Increasing pressure on the industry to reduce emissions and airfares has limited the growth of the sector before the pandemic and now the industry has experienced a catastrophic downturn in demand which already has had a substantial impact on the landscape in the industry. The governments ‘FlyZero’ initiative which aims to develop zero-carbon emission aircraft, is one example of the paradigm shift that is happening and will require the supply chain to react quickly to design and manufacture systems for a wide variety of manned and unmanned electric aircraft.
Granter has supported companies in receiving funding for projects to develop their core technology in collaboration with the most innovative start-ups in the industry and more traditional blue-chip names such as Rolls-Royce. Our support has allowed accelerated organic growth in the size and capability of their technical teams to gain a competitive edge in high-performance electric propulsion; new wing designs, ultra-lightweight materials and high density integrated battery systems.