Electra’s short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) airplane could give travelers a new way into and out of busy airports. Whether they…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope19h agoAviation News – Electra has successfully completed first-of-its-kind flight operations from a heliport on a commercial airport ramp at Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport in Virginia. The...
Company says its fixed-wing demonstrator began using locations intended for rotorcraft as well as vertical-flight-like instrument procedures.
FLYING Magazine•Jack Daleo20h ago
Electra on September 22, 2026 announced it successfully completed first-of-its-kind flights from a heliport on a commercial airport ramp at the Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport. The operations showcased the breakthrough capabilities of Electra’s fixed-wing Ultra Short aircraft to use vertical flight landing areas and helicopter-style instrument procedures to support reliable, affordable, and safe regional operations without […]
World Airline News•Bruce Drum22 Sept
Electra Therapeutics is the latest biotech to overshoot its own IPO expectations this year, with the inflammation-focused company bringing in $350 million from this morning’s Nasdaq listing.
Aviation News – Electra and Atlas have announced a landmark airframe agreement for the EL9 Ultra Short airplane, pairing Electra’s aircraft design with Atlas’s manufacturing...
Electra, the Virginia-based startup developing an ultra-short takeoff and landing hybrid aircraft, announced on September 15, 2026, that…
AeroTime•Miquel Ros15 Sept
Electra Therapeutics is hoping to raise up to $341.9 million from an IPO in order to power the clinical development of its inflammatory disorder drug ipsoprubart.
Aviation News – Electra has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Helsinki and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences to explore Electra...
Study will examine the feasibility of using Electra’s hybrid-electric EL9 between Helsinki and Tallinn.
AVweb•Matt Ryan27 Aug
Electra, a startup developing an ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) hybrid-electric aircraft, announced on August 18, 2026, that…
AeroTime•Miquel Ros19 AugAn international expedition will set sail in October to investigate whether the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10-E lies near Nikumaroro Island in the central Pacific, nearly 90 years after the pioneering aviator disappeared during her round-the-world flight. Led by the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) in partnership with Purdue University, the 16-member team will […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban24 JulElectra has announced that it is investing $850 million to build its EL9 nine-seater hybrid-electric aircraft production facility…
AeroTime•Miquel Ros22 Jul
UK-based developer Evolito has submitted its E800 electric engine, a power base intended for integration on Electra’s EL9…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux17 Jul
Production agreement supports certification campaign ahead of planned 2030 entry into service
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier15 JulAviation News – Electra and Safran Helicopter Engines have announced a major life-of-program production agreement to integrate Safran’s TG600 turbogenerator into Electra’s revolutionary EL9 Ultra Short...
French engine maker Safran confirmed on July 15, 2026, that it will power Electra’s future EL9 ultra-short takeoff…
AeroTime•Miquel Ros15 Jul
US-developer Electra has secured approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a critical stage of commercializing its…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux12 JulAviation News – Electra has cleared a major regulatory hurdle after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially closed the G-1 issue paper for its EL9...
Closure of the G-1 issue paper moves the nine-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft into compliance planning.
AVweb•Matt Ryan10 Jul