The poster child for new aviation tech like electrified propulsion and autonomy is not an exotic NASA X-plane, but that everyday workhorse: the Cessna Caravan.
Jekta has selected ZeroAvia to develop a hydrogen-electric, fuel-cell-powered version of its PHA-ZE 100 amphibian, originally designed to rely on batteries.
The same forces that led to the demise of Universal will also threaten ZeroAvia, as well as the other lesser-capitalized startups in the hydrogen space.