Richmond-based Harbour Air introduced its first year-round, wheeled-flight route between Vancouver International Airport and ...

In a lot of ways, airplanes represent one of the worst possible use cases for electric motors and batteries. Batteries are heavy, and aircraft tend to operate in a steady state at fixed RPMs for long ...

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Harbour Air's electric de Havilland Beaver seaplane is poised for its first test flight, pending final approval from Transport Canada. The aircraft's 750-hp Magni500 electric propulsion system ...

Canadian commuter airline Harbour Air expects to conduct additional flight tests of its electric-powered de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver as soon as next week as it builds off a successful first ...

Canadian seaplane airline Harbour Air has flown a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver converted to electric propulsion and powered by a 540-kW (750-hp) motor developed by MagniX. The aircraft made a ...

A rendering of Harbour Air’s prototype electrified eBeaver prototype, which has completed 78 test flights. Credit: Harbour Air Seaplanes Canada’s Harbour Air Seaplanes has confirmed plans to electrify ...

Canadian regional carrier Harbour Air recently completed the first point-to-point flight of its heavily modified, all-electric De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver. The carrier, which is working to ...

MagniX’s 750-horsepower magni500 all-electric motor will be used on a converted Harbour Air DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver seaplane for tests. (Harbour Air Photo) Two Pacific Northwest companies — MagniX, ...

Seaplane operator Harbour Air and electric aviation company MagniX have announced plans to make Harbour Air’s entire commercial seaplane fleet all-electric. Being billed as the “world’s first ...

MagniX’s Magni500 electric motor is installed in Harbour Air’s de Havilland Beaver, in preparation for flight tests. (MagniX / Harbour Air Photo) Update for 3:20 p.m. PT Dec. 8: The first test flight ...

The largest seaplane airline in North America will begin flight testing all-electric propulsion technology later this year, after signing a new agreement to modify every aircraft in its fleet with new ...