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2026
10 April

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

8 April

ReleaseH55 delivers first commercial, certifiable propulsion battery modules to BRM Aero for the Bristell B23 Energic program

5 February H55’s Propulsion Battery Module, which successfully completed all regulator-required certification tests.

H55 clears key battery certification hurdle

EASA-supervised test campaign confirms ability to contain worst-case failures, enabling scalable commercialisation of electric aircraft propulsion systems.

2025
4 September Deliveries of battery packs from Longueuil are scheduled to begin in 2027.

H55 opens Longueuil facility for electric aviation

Government backing secured H55’s headquarters in Québec, enabling the company to expand into North America with facilities committed to electric propulsion and sustainable aviation.

7 August The B23 Energic registered at one-tenth the noise level of a piston aircraft.

B23 Energic slips under radar in Centennial Airport noise test

H55’s electric aircraft flew below ambient thresholds at three of six monitoring points during flights alongside a piston-engine comparison aircraft.

2024
17 April BRM Aero is now accepting pre-orders.

BRM and H55 open the order book for the Energic

They say that the B23 Energic will be the first clean and efficient fully electric aircraft in the CS-23 general aviation category, with the first deliveries to a selected group of launch customers scheduled early next year.

18 January The BRM Aero Bristell B23.

H55 brings Equipmake onboard for electric trainer motors

The result will be a 100kW fully certified electric propulsion system for H55’s customer project with BRM Aero, for use on a two-seater electric trainer, the Bristell B23 Energic.

2023
26 June

ReleaseEquipmake signs aerospace electric motor production supply agreement with H55

2021
19 July

ReleaseSolar Impulse's legacy taken one step further

2020
16 June

ReleaseH55 is expanding its presence in Sion, Switzerland

2019
21 June

ReleaseH55 zero-emission electric airplane completes its first flight, a stepping-stone towards electric propulsion for flying taxis

2017
14 November

ReleaseBRM Aero uses Dassault Systemes technology to design its Bristell airplanes more efficiently