Electra

The Army and Air Force are also eyeing the hybrid-electric aircraft

Small Business Innovation Research contract explores blown-wing tech

The operator is a spinoff from AAM infrastructure group Skyportz

Electra is preparing to start flight testing a technology demonstrator for its nine-passenger, hybrid-electric, ultra-short-takeoff-and landing aircraft.

The latest MOUs signed by Electra, which call for delivery of as many as 130 aircraft, follow a late-August deal with Bristow Group for 50.

Under the terms of a new memorandum of understanding, Flyv and Electra will explore urban and regional network opportunities and collaborate on marketing initiatives for air mobility services..

The U.S. defense and aerospace group has not disclosed how much it invested in the start-up during a Series A funding round.

Electra's blown-wing, hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft is being designed to operate from landing strips as short as 300 feet.

Singapore-based Yugo offers charter flights in aircraft flown by partner operators, including on business jets, and now plans to add Electra's eSTOL aircraft to its inventory.

Electra is working on plans for a hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft that could enter service from 2026 with a range of up to 500 miles.