eSTOL

KinectAir, the operating system for booking private charter and AAM flights, plans to initially operate Electra’s eSTOL aircraft on its Pacific Northwest network.

Electra.aero, Inc. has signed a letter of intent with Welojets, LLC for 32 eSTOL aircraft, bringing its total order book to 1,000 aircraft worth over $3 billion.

MintAir Co. Ltd. of South Korea has signed a letter of intent with Electra.aero, Inc. to purchase 50 of Electra’s hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing aircraft.

Electra.aero said it has completed a fully-integrated test of its proprietary hybrid-electric propulsion system for its eSTOL aircraft.

Hyundai is exploring hydrogen fuel cell technology to develop a long range eSTOL aircraft, set to launch around 2030 in Seoul, South Korea.

Electra, the developers of a hybrid-electric STOL, said it is on track to start flight testing its full-scale demonstrator aircraft later this year.

The offshore helicopter operator Bristow will be the principal launch customer for Electra.aero’s hybrid electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft.

Can electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) airplanes compete with eVTOLs for urban air mobility missions? The debate is far from settled.

Ravn Alaska says it will buy electric planes from Airflow and turboprop conversion kits from Universal Hydrogen, but that could just be talk.

Electra says its hybrid electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) vehicle will have significant performance advantages over first-generation eVTOL aircraft.

Airflow's conversion of a Cessna 210 to an eSTOL aircraft will take place in parallel with the company's clean-sheet design process.