Electrification and SustainabilityElectric Aviation Continues to Progress in 2023 In recent years, the aviation industry has fallen under intense scrutiny for its environmental impact. The industry is heavily dependent on fossil fuels and is also a source of carbon dioxide emissions.…
Electrification and SustainabilityAerus Signs Letter of Intent for 30 Electric Aircraft from Eviation Electric aircraft manufacturer Eviation announced last week that the airline Aerus signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 30 commuter aircraft. Aerus, a regional airline in Mexico, plans to serve communities in…
Air TaxiPanelists at NBAA Discuss Certification and Infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility ORLANDO, Fla. — At the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) last week, representatives from the FAA, Eviation, Textron, Overair, and Archer Aviation discussed the most pressing challenges for the…
CommercialEviation CEO Shares Updates on All-Electric Aircraft Global Crossing Airlines Group, or GlobalX, recently signed a letter of intent to order 50 all-electric aircraft from manufacturer Eviation. The airline plans to use these aircraft for new routes in Florida,…
Electrification and SustainabilityEviation Aircraft’s Executive Cabin Design Features Wider Seats, Panoramic Windows with Zero Carbon Emissions Eviation Aircraft just revealed its executive cabin design as a new configuration of its all-electric Alice aircraft. The original commuter version, which debuted as a prototype in June 2017 at the…
Electrification and SustainabilityDHL Express Adds 12 Electric Aircraft to Fleet with New Purchase DHL has purchased 12 electric aircraft from Eviation which will operate on all routes currently serviced by piston and turbine aircraft, the company announced in an Aug. 3 press release. “We firmly…
Air TaxiFirst Flight of MagniX eCaravan Showcases Maturity of Electric Aviation Skies were all-clear for Redmond, Washington-based MagniX’s first flight of the largest all-electric commuter aircraft yet. Working with Seattle-based AeroTEC, the electric motor startup retrofitted a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with its…
CommercialIFS World 2019: Cape Air CEO Talks Benefits, Challenges of Launching Future All Electric Flights BOSTON, Mass. – While Cape Air CEO Dan Wolf is preparing to integrate the Tecnam P2012 Traveller into his flight operations, during a presentation at the 2019 IFS World Conference, the airline…
CommercialHoneywell Shrinks Fly-By-Wire System for Air Taxi Market Honeywell is bringing its commercial aircraft fly-by-wire system to the urban air mobility (UAM) market, and the aerospace company is packaging it into a box the size of a book. "For UAM,…
CommercialEviation CEO: Alice to Start Electric Powered Flights by 2021 Eviation has established a new U.S. facility to start manufacturing and flight testing its 9-passenger electric propeller powered airplane, the Alice commuter, which the company’s chief executive told Avionics International will be…