News30 June 2026
This “impossible” French plane slashes energy use by a staggering 90%
French startup Eenuee, founded in 2019 near Saint-Étienne, is developing a 19-seat blended-wing-body electric regional aircraft called Gen-ee, projecting 11 times lower energy consumption than conventional aircraft of similar size, with a first full-scale prototype flight targeted for 2029. The airframe relies on advanced carbon-fiber composites developed with Duqueine Group, making composite material performance a direct enabler of the aircraft's 40%-lighter unpressurized structure and overall efficiency claims.