Home > Resources > Whitepapers > Aviation Prepares to Go From Jet Age to Electric Era of Flight

Aviation Prepares to Go From Jet Age to Electric Era of Flight

June 19, 2018

Electric aircraft were once a hobbyist’s fancy in the pursuit of fuel-free and near-silent flight. Today, electricpropulsion aircraft projects are drawing serious investment and attention from a wide range of industry stakeholders including the world’s largest aerospace companies, a crop of longtime electric aircraft pioneers, as well as new upstart players – all poised to usher aviation into a new era as transformational as the dawn of the Jet Age nearly 70 years ago.

Spotlight

Air Nostrum

Air Nostrum was born in Valencia in 1994 with the aim of becoming the regional airline of reference in southern Europe. Today, with 77,000 flights and 4.2 million passengers per year, Air Nostrum is the leading regional aviation company in Spain and one of the largest European airlines in its class. Privately owned, it operates for the Iberia Group under the Iberia Regional Air Nostrum brand, more than 200 daily flights from or to about 60 airports in 7 countries in Europe and North Africa, invoicing more than 400 million euros per year and has about 1,400 employees.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS

Thrust through trust

whitePaper | December 15, 2022

The COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 was the most significant disruption ever encountered by the aerospace industry. Nations locked down, flights were cancelled and aircraft were parked and stored. The exceptional scope and speed of the pandemic affected each industry segment: airline, MRO, OEM, vendor and lessor.

Digital Think Tank

whitePaper | October 13, 2022

Over the past few years, our industry has been facing incredible challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a complete stop to aviation (outside of cargo) for over two years.

AiQ Consulting White Paper

whitePaper | January 26, 2023

The priority in summer 2022 was rebuilding the workforce following the pandemic but it is clear that the new priority for airports should be planning for automation to improve operational efficiency and to build resilience into their operation. In the coming years automated technology is going to be a critical factor in providing increased capacity

The Value of Aircraft Record Accuracy and Data Integrity for Successful Resale

whitePaper | October 12, 2022

It could be said that the amount of paper documentation developed to support the complete maintenance history of any aircraft that’s been in service more than five to ten years would likely fill that aircraft. Yet what is sometimes lost in the creation of those work logs, inspection reports and compliance records is the long-term value of the data that is buried in those documents beyond airworthiness and compliance records

Aviation Prepares to Go From Jet Age to Electric Era of Flight