ARLINGTON — Eviation Aircraft, an Arlington-based company that has developed an all-electric commuter airplane, has selected a Seattle engineering company, TLG Aerospace, to configure the aircraft for mass production.
The nine-seat commuter plane, known as Alice, completed a successful eight-minute test flight last year at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake.
Eviation hopes to certify the aircraft for commercial service with the Federal Aviation Administration by 2025, and begin deliveries to customers by 2027.
TLG will standardize the prototype’s individually designed components for mass production.
“Establishing the production configuration of the Alice aircraft is an important milestone in the program,” said Gregory Davis, Eviation CEO.
“This allows us to complete the design of the production version of the aircraft, a significant step on Alice’s path to certification,” Davis said. “We are excited to work with the expert engineering team at TLG Aerospace to take Alice into this next stage of bringing zero carbon, cost-effective and convenient air travel to the market.”
Built from the ground up, Alice produces no carbon emissions and costs significantly less to operate per flight hour than light jets or high-end turboprops, the company says.
The airplane is powered by two magni650 electric motors developed by magniX, which is based in Everett.
“TLG Aerospace is thrilled to be joining this significant chapter in the development of the Alice aircraft,” said Steve Muenzberg, CEO of TLG Aerospace.
“Alice is an innovative, beautifully designed plane and a vital solution to reduce the aviation industry’s carbon emissions,” Muenzberg added. “We are committed to supporting the aviation industry’s transition to sustainability, and working with Eviation’s Alice is a tremendous opportunity to contribute to this critical initiative.”
Eviation has said it has compiled more than $4 billion in orders for the plane.
Customers for the Alice include U.S. regional airlines Cape Air and Global Crossing, airline operator EVIA AERO and Aerolease, a Miami-based leasing company.
TIME magazine recently named Eviation of of the “100 Most Influential Companies 2023.”
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