VoltAero

Through a Series B funding round, the French start-up has raised cash to support plans for its family of fixed-wing regional aircraft.

VoltAero has selected Safran’s EngineUs 100 electric motor to power its Cassio 330 prototype, and the company is partnering with Thales to implement airborne data collection and computing solutions for its Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft.

VoltAero has had to scrap plans to fly its aircraft between four regional airports across the Netherlands as part of the Power Up project.

France-based VoltAero is developing a family of hybrid-electric aircraft called Cassio that could start entering service in 2023.

The private aviation platform says it will announce details of its Pioneer fractional ownership program at next week's EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh with Cassio manufacturer VoltAero.

VoltAero will build the Cassio aircraft at a new purpose-built factory at Rochefort Airport in the southwest of France, with the support of program partners including Safran, Sonaca, and Aero Composites Saintonge.

The pilot-training organization, based at Montpelier in the south of France, will help VoltAero plan for operations of its Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft and also develop training for pilots.

The reworked design for the hybrid-electric Cassio pusherprop will offer range of up to 920 nm, seating between four and six passengers.

The hybrid electric fixed wing aircraft is due to enter service in 2022.