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Eviation Announces Letter Of Intent For 25 Alice All-Electric Aircraft

Orders for Alice are now valued at over $5 billion.

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GE And Nasa Unveil Livery For Hybrid Electric Aircraft

NASA expects electric aircraft to enter the US commercial fleet within the 2030-2035 timeframe.

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China’s COMAC Wants To Build An Electric Passenger Aircraft

COMAC collaborates with major battery manufacturer for the development of a new type of electric aircraft.

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ERA
Electric Aircraft: What's Needed To Make The Dream A Reality?

Achieving the desired power and range can make electric aircraft a near-term reality.

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NASA Winds Up X-57 Maxwell Electric Plane Project Without A Single Flight

The electric propulsion technology is not advanced enough to be used for safe flight, thus ultimately leading to the program being axed.

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Harbour Air Provides ePlane Update

Harbour Air expects its second electric plane to fly in 2024, most likely.

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Sharing Airspace Between Future Air Taxis & Current Airliners: The Challenges & Solutions

An Unmanned Traffic Management system will facilitate the safe integration of existing commuter aircraft and future air taxis and delivery drones.

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A Look At Air New Zealand’s Zero-Emissions Plans

Air New Zealand plans to operate multiple electric aircraft in its fleet by 2026.

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Cool: A Look At NASA's X-57 Maxwell Electric Aircraft

NASA is about to launch a battery-electric aircraft for testing.

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Eviation Alice
Germany's EVIA AERO Orders 25 All Electric Alice Aircraft From Eviation

The sustainable airline is looking to build its fleet of fully electric aircraft.

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Regent Seaglider
The REGENT Seaglider Funded By Hawaiian Airlines Is Now Flying

A miniature version of REGENT's fully electric plane took flight.

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Eviation’s Alice Achieves Milestone with First Flight of All-Electric Commuter Aircraft
What's Next For All-Electric Eviation Alice Following Successful First Flight?

The road from here to certification will be long and complicated.

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Eviation Alice Leaves Hangar
Eviation’s All-Electric Commuter Plane Takes To The Skies For The First Time

The airplane flew for around nine minutes on this first groundbreaking test flight.

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Heart Aerospace ES-30
Air Canada & SAS Sign Launch Orders For New Electric Regional Aircraft

Heart Aerospace has unveiled its brand new electric plane - the ES-30 - and has already logged letters of intent for 96 units.

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Iceland Celebrates Its 1st Passenger Flight Of An Electric Aircraft

The flight was operated onboard a Pipistrel Velis Electro aircraft.

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Canadian Seaplane Operator Harbour Air Completes First All-Electric Point-To-Point Test Flight

Harbour Air recently flew the world's first point-to-point flight on an electric commercial aircraft.

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Ampaire Electric EEL Flys to Oshkosh 2
Ampaire Flies Longest Ever Nonstop Hybrid-Electric Mission

In the US, Ampaire has set a new benchmark for hybrid-electric aircraft, with a nonstop flight of 1,135 miles.

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Airborne By 2025:A Closer Look At Pratt & Whitney And Collins Aerospace's STEP-Tech Demonstrator

The Raytheon-owned companies are looking to begin ground tests for the demonstrator later this year.

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British Airways A320
2.7M Tonnes Of Co2 Could Be Saved Per Year If UK Domestic Flights Went Electric

Analysing over 100 domestic routes within the UK, researchers have uncovered some significant Co2 reductions upon the inevitable switch to electric.

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