ZeroAvia expands its hydrogen-electric aviation program; raises $13m in additional funding

ZeroAvia has added two twin-engine 19-seat Dornier 228 aircraft and has secured additional funding to support decarbonizing the regional aviation market. ZeroAvia will utilize two Dornier 228 aircraft – one in the UK and one in the US, provided respectively by Aurigny and AMC Aviation. ZeroAvia’s 19-seat R&D is part of HyFlyer II, the second ZeroAvia-led project backed by the UK Government to target the development of a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. As part of HyFlyer I, ZeroAvia successfully demonstrated a 250kW powerplant in a 6-seat aircraft across three flight test campaigns, achieving all the project’s technical goals, including fuel-cell