News archive: Batteries & Accessories | Airframer

23 August

ReleaseSensata Technologies furthers electrification strategy with acquisition of Spear Power Systems

12 August

ReleaseCustom Power achieves AS9100D, highest quality certification in aerospace and defense

28 July

ReleaseJohnson Matthey acquires assets to accelerate green hydrogen scale-up

28 July

ReleaseLilium partners with CUSTOMCELLS to produce high-performance silicon-anode batteries for the 7-seater Lilium Jet

20 July

ReleaseBeam Global sets world record for longest flight in a production electric aircraft, powered only by sunshine

14 July

Airbus has begun assembly of the front and nose fuselage on its first A321XLR aircraft.

Airbus starts assembly of the first A321XLR front fuselage

Less than two months after the start of structural assembly of the rear and centre fuselages in Germany, Airbus teams are assembling nose and front fuselages at the Saint-Nazaire facility in Western France.

17 June

ReleaseLiebherr and GM to develop HYDROTEC fuel cell-based electrical power generation system for aerospace application

16 June

ReleaseRolls-Royce to lead the way in developing aviation energy storage technology

15 June

ReleaseUnifrax announces SiFAB manufacturing line

8 June

ReleaseEP Systems announces its EPiC Battery Module family during VFS interview

27 May

ReleaseOXIS Energy Limited is in administration

13 May

The modernised Toulouse facility will house the final assembly line for the A320 family.

Work restarts on upgraded final assembly line in Toulouse

A huge backlog of orders for the A320 series means that Airbus is prioritising further work on final assembly lines. The latest, in the former A380 Lagardere facility, should be operational by the end of 2022.

10 May

ReleaseLithium-ion battery power for the Pilatus PC-24

20 April

ReleaseOXIS Energy set to make solid-state lithium-sulfur cell technology a reality

29 March

ReleaseUK consortium to deliver world's first truly green passenger carrying airline services using hydrogen fuel cell technology

21 March

ReleaseEpsilor secures contracts worth over $5 million to provide batteries and chargers for unmanned aircraft systems

3 March

ReleaseAura Aero signs an agreement with Verkor, paving the way towards the industrialisation of electric aircraft and low-carbon aviation

2 February

ReleaseVaulta and Quickstep sign Memorandum of Understanding

2 February

ReleaseAirbus sites gear up for the A321XLR's Major Component Assembly phase

2 February

ReleaseLithium-ion battery now available for Robinson R44

8 December

ReleaseMobius.energy and Skyworks Global announce eGyro electric aircraft collaboration

20 November

ReleaseBeam performed world's first Flying on Sunshine flight in a Pipistrel production electric aircraft

10 November

ReleaseIon Storage announces new state of the art HQ & manufacturing facility

5 November

ReleaseNew aerospace firm, LaunchPoint EPS, prepared for takeoff into electric aircraft markets

29 October

ReleaseBEAM Global to perform world's first Flying On Sunshine flight in a production electric aircraft

7 October

The ACJ TwoTwenty is based on the A220-100.

Airbus reimagines the A220-100 as 'xtra large' business jet

Since acquiring the A220 program earlier this year Airbus has wasted no time throwing its weight behind the project, with a new production line in Alabama, and now a fully-featured long-range business jet variant.

14 September

ReleaseTrue Blue Power provides mission-critical equipment for MQ-4C Triton

10 September

ReleaseLG Chem has succeeded in flying at the highest altitude with a lithium-sulfur battery for the first time in Korea

21 July

ReleaseOXIS Energy and Texas Aircraft Manufacturing to develop Brazil's first fully electric commercial aircraft for flight training and regional transportation

17 June

ReleaseCuberg next-gen electric aviation battery technology receives U.S. Department of Energy validation of industry-leading performance

6 November

ReleaseOXIS Energy and Bye Aerospace begin collaboration to increase the endurance of future Bye Aerospace eAircraft

31 October

ReleaseAirbus Partners with Amprius, leader in high energy density battery technology

23 October

ReleaseWorld's first high voltage charger designed for light aircraft delivered from Australian company Electro.Aero to U.S. company Ampaire

23 October

ReleaseMeggitt awarded contract for complete braking system for the Gulfstream G700 aircraft

17 October

ReleaseTen True Blue Power products deliver essential power to the newly-certified, super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude

27 September

ReleaseMicroLink Devices completes on-time delivery of solar arrays to Prismatic Ltd. for PHASA-35 demonstration aircraft

17 September

ReleaseBoeing and Safran invest in Electric Power Systems

31 July

ReleaseOXIS Energy to develop proof-of-concept advanced, lightweight Lithium Sulphur cells for Bye Aerospace

19 June

ReleaseSaft delivers first EverSky battery systems to the Boeing FAL (Final Assembly Line) for all new 777 twin-engine airliners

17 June

ReleaseCirrus Aircraft unveils G2 Vision Jet

5 December

The Airframer Bulletin

ReleaseSensata Technologies furthers electrification strategy with acquisition of Spear Power Systems

ReleaseCustom Power achieves AS9100D, highest quality certification in aerospace and defense

ReleaseJohnson Matthey acquires assets to accelerate green hydrogen scale-up

ReleaseLilium partners with CUSTOMCELLS to produce high-performance silicon-anode batteries for the 7-seater Lilium Jet

ReleaseBeam Global sets world record for longest flight in a production electric aircraft, powered only by sunshine

Airbus starts assembly of the first A321XLR front fuselage

ReleaseLiebherr and GM to develop HYDROTEC fuel cell-based electrical power generation system for aerospace application

ReleaseRolls-Royce to lead the way in developing aviation energy storage technology

ReleaseUnifrax announces SiFAB manufacturing line

ReleaseEP Systems announces its EPiC Battery Module family during VFS interview

ReleaseOXIS Energy Limited is in administration

Work restarts on upgraded final assembly line in Toulouse

ReleaseLithium-ion battery power for the Pilatus PC-24

ReleaseOXIS Energy set to make solid-state lithium-sulfur cell technology a reality

ReleaseUK consortium to deliver world's first truly green passenger carrying airline services using hydrogen fuel cell technology

ReleaseEpsilor secures contracts worth over $5 million to provide batteries and chargers for unmanned aircraft systems

ReleaseAura Aero signs an agreement with Verkor, paving the way towards the industrialisation of electric aircraft and low-carbon aviation

ReleaseVaulta and Quickstep sign Memorandum of Understanding

ReleaseAirbus sites gear up for the A321XLR's Major Component Assembly phase

ReleaseLithium-ion battery now available for Robinson R44

ReleaseMobius.energy and Skyworks Global announce eGyro electric aircraft collaboration

ReleaseBeam performed world's first Flying on Sunshine flight in a Pipistrel production electric aircraft

ReleaseIon Storage announces new state of the art HQ & manufacturing facility

ReleaseNew aerospace firm, LaunchPoint EPS, prepared for takeoff into electric aircraft markets

ReleaseBEAM Global to perform world's first Flying On Sunshine flight in a production electric aircraft

Airbus reimagines the A220-100 as 'xtra large' business jet

ReleaseTrue Blue Power provides mission-critical equipment for MQ-4C Triton

ReleaseLG Chem has succeeded in flying at the highest altitude with a lithium-sulfur battery for the first time in Korea

ReleaseOXIS Energy and Texas Aircraft Manufacturing to develop Brazil's first fully electric commercial aircraft for flight training and regional transportation

ReleaseCuberg next-gen electric aviation battery technology receives U.S. Department of Energy validation of industry-leading performance

ReleaseOXIS Energy and Bye Aerospace begin collaboration to increase the endurance of future Bye Aerospace eAircraft

ReleaseAirbus Partners with Amprius, leader in high energy density battery technology

ReleaseWorld's first high voltage charger designed for light aircraft delivered from Australian company Electro.Aero to U.S. company Ampaire

ReleaseMeggitt awarded contract for complete braking system for the Gulfstream G700 aircraft

ReleaseTen True Blue Power products deliver essential power to the newly-certified, super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude

ReleaseMicroLink Devices completes on-time delivery of solar arrays to Prismatic Ltd. for PHASA-35 demonstration aircraft

ReleaseBoeing and Safran invest in Electric Power Systems

ReleaseOXIS Energy to develop proof-of-concept advanced, lightweight Lithium Sulphur cells for Bye Aerospace

ReleaseSaft delivers first EverSky battery systems to the Boeing FAL (Final Assembly Line) for all new 777 twin-engine airliners

ReleaseSaft to equip MA700 turboprop regional aircraft

ReleaseDaher, Airbus and Safran team up to develop EcoPulse, a distributed hybrid propulsion aircraft demonstrator

ReleaseAerojet Rocketdyne and ZAF Energy team up

ReleaseElectric Power Systems builds an 850-pound lithium-ion battery pack for NASA’s all-electric X-57 Maxwell aircraft

ReleaseSynQor announces its new AeroQor product family of power converters and filters

ReleaseTecnam Traveller features True Blue Power

ReleaseCirrus Aircraft unveils G2 Vision Jet

ReleaseAmprius' silicon nanowire lithium ion batteries power Airbus Zephyr S HAPS solar aircraft

ReleaseBell and Electric Power Systems sign teaming agreement for on-demand mobility energy storage systems

ReleaseMicroLink Devices powers successful stratospheric flight of Airbus Defence and Space Zephyr S HAPS solar aircraft

ReleaseThales Alenia Space validates solar array technology for Stratobus autonomous stratospheric airship