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Customer Base Grows for Electra’s EL9 Hybrid-electric Aircraft

Operators from Africa, Europe, India, Brazil and the U.S. have signed up for the nine-seater

Electra EL9 aircraft — Electra Aero is close to completing the preliminary design review for its EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

March 20, 2025

Electra Aero this week reported it has logged provisional orders for around 2,200 of its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric utility aircraft. The Virginia-based company is promoting business models around its Direct Aviation concept, which it maintains will allow operators of the nine-passenger, blown-lift aircraft to bypass larger airports, establishing entirely new routes between underserved locations.

According to Electra CEO Marc Allen, his team is now “sprinting” to complete the EL9’s preliminary design review, which will be followed by the critical design review as the company progresses toward its target of achieving a first flight with a full-scale prototype in 2027.

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