Global Sky has pre-ordered 15 Cassio aircraft as the VoltAero launch cust-omer and partner in Southeast Asia.
Bali, Indonesia, September 18, 2024 – The Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family – which is spotlighted atthis week’s Bali International Air Show by VoltAero’s regional partner, Global Sky – offers a new era ofsustainable aviation for Indonesia and Southeast Asia, with highly eco-efficient applications ran-ging fromregional, business and personal transportation to tourism and medical airlift.
Global Sky’s air show exhibit at Bali’s Rai International Airport (Booth # B15) highlights the Cassio productline’s capabilities
that are fully matched for this market, including the operational safety of its dual-sourceelectric-hybrid propulsion system, the
ability to operate from shorter runways at local airports, the reducednoise levels during takeoff and landing, and the low operating costs with single-pilot operation.
VoltAero will produce Cassio in three versions: the five-seat Cassio 330; the Cassio 480 with six seats; and the 10-12-seat Cassio 600. Typical flight range examples for
the Cassio 330 – which is the firstconfiguration to enter prod- uction – include routes such as Jakarta to Bali in Indonesia, Jakarta to Singapore, Singapore to Phuket in Thailand, and Manila in the Philippines to Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
As VoltAero’s launch customer in Southeast Asia, Global Sky signed a Memorandum of Understanding( MoU) for the pre- order of 15 Cassio aircraft, enabling the two companies to col-laborate on defining routesand operations for these electric-hybrid airplanes, to determine airport compatibility and define
therecharging infrastructure at such facilities, and to develop a regional Cassio distribution network.
Global Sky (www.gsky.co) provides aircraft trading services to aircraft owners, with exclusive access to anextensive inve-ntory of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. It also offers a full range of complementaryservices, including aircraft manag-ement, financing and technical support.
“Cassio is perfectly matched with Southeast Asia’s rapidly maturing regional aviation infrastructure, whilealso meeting the region’s focus on incorporating new technologies to evolve its business and economic goals,” explained Christian Duhain, the CEO of Global
Sky. “We joined forces with VoltAero because I havebeen impressed by the company’s realistic and attainable development goals for Cassio, bringing together personalities who helped launched the era of e-aircraft. ”
Jean Botti, VoltAero’s CEO & Chief Technology Officer, added that Cassio is perfectly tailored for operations in Indonesia and throughout Southeast Asia.
“Among the aircraft’s designed in advantages are the patented dual-source electric/hybrid
propulsion system for safety in over-water flights, a low-noisefootprint for operations to ecologically-sensitive airports and in after-hours services to deliver freight/cargo,the large cabin and highly accessible loading/unloading for medical airlift flights, and the single-pilotcertification for business
and private owners/operators. ”
VoltAero’s Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family is in advanced development as a highly capable andreliable product line for regional commercial operators, air taxi/charter companies, private and businessowners/operators, as well as in utility-category service for cargo, postal delivery and medical evacuation( Medevac) applications.
The VoltAero propulsion concept is unique: Cassio aircraft will utilize the Safran ENGINeUS electric motorin its aft fuselage-mounted hybrid propulsion unit for all-electric power during taxi, takeoff, primary flight (ifthe distance traveled is less than 150 km. ) , and
landing. The hybrid feature – with the internal combustionengine – comes into play as a range extender, recharging the batteries while in flight. Additionally, thishybrid element serves as a backup in the event of a problem with the electric propulsion, ensuring true
fail-safe functionality.
By integrating VoltAero’s patented
electric-hybrid propulsion system into
the company’s purpose-designed airframe, the Cassio aircraft will deliver an order of magnitude higher performance as compared to thecurrent competition and provide significantly lower operational costs.
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