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Aura Aero Scores New Orders for Hybrid-electric Airliner
The order book for Aura Aero's ERA hybrid-electric airliner has grown to more than 330 aircraft.
A digital rendering of Aura Aero's ERA aircraft in flight
The order book for Aura Aero's ERA hybrid-electric airliner has grown to more than 330 aircraft. (Image: Aura Aero)

Charter provider Elit’Avia has added eight additional orders for Aura Aero's hybrid-electric regional airliner to its existing order for 20, boosting Aura's order book to more than 330 aircraft secured by letters of intent. The company is developing a series of two-seat training aircraft as well as the 19-seat ERA airliner at its Toulouse Francazal Airport headquarters.

The growing level of interest helps the French company stand out from the more than 300 developers of future-generation aircraft, according to Aura Aero CEO and chief engineer Jérémy Caussade. “You have a clear distinction between projects and companies,” he told AIN. “We already have more than 6,000 square meters of municipal facilities, production agreements, and certified environments. For me, [many projects are] a bubble and will remain so.”

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