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Photo from LiliumFor the first time, this year at the European Business Aviation Convention andamp; Exhibition, advanced air mobility companies will be showcased in the Palexpo exhibit hall and outdoors, along with a model on the event's aircraft display at the Geneva Airport. EBACE is co-hosted by the European Business Aviation Association and the NBAA.
At EBACE2024, attendees can look at an emerging sector of aviation with leading AAM companies. Attendees can get an up-close look at VoltAero's Cassio 330, an electric-hybrid certification transport vehicle, as part of the event's airport aircraft display. The VoltAero will also have a presence at EBACE's Innovation Pavilion inside of Palexpo, as well as several other pioneer AAM companies displaying their models.
AAM companies displaying models include:
Beyond Aero: The ONE is the first electric business aircraft designed for hydrogen propulsion. Beyond Aero recently completed France's first manned flight powered entirely by hydrogen-electric technology.
ELECTRON: This Rotterdam-based company manufactures a 100 percent battery-powered aircraft for regional use and is developing an all-electric cargo plane.
Hydroplane Limited: This California company is developing a modular hydrogen fuel cell for general aviation, Urban Air Mobility and vertical lift aircraft.
Lilium: Germany-based Lilium is working on an all-electric vertical take-off and landing Lilium Jet, certified while working with partners to build vertiports in different markets.
Vaeridion: Munich-based company has developed highly efficient electro-powered microliners, which it plans to begin operating before 2030.
VoltAero: VoltAero designed a hybrid-electric aircraft for passenger, cargo and medical evacuation use. The French company is also developing the next generation of its Cassio.
"Innovation is always front and center at EBACE, and this year is no exception," EBAA Conference and Innovation Lead Rachel Clementi said. "There is perhaps no better example of game-changing innovation underway in business aviation than with the advent of electric, hybrid and hydrogen propulsion systems for aircraft. EBACE2024 is proud to feature the latest of these pioneering technologies poised to enter the market."
In recent years, AAM technologies have progressed into reality, showing the industry what the future of aviation could look like. With this emerging technology, the industry is preparing to enter a new age of emission-free flight. Many EBACE panels will feature CEOs and industry experts offering perspectives on growth projections for the coming years, how AAM will reshape transportation with uses like public transit, ride-sharing and humanitarian missions, and autonomous flight and the role AI can play in aviation safety.
EBACE2024 takes place May 28-30 in Geneva, Switzerland at the Palexpo and Geneva Airport.