Eviation

The engine-maker’s failure to sell its electric propulsion unit reflects the financial fragility of the advanced air mobility sector.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Eviation has redesigned its Alice all-electric nine-seater aircraft again, pivoting to a more conventional fuselage shape.

The company is studying hybrid-electric helicopters, continuing its electric certification drive and pushing Dash 7 conversion for NASA’s flight demonstrator.

Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX expects to name a new CEO in the coming weeks.

Andre Stein, the founder and former Co-CEO of Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility, has joined Eviation, the Washington-based startup developing an all-electric nine-passenger airplane called the Alice.

U.S. electric aircraft startup Eviation has announced a letter of intent (LoI) to provide up to 25 aircraft to German startup regional airline flyVbird.

GKN Aerospace will provide the electrical wiring system for the hybrid-electric flight demonstrator under development by Pratt & Whitney Canada.

Eviation is preparing to close the final design loop for the production version Alice.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is to collaborate with Heart Aerospace to define the power distribution system for the Swedish startup’s planned ES-30 electric regional airliner.

The airline aims to select an aircraft this year to operate commercial demonstration flights in 2026.

Omer Bar-Yohay has stepped down as president of AutoFlight to focus on a firefighting data startup he co-founded.

Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran says the airline is working to determine which of four shortlisted companies it will choose for an electric aircraft purchase.

The Alice is a clean-sheet battery-electric commuter airplane with a traditional conventional-takeoff-and-landing (CTOL) design.

Whether each company in the advanced air mobility race has the necessary capital to see their plans through to certification remains an open question.

Dovetail Electric Aviation of Sydney has finished initial ground tests of its half-scale electric propulsion system powering a three-blade propeller.

Based out of Arlington, Washington, Eviation is a startup seeking to develop and certify an all-electric commuter aircraft.

Aerus is a start-up carrier seeking to launch commercial service in 2023.