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Sigma Air Mobility partners with VoltAero on hybrid-electric aircraft development

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Sigma Air Mobility partners with VoltAero on hybrid-electric aircraft development
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Sigma Air Mobility, a Luxaviation Group company and global operator of aircraft and helicopters, is collaborating with VoltAero to introduce a family of hybrid-electric aircraft.

During the Farnborough Airshow, the French aircraft developer announced that Sigma will help develop use cases and test the aircraft in various operational environments. The goal is to launch a route demonstration project at an undetermined location.

VoltAero is developing three aircraft with a parallel electric-hybrid powertrain: the five-seat Cassio 330, the six-seat Cassio 480, and a Cassio 600 model that could seat 10 to 12 passengers. It is starting with the Cassio 330 model and intends to begin flight-testing a full-scale technology demonstrator in 2025. The company aims to achieve EASA type certification for the Cassio 330 in 2026.

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Sigma CEO Christophe Lapierre hinted that his company would order VoltAero aircraft but declined to provide specific figures during a briefing on Wednesday. "I wouldn't discuss numbers at this stage. We are defining networks and identifying requirements," he said.

"What we are committing to now is the pilot project," he added. "We want to validate the ecosystem and our operation in the first pilot project with the aircraft. That's the milestone we have targeted for 2026. There are several markets that we're unifying and checking what fleet size we would need."

Jean Botti, CEO and chief technology officer of VoltAero, stated that the company has received orders for 32 of the Cassio 330 aircraft but emphasized that achieving certification in 2026 remains his primary focus.

The VoltAero product family aims to carve out a unique market niche with aircraft capable of flying up to 800 nautical miles, surpassing distances envisioned by standard urban air mobility competitors.

"We're not even in competition with eVTOLs. I don't want to do the last mile. I want to go 800 miles [using my aircraft]," Botti told reporters at Farnborough Airshow. "We're already halfway to certification for the Cassio 330."

Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki supports the VoltAero project by contributing dual-use gasoline-hydrogen engine technology from its successful motorcycle business to power the Cassio fleet. “We hope to provide new value to the air industry,” said Kawasaki CEO Hiroshi Ito.

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