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VoltAero Choses Final Assembly Site for Cassio Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
VoltAero will build the Cassio aircraft at a new purpose-built factory at Rochefort Airport in the southwest of France, with the support of program partners including Safran, Sonaca, and Aero Composites Saintonge.
VoltAero Cassio
VoltAero will produce its Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft at a purpose-built final assembly line at Rochefort Airport in the southwest of France. (Image: VoltAero)

VoltAero will build its Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft at a new purpose-built factory at Rochefort Airport in the southwest of France. The company announced the selection of the site after landing the Cassio 1 technology demonstrator aircraft at the airport on July 11 at the end of an 11-stage promotional tour of the country.

Work on the 6,770-sq-m (72,874-sq-ft) facility, which will incorporate a final assembly line, logistics areas, and offices, is set to begin in the second quarter of 2022. The first four-seat Cassio 330 model is due to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2023, and VoltAero is planning for production rates of up to 150 aircraft per year.

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