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Roei Ganzarksi Steps Down from Electric Aviation Start-ups MagniX and Eviation
The former Boeing executive has played a prominent role in the development of electric propulsion technology to convert existing aircraft and power new designs.
Roei Ganzarski
Roei Ganzarski has stepped down as CEO of MagniX and as chairman of Eviation Aircraft. (Image: MagniX)

Roei Ganzarski has resigned from his positions as CEO of MagniX and chairman of Eviation Aircraft. In a January 6 posting on LinkedIn, the electric aviation pioneer said that “with a heavy heart” he decided to leave the companies, both of which are subsidiaries of the Singapore-based investment group Clermont.

MagniX is developing electric propulsion units to convert turboprop aircraft such as the Cessna Grand Caravan and DHC-2 Beaver. The company is also providing its Magni 650 system for Eviation’s 11-seat Alice fixed-wing aircraft, which is imminently expected to make a first test flight. Both companies are based in Washington state.