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Beyond Aero Hydrogen-Electric Jet Advances Toward Certification

Company says it is on track to deliver the first certified hydrogen-electric light jet by 2030.

Beyond Aero hydrogen-electric jet, BYA-1 [Courtesy: Beyond Aero]
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Key Takeaways:

French aircraft manufacturer Beyond Aero on Monday said its hydrogen-electric powered light jet has made a “significant step toward certificate and commercialization,” putting the company on track to deliver the first certified hydrogen-electric light jet by 2030.

The BYA-1 said the aircraft introduced two years ago is “the first electric light jet designed for hydrogen propulsion, featuring a clean-sheet architecture optimized for gaseous hydrogen.”

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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