The bulk of the innovative work on this product is done by the unnamed engine supplier it seems. I'm failing to see what is so innovative about the airframe it

The bulk of the innovative work on this product is done by the unnamed engine supplier it seems. I'm failing to see what is so innovative about the airframe itself (the part that Maeve provides) that differentiates it from the existing aviation industry. While aircraft and engine design is tightly coupled, thereby potentially requiring a new clean-sheet design, it seems an undue risk to be the engine supplier for a brand new unproven company. Especially in an industry that must be risk adverse due to high capital requirements and tight regulations. Incidentally this identical concept is already being pursued by Pratt & Whitney Canada using an existing (and very successful) airframe, the DeHavilland Dash-8. An aircraft even mentioned in the article as an aircraft Maeve wishes to replace. Proven aircraft, with a proven engine manufacturer. I'd be betting on the P&WC and the DeHavilland team on this one. https://www.prattwhitney.com/en/newsroom/news/2021/07/15/pwc-advances-sustainable-hybrid-electric-propulsion-technology-contributing-to-canadas-green https://www.prattwhitney.com/en/newsroom/news/2021/07/15/pwc...