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Airlines With Electric Engines Are Coming
Harbour Air says it will convert more than three dozen seaplanes to electric motors.
Harbour Air seaplane over Vancouver.
Source: Harbour Air
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There’s no shortage of companies working to build electric aircraft, but a Canadian airline and a Seattle-area engine maker say they’ve found a quicker route to electrification by converting a small bush plane with batteries and an electric motor.
The first passenger flights for British Columbia-based Harbour Air Ltd. would be in late 2021 under a partnership with MagniX Technologies, pending regulatory approvals, the companies said on Tuesday.