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VoltAero Wins Kawasaki Funding for Hybrid-electric Aircraft
Japanese light-engine maker Kawasaki Motors is making an undisclosed investment in the French start-up that is developing the Cassio family of aircraft.
VoltAero is developing the Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft.
VoltAero is developing the Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft. (Photo: David McIntosh)

Kawasaki Motors has become a strategic investor in VoltAero, joining Series B funding for the development, production, and certification of VoltAero’s Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family. The companies revealed the undisclosed investment on Monday at EBACE.  

The Series B round marks the third funding phase for VoltAero (Booth A20, Static AD_20), positioning it for the industrialization of its Cassio 330, the first member of Cassio’s electric-hybrid aircraft family. It builds on an earlier €32 million ($35 million) investment by Italy's TESI group in November 2022.