magniX, Sydney Seaplanes and Dante Aeronautical Partner for World’s First All Electric Cessna Caravan STC Program

International chief in electrical propulsion know-how to work with main constitution and integrator firms in Australia and the South Pacific to supply electrical plane

SYDNEY, Australia and EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — magniX, the corporate powering the electrical aviation revolution, Sydney Seaplanes, the main seaplane operator in Australia and Dante Aeronautical, a developer and integrator of electrical and hybrid new aviation ideas in Australia and Spain, introduced in the present day their partnership to work towards the world’s first Electrical Cessna Caravan Supplemental Kind Certificates (STC) program. Powered by magniX’s propulsion system, Sydney Seaplanes and Dante Aeronautical will work towards a STC by changing the Cessna Caravan to be the primary all-electric plane licensed by the Australian Civil Aviation Security Authority (CASA).

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“After greater than a decade of flying 1000’s of passengers over gorgeous views across the Sydney Harbour, we’re delighted to take our subsequent step into the way forward for flight,” stated Sydney Seaplanes CEO Aaron Shaw. “As the one firm that is already powered and flown two all-electric magnified business aircrafts, magniX is the perfect associate to assist us not solely electrify our planes however construct towards an electrical future that advantages our vacationers and the atmosphere. This trilateral partnership means Sydney Seaplanes will play an integral position in certifying, adopting and distributing nil emission aviation companies and know-how.”

The STC is anticipated to be accomplished by the tip of the primary quarter of 2023 at which level Sydney Seaplanes will be capable of supply the STC as a service to different Caravan operators within the area. The partnership will place Sydney Seaplanes because the prime chief in electrical plane operation and magnification, with Dante because the know-how integrator of reference, in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific area.

“That is one other terrific milestone for the electrical aviation revolution and one which magniX is thrilled to be part of because the trade continues to innovate,” stated magniX CEO Roei Ganzarski. “Increasing with STC companions globally on increasingly plane platforms means extra sustainable air journey dropped at market and to the lots. And for operators, the all-electric plane offers the advantages of unpolluted, cost-effective aviation.”

This partnership comes on the heels of spectacular momentum within the electrical aviation trade inside the final 12 months. In Dec. of 2019, magniX flew the world’s first business all-electric plane, the eBeaver, a six-passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver with North American seaplane operator Harbour Air. In Might, magniX efficiently flew the biggest all-electric business plane, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan and in Sept. Universal Hydrogen introduced its number of magniX because the propulsion supplier for his or her Hydrogen-based Sprint-8 conversion program. Separate from magnifications of current plane, magniX can also be the supplier of propulsion for Eviation’s Alice, the world’s first by design all-electric commuter plane.

About magniX
Headquartered in Everett, WA, magniX is on a mission to guide the business aerospace and protection industries by offering excessive efficiency, dependable and environmentally pleasant propulsion options. Developed with proprietary know-how, magniX presents a spread of revolutionary electrical propulsion options, together with motors and energy electronics, which produce zero emissions at decrease working prices. For extra data, please go to: www.magnix.aero.

About Sydney Seaplanes
Sydney Seaplanes’ base is historic Rose Bay in Sydney Harbour, Australia. Residence of the unique flying boat companies the place Empire Class flying boats, Sunderlands and Catalinas plied their commerce for 50 years. The ‘Golden Age’ of Aviation.

Sydney Seaplanes mission is to supply world main tourism and leisure aviation merchandise in addition to quick, handy and protected transport companies from Australia’s solely purpose-built marine aviation base. www.seaplanes.com.au

About Dante Aeronautical
With presence in each Australia and Spain, DANTE Aeronautical is a start-up with a imaginative and prescient to make use of the aviation electrification revolution to create new ideas to sustainably allow skinny haul routes and join underserved communities. DANTE was born to develop a brand new hybrid electrical 19 passenger commuter, a venture that has attracted the curiosity of airways in Europe like Volotea. Now DANTE may even modify current aircrafts to speed up the adoption of unpolluted aviation options. For extra data see www.danteaeron.com

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