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Kawasaki Motors Invests In VoltAero’s Cassio Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
The Japanese light engine manufacturer will support work on the powertrain for the utility and commuter aircraft.
VoltAero Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft.
The VoltAero Cassio 330 hybrid-electric features a forward fixed canard and aft-set wings with twin booms supporting a high-seat horizontal stabilizer. (Photo: VoltAero)

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 just prior to the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva but did not specify a dollar amount.  

On May 23, fractional ownership group Sky2Share announced it has placed pre-orders for 15 of the five-seat Cassio 330 model. The agreement takes the number of provisional sales commitments booked by VoltAero to 218, including both orders and options.

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