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Airbus: U.S.-completed commercial aircraft deliveries come with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Airbus will start delivering all aircraft from its U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on board later this year. The initiative is a further step toward fulfilling Airbus’ commitment to carbon-neutral growth in the aviation sector. Airbus has reached an agreement with Signature Flight Support to supply SAF to its…
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ZeroAvia receives Dornier 228 aircraft for their hydrogen powered electric 19 seater
ZeroAvia Inc, the company developing hydrogen powered electrical solutions has received one of two recently announced purchase of Dornier 228 aircrafts. The team behind ZeroAvia aims to utilize the 19 seater commuter aircraft for developing their hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. The Dornier 228-200 airframe comes with two turboprop engines which will be replaced with two…
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Climeworks’ Direct Air Capture Summit 2021 – Inspiration for the future
This article is part of our series on carbon capture and storage technologies. On September 14th and 15th, Swiss carbon capture company Climeworks organized the second Direct Air Capture Summit as a hybrid event with an initial streamed kick-off event on Tuesday and a full afternoon conference on Wednesday, both live streamed and for in-person…
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German eVTOL maker Lilium becomes a public company
The german eVTOL manufacturer Lilium became a public company after a merger with the SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) Quell Acquisition Corp. Lilium trades now at NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LILM. The transaction, which has raised approximately $584 million towards achieving their mission, will provide the necessary capital to progress with the certification, production…
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Wright Electric unveil their new 2MW motor
The company Wright Electric has started testing their new 2MW electrical motor. The motor design has a power range from 500kW to 4MW, allowing to use the right motor size for various applications. For use in their planned Wright 1 aircraft, 10 2MW motors will be used in total, delivering around 20MW of power. That…
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Climeworks launches the largest CO2-scrubbing plant ever built
The swiss Company Climeworks launched the largest direct air capture (DAC) plant ever built. Orca, previously featured in our carbon capture series her on NetZero.aero, is able to scrub 4000 tons of CO2 per year. On September 8th 2021, Climeworks opened the Orca plant on Iceland at Hellisheidi for production. The plant uses renewable power…
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Reykjavik Flight Academy will use eFlyer from Bye Aerospace
Reykjavik Flight Academy has entered into an agreement for the purchase of three all-electric eFlyer training aircraft. With the purchase, the school breaks new ground in the history of flight instruction in Iceland, where for the first time students will be offered instruction on aircraft that run on electricity only. The introduction of the Bye…
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Delta Air Lines orders 30 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft
Delta Air Lines has ordered 30 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft to help meet the airline’s future fleet requirements. The newly-ordered aircraft are in addition to the airline’s existing orders for 125 of the type, bringing the outstanding orders from Delta to a total of 155 A321neos. “Adding these aircraft strengthens Delta’s commitment to replacing older…
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Lilium partners with Azul
The german electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startup Lilium announced the intent to enter into a commercial deal and strategic alliance with the leading brasil airline Azul. The deal would include the purchase of up to 220 aircraft from Lilium for an aggregate value of 1 billion USD. The start of the brazil eVTOL…
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Airbus joins Canada’s SAF+ Consortium to accelerate the development of a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel technology
Airbus and the Montreal, Canada-based SAF+ Consortium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with major Canadian aviation industry players on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development and production in North America. Airbus will be investing through “in-kind” contributions, which consist of technical and certification expertise, economic analysis, communications and advocacy. Today’s announcement marks…