Eviation pauses production of electric Alice, lays off staff

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The weekly airliners.de-[Politik-Briefing] (https://www.airliners.de/thema/briefing). This time, among other things, with the Eviation out of the electric flight pioneer, the BDL warning to German location costs and the shift of the hybrid ATR regional aircraft.

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Electric Aircraft Developer Eviation Lays Off Most of Staff

Electric aviation’s prospects took a hit last week after a leading developer paused work on its prototype aircraft. Eviation laid off the majority of its staff and halted development of its all-electric Alice, designed for two crew and as many as nine passengers. Sources told The Air Current that the headcount reduction comes as the manufacturer struggles to secure funding to keep the project alive. Andre Stein, CEO of Eviation, confirmed the la…

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Eviation pauses production of electric Alice, lays off staff

Eviation (Arlington, WA) has halted work on its electric-powered Alice aircraft and laid off most of its staff as it seeks additional funding, according to several news reports. ch-aviation has reached out to CEO Andre Stein, who earlier confirmed to The Air Current that production had been paused temporarily to focus on "identifying the right long-term partnerships to help us make the electric commercial, regional flight a reality". "We at Evia…

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We had been without news about Alice, the regional electric line plane that made its first flight in September 2022. But the news that comes now is that Eviation Aircraft, its manufacturer, has just fired almost all of its staff. This means setting aside any advance on the plane while the company tries to survive under minimum in search of other opportunities. But it really looks like it is over. And it shows once again that there is an abyss be…

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“Electric Aircraft Startup Eviation Lays Off Employees While Seeking New Funding” - eVTOL Insights

The financial realities of starting a new aviation business has once more reared its ugly head with news last week that electric aircraft startup, Eviation, has laid off most of its 60+ staff while it struggles to raise new funds. According to a report, the company is not shutting down, but “taking this measure to evaluate