Eviation CEO Overseeing All-Electric Alice Test Article Steps Down
Eviation co-founder Omer Bar-Yohay, who’s overseeing development of the Alice electric airplane north of Seattle, tells FLYING on Monday he is stepping down as CEO.
Eviation’s outgoing CEO says Alice is “weeks away” from its first flight. [Courtesy Eviation]
Key Takeaways:
Eviation co-founder and CEO Omer Bar-Yohay is stepping down, with company president Greg Davis appointed as interim CEO.
The leadership change is described as a planned transition to move the company into the industrialization and certification phase for its all-electric Alice aircraft, though Bar-Yohay also cited a long-standing shareholder dispute.
This transition occurs as the Alice airplane is nearing its highly anticipated first flight, expected in the "upcoming weeks," and the company prepares for its certification and production.
Alice, Eviation’s unique all-electric airplane that’s nearing its first flight, has a new boss.
Company co-founder Omer Bar-Yohay, who’s overseeing development of the airplane at an airport north of Seattle, told FLYING Monday he is stepping down as Eviation CEO.
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Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.
