MagniX & Harbour Air Want to Convert Seaplanes Into “ePlanes”
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MagniX , a startup developing electric propulsion systems for small planes, has announced a partnership with a British Columbia airline to convert some of the seaplanes it operates into “ePlanes.” MagniX’s partnership with Richmond, BC-based Harbour Air is the first the propulsion technology startup has announced publicly, says CEO Roei Ganzarski. Harbour Air bills itself as North America’s largest airline flying solely seaplanes, and says its planes make more than 30,000 commercial flights per year. But regulations require Harbour Air to submit what’s known in Federal Aviation Administration lingo as a supplemental type certificate , in order to swap out the propulsion system currently in one of its planes for an electric one, Ganzarski says. Harbour Air and MagniX are seeking certification for the electric-powered DHC-2 Beaver plane by 2021, and to begin operating a portion of the airline’s fleet as electric seaplanes the following year, Ganzarski says.
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