Sunita Somvanshi
Aura Aero, a start-up created in 2018, will conduct the first test flights of its “Integral E“, a two-seater with electric propulsion, by the end of October or early November.
During a visit to the company at Toulouse-Francazal airport in Cugnaux (Haute-Garonne), the minister hailed saying” I am very proud to announce the launch of the first French electric aircraft, developed by the Toulouse based startup AURA AERO”.In the next two weeks, depending on the weather”. “We are in the home stretch,” said Mr. Jérémy Caussade, hoping for commercialization within two years of this aircraft called “Integral E“, an electric-powered two-seater.
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Aura Aero is also developing the ERA (Electrical Regional Aircraft), a 19-seat hybrid electric aircraft project, whose first flight is scheduled for 2026 and entry into service is expected in 2028. The minister also stressed that Aura Aero had just received a €95 million contribution unlocked by the European Union’s Innovation Fund, a first for an aerospace company, he said.
The company, which wants to build a factory near its headquarters to develop its activity, currently employs nearly 250 people, according to Mr. Caussade, and announced in early October the entry of the French energy company EDF into its capital. The building permit for the Toulouse factory will be “filed in the coming weeks, probably by the end of October,” said Mr. Jérémy Caussade.
In mid-October, the company had also indicated that it plans to “build a 50,000 m2 manufacturing and assembly plant at Daytona Beach International Airport in Florida” (southeast) where its American headquarters will be located, for an expected inauguration in 2028.
Aura Aero claims to have signed letters of intent with 12 airlines for a total of over 500 ERA units, including 50 with the American regional carrier JSX, an agreement announced at the end of 2023. According to Aura Aero, the ERA, equipped with eight propeller engines, will be able to carry either 19 passengers or 1.9 tons of cargo, and will have a range of up to 1,600 km.
