Manassas-based aviation startup Electra.aero has surpassed 2,000 orders for the electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft it’s developing, totaling an $8 billion backlog, the company ...

The Federal Aviation Administration named Manassas-based Electra.aero among a smattering of companies selected for the new Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration ...

Electra, a next-gen aerospace company with a mission to help decarbonize aviation and open new air transportation markets, today announced its achievement of pre-order sales of over 2,000 electric ...

Electra has completed another military flight demonstration of its hybrid-electric prototype aircraft. The demonstration flights were part of the Thunderstorm 24-4 “Expeditionary Operations” ...

Electra.aero has secured a $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Army to advance hybrid-electric powertrain and propulsion systems. The 18-month agreement aims ...

Headquartered in northern Virginia, USA, Electra is building a hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft that requires almost no runway, opening up a range of interesting flight ...

Electra Aero, a company started by the founder of aerospace innovator Aurora Flight Sciences, has become the latest in a string of aerospace start-ups to unveil the design of an electric aircraft.

Two years ago, American air mobility company Electra announced that it was partnering with the US Air Force on the development of an ultra-short takeoff and landing (ultra-STOL) aircraft. Earlier this ...

Aerospace company Electra announced that its solar-electric hybrid research aircraft, Dawn One, successfully took to the skies. This is only the beginning for Dawn One, which is expected to reach the ...