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August 7, 2024
Electra’s eSTOL Goldfinch is First Piloted Electric Aircraft to Fly at NASA’s Langley Research Center
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August 7, 2024
Electra’s eSTOL Goldfinch is First Piloted Electric Aircraft to Fly at NASA’s Langley Research Center
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July 24, 2024
Electra Selects Honeywell to Provide Key Flight Technology for its Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
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July 24, 2024
Electra Selects Honeywell to Provide Key Flight Technology for its Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
July 18, 2024
WATCH VIDEO: Electra’s Hybrid eSTOL Aircraft Aces First Grass Field Test Flights
July 18, 2024
WATCH VIDEO: Electra’s Hybrid eSTOL Aircraft Aces First Grass Field Test Flights
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May 29, 2024
Electra’s Hybrid-Electric Test Aircraft Achieves First Ultra-Short eSTOL Takeoff and Landing in Piloted Test Flights
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May 29, 2024
Electra’s Hybrid-Electric Test Aircraft Achieves First Ultra-Short eSTOL Takeoff and Landing in Piloted Test Flights
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May 29, 2024
Buddy Sessoms Named Chief Engineer for Electra’s eSTOL Production Aircraft
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May 29, 2024
Buddy Sessoms Named Chief Engineer for Electra’s eSTOL Production Aircraft
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April 24, 2024
U.S. Navy Selects Electra to Design Ship-Based eSTOL Logistics Aircraft
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April 24, 2024
U.S. Navy Selects Electra to Design Ship-Based eSTOL Logistics Aircraft
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April 18, 2024
U.S. Army Awards Electra $1.9 Million Contract for Powered Wind Tunnel Test of Contested Logistics eSTOL Aircraft
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April 18, 2024
U.S. Army Awards Electra $1.9 Million Contract for Powered Wind Tunnel Test of Contested Logistics eSTOL Aircraft
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February 15, 2024
Surf Air Mobility and Electra Enter Bilateral Agreement to Bring eSTOL Aircraft to Market, Incorporate Surf Air Technology into Joint Systems, and Create Leasing Partnership
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February 15, 2024
Surf Air Mobility and Electra Enter Bilateral Agreement to Bring eSTOL Aircraft to Market, Incorporate Surf Air Technology into Joint Systems, and Create Leasing Partnership
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Reuters
September 4, 2024
Electra.aero picks ex-Boeing executive Marc Allen as CEO
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Reuters
September 4, 2024
Electra.aero picks ex-Boeing executive Marc Allen as CEO
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FlightGlobal
September 3, 2024
Why Boeing’s former head of strategy signed up to lead Electra
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FlightGlobal
September 3, 2024
Why Boeing’s former head of strategy signed up to lead Electra
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FLYER
July 18, 2024
Electra's hybrid demonstrates 150ft takeoff in flight tests
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FLYER
July 18, 2024
Electra's hybrid demonstrates 150ft takeoff in flight tests
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Yahoo!tech
July 3, 2024
Video shows new hybrid aircraft complete mind-blowing test flight with 'almost no runway'
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Yahoo!tech
July 3, 2024
Video shows new hybrid aircraft complete mind-blowing test flight with 'almost no runway'
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Scientific American
June 14, 2024
Electric Flying Taxis Are Quietly Sneaking Up on Us
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Scientific American
June 14, 2024
Electric Flying Taxis Are Quietly Sneaking Up on Us
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eVTOL Insights
May 30, 2024
Electra’s Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator Aircraft Achieves “First Ultra-Short eSTOL Takeoff and Landing during Piloted Test Flights”
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eVTOL Insights
May 30, 2024