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MagniX Takes Its Electric Caravan to Australia With Local Partners
The company is working with Sydney Seaplanes and Dante Aeronautical to get its converted Caravan aircraft approved in Australia.
MagniX eCaravan
MagniX works with partners to convert aircraft like the Cessna Caravan to electric power. (Photo: MagniX)

Electric aviation pioneer MagniX has signed a deal with Australia’s Sydney Seaplanes and Dante Aeronautical to work on a supplemental type certificate (STC) in Australia for the electrically powered Cessna Caravan aircraft. Under the agreement, Sydney Seaplanes and Dante Aeronautical will convert the MagniX-powered Cessna Caravan to become the first all-electric aircraft certified by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

On May 28, MagniX and its partner AeroTec achieved a first flight with the eCaravan prototype in Moses Lake, Washington. The prototype became the first electric aircraft of its type to fly at an altitude of 8,000 feet, allowing engineers to evaluate how the electrical components perform in an unpressurized environment.