Aircraft
Beyond Aero Releases Plans for Hydrogen Bizjet Factory
Start-up is considering production sites and other parts of Europe
Beyond Aero business jet factory
Beyond Aero and partners have released plans for a final assembly line to manufacture the BYA-1 hydrogen-electric business jet.

French start-up Beyond Aero has laid out plans for the factory in which it intends to manufacture its in-development hybrid-electric business jet. Yesterday, the Toulouse-based company released a feasibility study developed with architectural specialists at Porsche Consulting and Kardham Group.

According to the partners, the proposed facility will have initial capacity to produce 60 of the eight-seat BYA-1 aircraft each year, rising to 120 units as manufacturing ramps up. Beyond Aero said it expects to create 225 production jobs in a 183,000-sq-ft final assembly line, with an adjoining paint shop, research and development space, showroom, and delivery center.