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VoltAero Displays Cassio 330 Mockup with Partner Sky2Share
The French company aims to start flying the Cassio prototype by the end of 2024
VoltAero Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft mockup
The Cassio 330 is the first member of a family of hybrid-electric aircraft being developed by VoltAero. © AIN/Charles Alcock

VoltAero unveiled a mockup of the first member of its planned family of Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft on Tuesday morning at the EBACE business aviation show. The company also flew its technology demonstrator aircraft to the event in Geneva from its headquarters in western France, running the propulsion system on biofuels made from wine.

Jean Botti, the former Airbus executive who is now VoltAero’s CEO and chief technology officer, said his team expects to start flight testing the first Cassio prototype later this year. The mockup being displayed this week represents the entry-level Cassio 330 that will carry four passengers. The company is also working on the larger Cassio 480 and 600 models that will carry six and 12 passengers, respectively.

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