Maeve M80
Maeve Aerospace is developing something special with its M80. Focusing on a market that has seen little new development for a long time, the M80 is a potential market disruptor. It’s not about turboprops and regional jets, yet it is both. The Maeve approach is to work back from what the market requires rather than developing an aircraft for what they think the market needs.
The company underwent several updates to settle its current thinking. Here are our stories from October 2022, December 2022, and December 2023.
Maeve proposes an airplane with 80 seats that will deploy the forthcoming Pratt & Whitney Canada hybrid solution. That engine should generate the equivalent power levels as the PW150 powering the Dash8. The M80 will also sport a supercritical wing. The combination should deliver ~45% per-seat fuel burn improvements over current aircraft. That number is going to catch a lot of attention. The capacity, range, and speed combination promises to deliver a disruptive solution for US-based regional airlines.
How can Maeve achieve these goals with any certainty?
By deploying the experienced team at MHIRJ. This firm has regional airline vendor credentials. It supports the CRJ fleet; much of its team comes from the Bombardier Q400 and CRJ era. If Maeve were to look for a talent pool to de-risk its program, this would be an ideal place to start. MHIRJ’s team is not working on anything new in terms of programs. The team had been supporting Universal Hydrogen’s project. MHIRJ’s internal technical talent will help with design and certification. It will also help with target customer interaction.
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