Tag: Zunum Aero
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Seattle-area electric aircraft maker Zunum Aero facing financial trouble after reported layoffs
This artist’s conception shows two potential configurations for Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric planes. (Zunum Aero Illustration) Zunum Aero, a Bothell, Wash.-based startup building hybrid-electric planes backed by investors including Boeing and JetBlue, is facing financial trouble and laid off a majority of its staff, according to recent reports. The Seattle Times reported this week that the…
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Zunum Aero strikes deal with JetSuite for debut of hybrid electric airplanes in 2022
An artist’s conception shows Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric airplane in JetSuite’s livery. (Zunum Aero Illustration) Zunum Aero says its first hybrid-to-electric airplanes will wear the colors of JetSuite, a private aviation company that’s a partner of JetBlue Airways. Kirkland, Wash.-based Zunum Aero, which has financial backing from JetBlue Technology Ventures as well as Boeing HorizonX and…