News archive: Safran Electrical & Power HQ | Airframer

ATEA’s hybrid-electric propulsion system will integrate Safran’s EASA-certified ENGINeUS motors, with ground testing already underway in southern France.

6 February

The motor delivers 125 kW power with a weight-to-power ratio of 5 kW/kg.

Safran achieves world first EASA certification for ENGINeUS 100 motor

The certified electric motor will support new air mobility, from small aircraft to future hybrid propulsion systems.

10 January

ReleaseInauguration of the Fly'in technology center: Daher paves the way for the future of decarbonized aviation

10 December

ReleaseEcoPulse paves the way for more sustainable aviation

19 November

ReleaseVoltAero expands to North America through an agreement with AltiSky for Cassio aircraft assembly, sales, training and support

13 November

This computer-generated image shows the buildup of Cassio aircraft in VoltAero’s final assembly facility at Rochefort Airport in the Charente-Maritime department of France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region.

VoltAero readies production of Cassio in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The first production aircraft version will be the Cassio 330, with a four/five-seat interior configuration and operating on a combined electric-hybrid propulsion power of 330 kilowatts.

24 July

Boeing and NASA have teamed up on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator X-66A aircraft.

Suppliers line up for NASA's sustainable X-66A

Woodward has begun work with Boeing and plans to produce the actuators by 2026, while Safran is to provide electrical power. Test flights of the Transonic Truss-braced Wing X-66A are scheduled to begin in 2028.

20 June

ReleaseDESEC: Chihuahua aims to become Mexico's aerospace capital

24 April

Safran Electrical & Power has introduced GENeUSCONNECT.

Safran brings high-power electrical harness to market

GENeUSCONNECT completes the range of electrical systems developed by Safran for air mobility: the ENGINeUS electric motor, GENeUS motor/generator, GENeUSGRID electrical distribution and GENeUSPACK battery.

18 January

VoltAero chooses Safran electrical wiring for the Cassio 330

Safran will supply the propulsion system’s ENGINeUS 100 electric motor, which delivers a maximum power of more than 150 kW at takeoff. This integrates its own control electronics as well as an air-cooling system.

7 December

EcoPulse during its first flight on November 29, 2023, from Tarbes, France.

EcoPulse aircraft demonstrator makes first hybrid-electric flight

The demonstrator aims to evaluate the operational advantages of integrating hybrid-electric distributed propulsion, with specific emphasis on CO2 emissions and noise level reduction.

2 October

ReleaseSafran acquires Thales' aeronautical electrical systems activities

13 September

ReleaseSafran and Cuberg announce collaboration agreement on battery systems for advanced electric aviation

26 July

Diamond's all-electric trainer takes flight

The eDA40 will become the first EASA/FAA Part 23 certified electric aircraft, and is designed to be a circuit trainer powered by an ENGINeUS electric smart motor by Safran Electrical and Power.

22 June

ReleaseSafran and Volocopter explore to drive eVTOL future forward

21 June

ReleaseSafran signs agreement with Electra to develop turbogenerator for the propulsion of its hybrid-electric aircraft

21 June

ReleaseDaher, Safran and Airbus exhibit EcoPulse, a hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator, at the Paris Air Show

19 June

ReleaseSafran creates four production lines for its electric motors

18 June

ReleaseVoltAero defines the future of sustainable aviation with its Paris Air Show world debut of the Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft

5 September

ReleaseSafran enters into exclusive negotiations with Thales to acquire its aeronautical electrical systems activities

20 July

ReleaseVoltAero selects Safran's ENGINeUS 100 electric motor to equip the Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft prototype

20 July

ReleaseSafran unveils electric nose landing gear actuator

2 June

TCab Tech selects Safran electric motors for eVTOL

The ENGINeUS 100 delivers more than 100kW at take-off and features a fully integrated motor controller within the machine. The thermal management is provided by an optimised air-cooling system.

4 May

Safran will provide electric motor for Diamond trainer

The ENGINeUS 100, that will equip the eDA40, delivers 130 kW maximum at take-off power and features a fully integrated motor controller within the machine.

13 April

Safran Electrical & Power and Electric Power Systems have signed up for industrial, technical, and commercial cooperation for the electric propulsion for aircraft.

Safran builds partnership for electric power solutions

Electric Power Systems received investment from Safran in 2019, and now it is to lay the groundwork for industrial cooperation in order to bring a range of high value-added products to the market.

7 April

ReleaseSafran has signed an agreement to work with Aura Aero on the architecture and electric propulsion systems of the Integral and ERA aircraft

15 March

ReleaseSafran and Pyroalliance announce a partnership for emergency pyrotechnic electrical shutdown solutions for future aeronautics electrical networks

The Airframer Bulletin

ReleaseSafran and AURA AERO are strengthening their strategic partnership for the development of the turbogenerators that will power the ERA hybrid electric regional aircraft

ReleaseZeroAvia and Safran forge partnership on hydrogen-electric technologies

ReleaseSafran launches full-scale hybrid-electric demonstrator tests for next generation of aircraft engines

ReleaseSafran inaugurates new electrical wiring factory in Chihuahua, Mexico

ReleaseBye Aerospace nears eFlyer 2 first flight milestone

ReleaseSafran awarded Innovation Fund grant for ENGINeUS PULL project

ReleaseH55 selects Safran to supply the electric propulsion unit for the Bristell B23 Energic

ReleaseRTX's Collins Aerospace announces completion of Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking HECATE project

ReleaseAscendance reaches a structural milestone in the development of its hybrid-electric aircraft ATEA

ReleaseSafran unveils new facility in Singapore for the production and maintenance of aerospace electrical systems

ReleaseTCab Tech secures RMB 300 million in Series B++ funding to power E20 eVTOL industrialization

Release€945 million for new clean aviation initiatives: 12 groundbreaking projects selected

ReleaseAURA AERO presents update on Integral and ERA programs at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

ReleaseAURA AERO nears FAA certification for Integral R, the two-seater trainer with aerobatic capabilities, and showcases the aircraft at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

ReleaseAURA AERO and Babcock sign a Memorandum of Understanding to offer a complete packaged Integral solution for armed forces

ReleaseSafran and Saft to co-develop a high-voltage battery system for aviation electrification

ReleaseVoltAero unveils the production configuration of its Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft for regional transportation

ReleaseIntegral E continues its test campaign and performs its first inverted flight, a major step in the certification process of the first all-electric aerobatic aircraft

ReleaseAt AERO Friedrichshafen, AURA AERO receives OSAC Statement of Conformity for the Integral family, paving the way for series deliveries