Acquisition
Oct 2025Beyond Aero acquired Universal Hydrogen's intellectual property, flight data, strategic test assets, and key personnel, accelerating its hydrogen-electric development path.
SourceFirst electric business aircraft designed for hydrogen propulsion
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Beyond Aero is a French aerospace startup building the BYA-1 / "One" hydrogen-electric business jet and related aviation software, with a mission to make premium business aviation certifiable and zero-emission.
Primary product
BYA-1 / One hydrogen-electric business aircraft
Founded
2020
Headquarters
4 Rue Douladoure, 31100 Toulouse, France
Team size
51-200
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Hydrogen-electric business aircraft
Offices
4 Rue Douladoure, 31100 Toulouse, France (HQ)
34 Rue Laffitte, 75009 Paris, France
73 Market St, Venice, CA 90291, USA
18 Rue de l'Arcade, 75008 Paris, France (legal/registered office)
Business model
aircraft OEM
direct sales
pre-order / LOI-driven commercialization
strategic partnerships
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$44M
Latest round
Series A · Oct 2024
Latest amount
$20M
Oct 2024 · Giant Ventures, Bpifrance
Mar 2024 · Bpifrance, Giant Ventures
Apr 2022
Mar 2022
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & COO
Co-Founder & CSO / Product & Strategy
Head of Product
Head of Certification
Head of Sales
Head of Finance
Head of People - DRH
Head of Marketing & Communication
Head of Overall Aircraft Design
Head of Aircraft IPT
Work & culture
Purpose-driven, engineering-led culture centered on care, pragmatism, raising the bar, and higher purpose; the company emphasizes structured career growth and hands-on execution.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
No public salary bands or compensation ranges were found in the sourced materials.
Benefits
Pet-friendly workplace
Remote work / flexible hours
Career Path and Leveling Framework
Masterclasses
Structured monthly / quarterly / annual reviews
Mission-driven workplace
Product & market
Differentiators
- —Hydrogen-electric propulsion from day one
- —Business-jet focus rather than regional airline retrofit
- —800 NM / 1,500 km range target
- —CS-25 transport-category architecture
- —700-bar gaseous hydrogen tanks integrated outside the fuselage
- —Focus on operational readiness with launch operators and airport infrastructure
Technology
Python
JavaScript
React
Flutter
C
Java
MATLAB
Simulink
CATIA
CATIA V5
Siemens NX
ANSYS
Altair HyperWorks
Linux
Unix
Google Drive
Cegid
Sage
Adobe
Competitors
ZeroAvia
VoltAero
Aura Aero
Blue Spirit Aero
Eviation
Airbus ZEROe
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Signals & risks
Other
Mar 2026Beyond Aero's BYA-1 redesign raised maximum take-off weight to 9.6t and moved the program into CS-25 certification territory, increasing certification and engineering complexity.
SourceLatest news
Beyond Aero newsroom · Jun 2026
Beyond Aero appointed Huginn Aviation as Authorized Sales Representative for Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden to expand commercial presence in the Nordics.
FlightGlobal · Apr 2026
Luxaviation agreed to act as launch operator under a pre-commercial MoU focused on mission profiles, deployment scenarios, and service integration rather than an aircraft order.
AVWeb · Mar 2026
Reports completion of the preliminary design review, confirming integrated hydrogen storage, electric propulsion, and thermal management for the BYA-1 concept.
Prowly / Beyond Aero · Jan 2026
Official press release on the first wind tunnel campaign, conducted over five weeks at DNW in the Netherlands, with more than 60,000 data points validating the aircraft's aerodynamic assumptions.
Runway Girl Network · Oct 2025
Coverage of Beyond Aero reaching full-scale hydrogen-electric propulsion power, alongside its acquisition of Universal Hydrogen IP, flight data, and assets to accelerate certification and integration.
Jobs and careers at Beyond Aero
3 jobs at Beyond Aero
People Operations Manager
On-site
People
Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid); Barcelona, Spain
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Customer Success Manager
Remote
Customer Success
Remote - Australia; Australia
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Customer Success Manager - Spanish & French Speaking
On-site
Customer Success
Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid)
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time