Aircraft
France’s Aura Aero Opens Aircraft Factory in Florida
Daytona Beach site will build the Integral trainers and a hybrid-electric regional airliner
Aura Aero Integral light aircraft
Aura Aero will manufacture piston- and electric-powered versions of its Integral two-seat aircraft in Daytona Beach, Florida. © Aura Aero/James Darcy

French aircraft manufacturer Aura Aero has opened the first of two production sites in the U.S. A ribbon-cutting event on October 30 marked the inauguration of its 11,000-sq-ft facility within Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park in Daytona Beach, where the company will build its Integral family of light aircraft.

In 2028, Aura Aero plans to open a 500,000-sq-ft assembly line in the same location for its in-development 19-seat hybrid-electric ERA regional airliner. The initial version of the Integral two-seater, intended mainly for pilot training and aerobatics, is powered by a Lycoming piston engine, and the company is now working to certify a battery-electric model.

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