magniX, the corporate powering the electrical aviation revolution, right this moment introduced that Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to buy 50 magni650 electrical engines. magniX’s electrical propulsion models (EPUs) might be used to impress Harbour Air’s fleet, starting with the De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in 2026. The magni650s will even be used for third-party conversions.
The settlement is a milestone in electrical aviation and a major subsequent step within the industry-leading partnership between magniX and Harbour Air. In December 2019, the 2 corporations made historical past when the eBeaver, a Harbour Air De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver retrofitted with a magniX electrical engine, grew to become the world’s first totally electrical business plane to take flight. Thus far, the prototype eBeaver has flown 78 flights in preparation for the certification of the plane.
Electrifying the Skies
magniX is pioneering electrical aviation, having powered historic flights by 5 completely different plane. Alongside the eBeaver, these embrace Eviation’s all-electric commuter airplane, Alice, and the world’s largest hydrogen-electric plane, Common Hydrogen’s retrofitted De Havilland Sprint 8.
“Electrifying Harbour Air’s fleet with magniX’s engines units us on a course to outline the way forward for regional flight,” stated Riona Armesmith, Chief Know-how Officer of magniX. “The numerous flights that the eBeaver has now accomplished with magniX’s know-how show that the electrical age of aviation is right here and bringing it to {the marketplace} is rising quickly nearer. As we mark Earth Day, we acknowledge the urgency of options akin to this in answering the local weather problem.”
“We’re excited to speed up the adoption of electrical aviation know-how and additional our journey in the direction of a sustainable future”, says Bert van der Stege, CEO of Harbour Air. “The settlement with magniX underscores our dedication to revolutionize business aviation with electrical propulsion and to pave the way in which for cleaner, quieter, and extra environment friendly air journey.”
About magniX
Headquartered in Everett, Washington State, U.S., magniX is main an period of sustainable aviation. magniX has developed a household of electrical propulsion models (EPUs) and power storage methods (ESS) for business aviation. With the {industry}’s highest power density batteries and unparalleled EPU efficiency, magniX is main the aviation {industry} right into a sustainable future. magniX is a subsidiary of the Clermont Group, a world conglomerate headquartered in Singapore.
For additional info, please go to www.magnix.aero
About Harbour Air
Harbour Air is North America’s largest seaplane airline. The corporate’s worldwide seaplane service, which initially started in 1982 with two seaplanes, is now a quintessential west coast expertise. With a fleet of 45 plane, Harbour Air affords as much as 300 each day scheduled flights, scenic excursions, journey packages, and personal flights. With 12 scheduled locations connecting downtown Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle (WA), Nanaimo, Tofino, Whistler, Vancouver Airport/Richmond, Sechelt, Salt Spring Island, Powell River and Comox, B.C. Harbour Air transports round 500,000 passengers yearly.
For extra info, please go to www.harbourair.com
