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Electra Demos Hybrid-electric Flights in Three States
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Electra’s EL2 flies before the Atlantic City skyline
Electra’s EL2 passes the Atlantic City skyline during a demonstration flight on August 13 after taking off from Bader Field, which has not operated as an airport since 2006. © Electra/YouTube

Electra has conducted a series of hybrid-electric demonstration flights connecting airports in Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, in one of the first rounds of testing under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), the agency announced on Tuesday.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation led the campaign in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The route began at Washington Manassas Airport (KHEF)—Virginia’s largest general aviation airport and home of Electra’s headquarters—and included stops at New Jersey’s Millville Executive Airport (KMIV) and the former Atlantic City Bader Field, Northeast Philadelphia Airport (KPNE), and Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL).

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