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ZeroAvia

Hydrogen aviation startup ZeroAvia retreats from Seattle area as it scales back ambitions

Highlighting the immense difficulty of decarbonizing the skies, high-profile hydrogen startup ZeroAvia — backed by Amazon and Bill Gates — has pivoted to a downscaled product line and halted Washington R&D. Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia names SVP; Microsoft AI leader departs for Uber; ZeroAvia CEO steps down

Expedia names SVP in global advertising; a Microsoft AI technical lead departs for Uber; and the CEO of the sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia steps down. Read More

Report: Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia aims for $150M to stay airborne through 2028

ZeroAvia, a sustainable aviation company with R&D and manufacturing operations in Everett, Wash., is trying to quickly raise a $150… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP leads new ‘Trusted Technology Group’; MicroVision adds CTO

Microsoft’s Teresa Hutson has taken the role of corporate vice president for the company’s newly created Trusted Technology Group. “We… Read More

Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia lands $130M

Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia on Thursday announced that it completed its latest round of funding, totaling $150 million. The company… Read More

Clean aviation startup ZeroAvia lands deal with American Airlines to buy 100 plane engines

American Airlines plans to buy 100 hydrogen electric engines from clean aviation company ZeroAvia to power some of its commercial… Read More

ZeroAvia opens manufacturing facility in Washington, will start selling clean aviation parts

Clean aviation company ZeroAvia this week celebrated a new 136,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Everett, Wash., and announced it will be… Read More

Clean aviation startup ZeroAvia lands more cash from Amazon, Bill Gates, Alaska Airlines

ZeroAvia announced Monday that it has raised its largest round of funding to date. The company didn’t disclose the specific… Read More

Hydrogen-powered aviation and sustainable fuel startups announce expansion plans in Washington

The Paris Air Show is taking place this week and the event kicked off with news from two sustainable aviation… Read More

ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines unveil turboprop that could become largest green aircraft to take flight

Executives from ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines joined elected officials in Everett, Wash., on Monday to kick off an effort to… Read More

Green aviation company ZeroAvia expanding in Boeing’s backyard with hydrogen-electric tech

ZeroAvia recently grabbed headlines for successfully flying the largest aircraft to date under hydrogen power. The startup’s main operations are… Read More

Aviation startup ZeroAvia, backed by Amazon and Alaska Air, is building an R&D center near Seattle

ZeroAvia, a green aviation company with backing from tech giants and major airlines, is building a research-and-development space north of… Read More

Climate funding: Amazon makes more investments; Alaska Airlines and Bill Gates-led effort back aviation startup

The investments keep rolling in for climate tech companies, and Pacific Northwest tech companies are writing many of the checks.… Read More

Illustration: ZeroAvia aircraft

Bill Gates boosts his backing for ZeroAvia hybrid aviation venture — and for Biden’s energy plan

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is putting his money as well as his mouth behind the push for new energy technologies.… Read More

Gates and Bezos-backed clean energy funds help power startup building hydrogen-fueled aircraft

ZeroAvia, an aviation startup aiming to power cleaner airplanes with hydrogen, has raised $21.4 million in a funding round led… Read More

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