floatplane in the Mid-Atlantic and New England region, after signing a deal with the eSTOL aircraft company for 20 aircraft. This latest announcement, which intends to ...

Ascendance Flight Technologies releases design details of ATEA, its hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard2 December 2021

Ascendance Flight Technologies has unveiled the design of ATEA, the company's five-seater VTOL aircraft which is scheduled to go into production by 2025 and have a range of 400km. After three years of R&D, the French start-up company from Tou...

Vertical Aerospace publishes new white paper to highlight opportunities for zero emission flights in the UK by 2025

Jason Pritchard20 October 2021

Vertical Aerospace and NATS - the UK's leading provider of air traffic control services - have released a white paper highlighting the economic and environmental benefits of Advanced Aerial Mobility and electric passenger flights. Entitled The F...

Montréal-based Limosa Group discusses plans for its seven-seater eVTOL aircraft LimoConnect

Jason Pritchard19 October 2021

Technology start-up Limosa Inc. is another company looking to enter the advanced air mobility market (AAM) and aims to revolutionise the transportation system and make it safe, fast and easier for everyone to travel. Made up of experts in aircraf...

ABB to fast charge Lilium’s regional air networks and develop the infrastructure needed to fly its eVTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard14 October 2021

ABB E-mobility will provide the charging infrastructure for Lilium’s high speed regional air network, which will see the company develop, test and supply the MegaWatt fast charging systems necessary for the quick turnaround needed for electric aviat...

GE Aviation and magniX chosen by NASA to support its Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration, aims to be introduced to US fleets by 2035

Jason Pritchard4 October 2021

NASA has selected GE Aviation and magniX to support its Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) that will rapidly mature Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) technologies through ground and flight demonstrations. Through the EPFD program...

Telstra Purple and Airspeeder plot a flying car future through digital infrastructure in new technical partnership

Jason Pritchard24 September 2021

Airspeeder, the world’s first racing series for electric flying racing cars, has signed a multi-million dollar technical partnership with Telstra, Australia’s largest telecommunications company. The racing series, created by the world’s only perf...

Eve Air Mobility and Helipass to work on bringing eVTOL aircraft services to France as part of new agreement

Jason Pritchard21 September 2021

Helipass has become the latest company to team up with Eve Air Mobility and help accelerate the deployment of eVTOL aircraft across France and Europe. The partnership aims to fly Eve’s electric aircraft - which is planned for commercial launch i...

SKYCHARGE becomes world’s first OEM-independent electric plane charger to be approved by EASA

Jason Pritchard10 September 2021

SKYCHARGE, powered by Green Motion and Pipistrel, has just become the world’s first OEM*-independent electric plane charger to be approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The news comes after Pipistrel’s Velis Electro aircraf...

Archer and REEF team up to create urban take-off and landing sites for eVTOL aircraft in US cities, including Miami and Los Angeles

Jason Pritchard26 August 2021

Archer Aviation will work with REEF, the largest operator of mobility and logistics hubs in the USA, to develop plans for urban takeoff and landing sites for its eVTOL aircraft in some of the country's most densely populated cities. REEF’s netwo...