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B.C. flight school Sealand Flight becomes an unlikely pacesetter in Canadian electric aviation

Sealand’s first commercial training flight using an all-electric plane took off in June, after getting the green light from Transport Canada

Mehanaz Yakub

Jul 17, 2024

6 minute read

What Canada needs to do to capitalize on its national eVTOL technology

The government has pledged $350 million to support sustainable aviation R&D in Canada — including electric vertical take-off and landing eVTOL technology, a multi-billion-dollar sector in the making

Emma Jarratt

Jul 14, 2023

5 minute read

Electric flight training course nearing launch in British Columbia

Newly founded aviation tech company, Elibird Aero aims to launch the first all-electric, carbon-neutral flight training unit in Canada

Mehanaz Yakub

Feb 14, 2023

6 minute read

Air Canada buys 30 hybrid-electric passenger airplanes, acquires stake in electric plane maker, targets 2028 service launch

Canada’s largest airline is snapping up some of the earliest hybrid-electric aircrafts to hit the market, putting in an order for 30 ES-30 airplanes made by Heart Aerospace of Sweden and snagging a US$5-million stake in the company in the process

Emma Jarratt

Sep 15, 2022

2 minute read

DHL’s zero-emission strategy takes off with purchase of 12 all-electric cargo planes

DHL Express is teaming up with U.S.-based Eviation Aircraft, as the first customer for the Seattle-area-based startup’s Alice eCargo electric plane, to bring electric-powered transport to the skies

Katie Ingram

Aug 6, 2021

4 minute read

Canada sets the scene for world’s first flight of a commercial electric aircraft

B.C.-based Harbour Air launches toward its goal of becoming the world’s first all-electric airline

Luke Sarabia

Dec 10, 2019

2 minute read