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Andre Stein, co-founder and former CEO of Eve Air Mobility, and Jeff Hurford, former Gulfstream executive, have joined Eviation, the manufacturer of an all-electric aircraft under development in Arlington, Washington.

The delivery agreement comes as Air New Zealand advances its Mission NextGen Aircraft program aimed at accelerating the adoption of zero-emission aircraft.

The commuter aircraft prototype was powered by two magniX magni650 Electric Propulsion Units (EPUs).

Eviation’s sleek, all-electric airplane demonstrator–dubbed Alice–reportedly completed a low speed taxi testing program this month at Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO), in Washington, north of Seattle, and is “gearing up” for its first flight “this summer.”

Company will combine with Southern Airways, go public via a SPAC, and partner with AeroTec and magniX.

Eviation interim CEO Gregory Davis says the company’s leadership change was approved in December and its electric airplane, Alice, is a few weeks away from its first flight.

This fireside chat recap is from FLYING’s “What’s Next in General Aviation” Virtual Event on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: MagniX has made significant developments toward the future that lies in making an alternatively powered aircraft viable for key market segments. DETAILS: FLYING’s CEO Craig Fuller shares some time with MagniX’s Roei Ganzarski. SPEAKER: Ganzarski is […]

In a bid toward its goal of a zero-emissions fleet, DHL Express announced that it has ordered 12 fully electric Alice aircraft from Eviation. The eCargo airplane features two rear-mounted, tractor-configuration magni650 propulsion units rated at 850 shp/640 kW. The order cements DHL Express as a first-mover toward a zero-emissions fleet, whether passenger or cargo. […]

After the success of two “real-world” flight test programs in a de Havilland Beaver on floats and Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Everett, Washington-based MagniX has now unveiled two “optimized-for-flight” electric propulsion units (EPUs), the magni350 and magni650. Based on thousands of ground test and flight hours, these EPUs have been engineered for real-world commercial aviation […]

The popularity as well as the utility of Cessna’s Caravans—operating on both land and sea—is well known, with nearly 3,000 having been produced since the model series was introduced nearly 40 years ago. It makes sense, then, that a number of companies chose the Caravan as the platform around which to create a supplemental type […]