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Airflow Says Order Book for eSTOL Aircraft Has Tripled in Two Months
The California-based start-up now says it holds letters of intent from 11 prospective operators with a combined value of more than $600 million.
Airflow eSTOL aircraft.
Airflow's planned hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft will be able to operate from runways and other surfaces as short as just 150 to 200 feet. (Image: Airflow)

Airflow says it has tripled the size of its order book for the eSTOL aircraft it aims to bring to market in 2025. Two months on from receiving a commitment from Ravn Alaska for 50 of the hybrid-electric Model 200, the California-based start-up announced on August 17 that it now holds letters of intent worth more than $600 million from 11 prospective customers. 

Meanwhile, the company, which was founded by former members of Airbus’s Vahana eVTOL development team, has appointed former Embraer CEO Paulo Silva to its advisory board. Silva spent two decades with the Brazilian airframer and was instrumental in forming its EmbraerX technology incubator unit, from which the group’s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions unit established its plans to develop an eVTOL aircraft and support the wider development of the advanced air mobility ecosystem.