eSTOL - eVTOL Insights

Electra-MIT team secures US Air Force STTR contract for developing eSTOL aircraft flight controls

Jason Pritchard22 March 2022

The United States Air Force has awarded Electra a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to advance the development of flight control systems for Electra’s hybrid eSTOL...

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...

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 ...

Airflow brings former Embraer CEO onto its advisory board, customer order book now stands at more than $600 million

Jason Pritchard18 August 2021

eSTOL aircraft developer Airflow has brought former Embraer Group CEO Paulo Cesar Silva onto its advisory board and announced the company's order book now exceeds $600 million. Silva spent over two decades at Embraer S.A. in different roles, over...

NASA boosts Electra.Aero’s research and development of its eSTOL aircraft with new contract

Jason Pritchard4 August 2021

NASA has signed a contract with Electra.aero to mature enabling aerodynamic 'blown lift' technologies for eSTOL aircraft in advanced air mobility applications. Electra has teamed up with Dr. Alejandra Uranga, Gabilan Assistant Professor...

Ravn Alaska places 50-strong order with Airflow for its eSTOL aircraft, to be used for its flights across the US state

Jason Pritchard9 June 2021

Airflow will supply 50 eSTOL aircraft to Ravn Alaska after signing a Letter of Intent with the Anchorage-based regional airline, taking its total order book to more than $200 million. The company - started by five former members of the Airbus Va...

Airflow confirms development of full-scale eSTOL aircraft demonstrator

Jason Pritchard29 January 2021

Airflow has announced it is developing one of the first full-scale piloted eSTOL technology demonstrators. The aerial logistics company, which was set up in 2019 by five former Airbus Vahana team members, aims to bring eSTOL capabilities to the m...

Aerion Supersonic partners with Electra.aero to develop ‘global mobility ecosystem’

Jason Pritchard22 October 2020

eSTOL aircraft developer Electra.aero has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aerion Supersonic, which will see both companies work together to develop a 'global mobility ecosystem'. By combining Electra.aero’s eSTOL aircraft with Aerion’s...

Airflow.aero CEO and Co-Founder explains potential of STOL technology for UAM in latest podcast

Jason Pritchard20 August 2020

The latest episode in our series of podcasts about the Urban Air Mobility and eVTOL markets is now live! This week's guest is Marc Ausman, CEO and one of the co-founders of Airflow.aero, a company which is creating an eSTOL aircraft - the first ...

Market opportunities for eSTOL technology discussed at Electric Aircraft Symposium

Jason Pritchard31 July 2020

A fascinating panel session at this year's Electric Aircraft Symposium talked about the market potential of eSTOL aircraft and its technology. Organised by The CAFE Foundation and co-sponsored by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the event is us...

Airflow launched to develop first eSTOL aircraft for ‘middle-mile aerial logistics’

Jason Pritchard15 June 2020

Five members from the former Airbus Vahana team have launched a new company called Airflow, to develop the first eSTOL aircraft designed for middle-mile aerial logistics. They are CEO Marc Ausman, who was the chief strategist on the Vahana progra...