News archive: Aura Aero Integral

ReleaseFirst appearance at Eurosatory for AURA AERO, with its defence subsidiary, AURA M

ReleaseAURA AERO selects Qarnot, French supplier of sovereign and low-carbon HPC cloud services, to accelerate the design of its decarbonised aircraft

ReleaseAURA AERO scales up: Series B completed, first firm orders, and two industrial sites to be built in France and the U.S.

ReleaseAURA AERO obtains building permit for AURA Factory at Toulouse-Francazal airport: a strategic industrial project serving France’s sovereignty and reindustrialisation

ReleaseEDF Group increases its stake in AURA AERO to 2 million euros to accelerate the decarbonization of aviation

AURA AERO opens US HQ and production line at Embry-Riddle

The Embry-Riddle site will anchor AURA AERO’s North American growth and serve as its hub for Integral training aircraft production.

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

Vaeridion signs key Microliner agreements at Paris show

AURA AERO, Evolito, MT-Propeller and NLR have all been signed up to support the development and certification of Vaeridion’s electric aircraft.

ReleaseAURA AERO, pioneer in low-carbon aviation, proud to be the first aeronautical company laureate of the Innovation Fund, for €95 million

US operations begin as AURA AERO unveils French MALE drone plans

The opening of the company’s Daytona Beach facility kicked off US assembly and support for INTEGRAL aircraft, while ENBATA made its debut in Paris.

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

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

ReleaseAURA AERO obtains certification for Integral R, its two-seater training aircraft with aerobatic capability

All-electric Integral E performs maiden flight

The first deliveries of Integral R are scheduled to start at the beginning of 2025, and the entry in service of the electric version is scheduled in 2026, after two years of flight tests.

ReleaseAURA AERO announces, in the presence of François Durovray, French Minister delegate for Transport, its selection as a laureate in the European “Innovation Fund” program, accessing a €95M grant to accelerate the deployment of its low-carbon aircraft

ReleaseEDF group takes a stake in AURA AERO, to support the decarbonization of aviation in Europe

ReleaseEASA issues 'Permit to Fly' to AURA AERO for its brand new Integral E, two-seater electric aircraft, whose first flight should take place in the coming weeks

ReleaseSuccessful power-on for INTEGRAL E, the french two seater electric aircraft

Aura Aero receives approval as a certified aircraft manufacturer

ERA, the hybrid-electric regional transport 19-seater, the decarbonised solution for regional point to point air mobility, should enter into service in 2028.

Aura flies piston-powered trainer for the first time

The French manufacturer has taken another step towards the electrification of its Integral range, with the first flight of Integral E planned in the coming months.

ReleaseA new step towards decarbonizing light aviation: AURA AERO and Carole DELGA, President of the Occitanie Region, reveal INTEGRAL E, the full-electric version of the new-generation two-seater

ReleaseThe decarbonisation of aviation is underway...discover the AURA AERO range of aircraft at Paris Air Show!

Aura gains EASA tick for Integral S take-off

The new aircraft should now begin its flight test campaign in the coming weeks, at the end of which it will obtain its CS-23 certification. The second Integral R will join flight tests this spring.

ReleaseLow-carbon aviation is speeding up. Green light for the construction of the AURA Factory, at Toulouse-Francazal airport

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

Aura selects certified batteries for Integral E project

The Integral E is a key step towards the first zero-emission training aircraft with aerobatic capabilities. Aura selected an EPS battery for such an important phase because of its maturity and installation flexibility.

Aura Aero unveils assembly line and electric aircraft line-up

Aura Aero plans to use its historic Dayde-Jeumont type hangar to assemble up to 30 small aircraft in 2022 and 50 in 2023. An electric 19-seater is planned to make its first flight in 2024.