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Leasing Group Solyu Agrees To Buy Jekta's Electric Amphibious Aircraft
Swiss start-up is developing hydrogen- and battery-powered versions of PHA-ZE 100
Leasing group Solyu plans to buy 30 of Jekta's PHA-ZE 100 electric seaplanes
Leasing group Solyu plans to offer Jekta's PHA-ZE 100 electric amphibious aircraft to operators looking to launch air services to coastal communities.

Korean aircraft leasing group Solyu has committed to adding 30 of Jekta’s PHA-ZE 100 electric amphibious aircraft. Jekta announced the agreement on September 4 and said it is the Swiss start-up’s first sale logged with a leasing company; it also takes the total value of provisional orders to more than $10 billion.

Jekta is developing both hydrogen- and battery-powered versions of the 19-passenger PHA-ZE aircraft, with the aim of achieving EASA type certification in 2029. In July, the company selected ZeroAvia’s hydrogen fuel cell power generation system with the aim of achieving a range of around 326 nm. It expects to have built a full-scale prototype of this model in 2027, while counting on improvements to battery technology towards the end of the decade.