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Embraer shifts possible development of fuel-cell aircraft back five years
Developing novel propulsion technologies has proven more challenging than expected, leaving Embraer’s chief engineer now predicting his team would need until 2040 to bring a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered aircraft to market.
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Cash positions increasingly critical for US electric air taxi developers
Amid a drier landscape for investment capital, US air taxi developers face a critical phase.
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ASL Aviation to help shape Fokker Next Gen development
ASL Aviation Holdings has joined the airline advisory board of Fokker Next Gen, a Dutch firm seeking to develop a 120-150-seat narrowbody airliner powered by hydrogen-combustion engines for service entry in 2035.
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Why Boeing’s former head of strategy signed up to lead Electra
Former Boeing executive Marc Allen thinks start-up Electra’s concept for a hybrid-electric, short take-off aircraft has far more commercial viability than other novel aircraft within the burgeoning advanced air mobility space.
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NASA and Magnix reveal Dash 7 to be retrofitted with electric propulsion
NASA and electric propulsion developer Magnix are moving forward with a plan to advance cleaner regional aviation.
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Norwegian start-up Elfly slows development of electric seaplane amid investment dry spell
Chief executive Eric Lithun describes Elfly’s difficulty in securing enough cash to push the company’s all-electric Noemi seaplane over remaining development and certification hurdles.
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Northvolt pulls plug on high-performance battery maker Cuberg
In a blow to the battery-powered aspirations of electric aviation start-ups, California Bay Area high-performance battery maker Cuberg has ceased operations as parent company Northvolt has decided to centralise research and development in Sweden.
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ZeroAvia make progress as it maintains 2026 service-entry target
ZeroAvia remains on track to achieve certification for its ZA600 powertrain towards the end of 2025, leading to service entry aboard the Cessna Caravan around six months later in mid-2026.
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US start-up Universal Hydrogen runs out of cash and folds
US advanced propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen has burned through its cash reserves and is folding as a company.
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Beyond Aero claims France’s first manned hydrogen-powered flight
Beyond Aero claims to have completed France’s first manned flights of an electric aircraft powered by hydrogen.