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Iceland Passenger Flight Of An Electric Aircraft
Iceland’s First Electric Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute Iceland’s first electric flight had some notable passengers – the Icelandic president and prime minister. Iceland’s first electric flight took place on August 23, 2022, with some notable passengers. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland, and Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the Prime Minister, each caught a ride as Iceland’s first electric aircraft took to the skies. […]

World’s First Fully-Electric Commercial Aircraft Finally Takes off

Reading Time: < 1 minute The aviation industry has got its another “first” – the start of the electric age. The first all-electric seaplane, DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver, has taken off for commercial flight in Vancouver, Canada, carrying six passengers. The history was made by Harbour Air in cooperation with magniX. The aircraft was powered by a 750-horsepower (560 kW) […]