HARBOUR AIR has successfully completed its first all-electric pointto-point test flight. The 45-mile trip from the Canadian seaplane operator’s terminal at Frasier River near Vancouver International Airport to Pat Bay took place on August 18 and was completed in 24 minutes by the carrier’s de Havilland Canada Beaver ‘ePlane’, C-FJOS (c/n 1030).
“I’m excited to report this historic flight on the ePlane went exactly as planned” said Kory Paul, Harbour Air’s vice president of flight operations and one of the company’s test pilots. “Our team, as well as those at magniX and Transport Canada, are always closely monitoring the aircraft’s performance and today’s flight further proved the safety and reliability of what we have built.”