The Air Current
• Elan Head
FAA and DOT expand hybrid-electric and autonomous aircraft pilots while Electra’s EL9 hybrid-electric “ultra short” design moves
The FAA has formally established a certification basis for Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short, closing out the prior G-1 Issue Paper and advancing the nine-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft toward type certification. Separately, DOT’s multistate electric and autonomous aircraft trials are set to expand to more states and increasingly complex operations, alongside early landing/vertiport preparation in NYC and LA.
