Aerospace Cluster Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Air Transport

Transcend Air Corporation | August 13, 2021

Kaman Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc., has been selected by Transcend Air Corporation to build the Vy 400 High Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft. The Vy 400 design is optimized to reduce the current time and cost barriers for regional city-to-city travel. The vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of the Vy 400 aircraft gives Transcend Air access to demand-rich centers of major cities. The high-speed Vy 400 travels...

Aerospace

Boeing | July 15, 2021

Boeing, SkyNRG, and SkyNRG Americas today announced a collaboration to increase the availability and usage of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) throughout the globe. Boeing will also contribute to SkyNRG Americas' SAF manufacturing project, in which Alaska Airlines is already a partner. Boeing, SkyNRG, and SkyNRG Americas will collaborate to expedite SAF development worldwide, focusing on expanding production capacity, increasing awareness, and engaging stakeholders throughout ...

Airport Management

United | May 21, 2022

United Airlines announced today it has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three weekly nonstop flights between Washington, D.C. and Cape Town, South Africa. If approved, United's flights will become the first nonstop service ever between Washington D.C. and South Africa's legislative capital, Cape Town. This long-overdue route will benefit important government-to-government connections and increase communication and commerce with a region that has s...

Aviation Technology

Archer | November 17, 2022

Archer Aviation Inc., a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, and E-One Moli Energy Corp. (Molicel), an industry-leading supplier of lithium-ion battery cells, today announced they have entered into a memorandum of understanding for Molicel to manufacture and supply the battery cells for Archer’s production electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. Archer is focused on building an aircraft tailored to the needs of intra-city travel, optim...