The return of Ekranoplans, the case for electric aviation & more (The Allplane Podcast #147)
THERE IS A NEW EPISODE OF THE PODCAST!
Billy Thalheimer, founder of REGENT, the start developing a disruptive wing-in-ground vehicle to fly over the waves, was on the podcast sharing details about this amazing unique project. LISTEN.
Electric Aviation
The bullish case for electric aviation.
Surf Air secures early delivery slots from Electra for 90 hybrid-electric aircraft.
An electric airliner with a range of 1,000km? Brussels-based startup Cosmic Aerospace thinks it is doable.
Advanced Air Mobility
Archer has three of its Midnights under construction already.
EHang is collaborating with a number of economic and governmental forces in Guangzhou to make of the city one of the early hubs of eVTOL activity.
TNMT of the Lufthansa Innovation Hub is tracking the health of the Advanced Air Mobility Industry.
Sirius Aviation, the Swiss-based, Ukrainian-owned hydrogen-powered eVTOL developer, has received an order for 100 aircraft from Indian operator Mehair. This is the same company that also ordered 50 Jekta seaplanes recently.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Reviving refineries that had closed down, as a way to increase SAF? This is how Japanese energy producer ENEOS plans to capture 50% of Japan’s SAF market.
After launching projects in the US and India in the last few weeks, LanzaJet now goes to Australia!
GreenAir reports about two SAF startups getting much needed funding: SAF producer Velocys, in the UK, and SAF-blender FlyORO, in Singapore.
Hydrogen Aviation
Interesting info about the hydrogen-powered helicopter Piasecki is developing (with ZeroAvia’s collaboration): expected to slash operating costs by 50%, also conventional helicopter operators makinga 4% profit margin at the moment (pretty low!)
The fractional ownership model is coming to the hydrogen aviation world!
Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard (of Solar Impulse fame) is planning to fly around the world in a hydrogen aircraft.
Other sustainable aviation news
Yet another article about Natilus.
…you can also, of couse, listen to the podcast episode we did with its founder, Aleksey Matyushev, just a few days ago.
A carbon capture startup, Spiritus, has offered to offset the emissions produced by Taylor Swifts’ executive jet.
What else in aviation?
BeOnd became the first airline to announce it is adding the use of Apple Vision Pro sets to its inflight offering.
Reliable Robotics is advancing towards certification of its autonomous flight system.
What effect is M&A activity having on US airlines and their credit ratings? This is what S&P experts think.
Starlink is now available for free on some Hawaiian Airlines flights.