magniX, a company based in Everett, Washington, Sydney Seaplanes, a seaplane operator in Australia, and Dante Aeronautical, a developer and integrator of electric and hybrid new aviation concepts in Australia and Spain, have teamed on the world’s first electric Cessna Caravan Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) program.
Powered by magniX’s propulsion system, Sydney Seaplanes and Dante Aeronautical will work toward a STC by converting the Cessna Caravan to be the first all-electric aircraft certified by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
The STC is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2023.
“This is another terrific milestone for the electric aviation revolution and one that magniX is thrilled to be a part of as the industry continues to innovate,” said magniX CEO Roei Ganzarski. “Expanding with STC partners globally on more and more aircraft platforms means more sustainable air travel brought to market and to the masses. And for operators, the all-electric aircraft provides the benefits of clean, cost-effective aviation.”
In December 2019, magniX flew the world’s first commercial all-electric aircraft, the eBeaver, a six-passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver with North American seaplane operator Harbour Air.
In May, magniX successfully flew the largest all-electric commercial aircraft, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.
In September Universal Hydrogen selected magniX as the propulsion provider for its hydrogen-based Dash-8 conversion program.
magniX is also the provider of propulsion for Eviation’s Alice, the world’s first by design all-electric commuter aircraft.