Sustainability

The series B round brought the company’s total funding raised to date to $145 million, supporting development of the ES-30 regional airplane.

Airbus and several partners are studying hydrogen infrastructure at airports, while Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and LoganAir aim to launch hydrogen-electric flights by 2027.

We cover Clay Lacy Aviation’s partnership with air taxi manufacturer Overair and plenty more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.

The FBO network and infrastructure developer will install vertiports and electric chargers and work toward an air taxi concept of operations.

The hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft manufacturer reached the milestone following orders from JetSetGo, Lygg, and Charm Aviation.

The manufacturers will install electric aircraft chargers from coast to coast as they quarrel over whose charging system, Joby’s or Beta’s, should be the industry standard.

Safran’s experience with high-voltage systems is expected to help the new aircraft through certification.

The company’s goal is to connect airports with sustainable, short-haul direct service using electric and hybrid-electric Cessna Grand Caravans.

We attempt to solve that mystery and a few others in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.

The company expects to add the new models to its fleet of 48 Embraer E145s in 2028, opening new air travel options for small communities.