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2026
29 July Collins Aerospace supplied the 1-megawatt electric motor and motor controller for the hybrid-electric system.

Pratt & Whitney completes hybrid-electric ground tests

Initial testing of the flight-standard propulsion system and propeller has been completed in Longueuil, paving the way for installation on a Dash 8-100 testbed.

2025
19 June The RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator is developing a highly efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada thermal engine, combined with a Collins Aerospace 1 megawatt electric motor.

Hybrid-electric system charged to full power during ground tests

Pratt & Whitney Canada and AeroTEC have moved forward with their RTX demonstrator by testing propulsion and battery performance in Quebec.

2022
18 May

ReleaseSurf Air Mobility enters into exclusive agreements with AeroTEC and magniX to accelerate development of electrified commercial aircraft

4 May An illustration of an advanced subsonic aircraft with an Electrified Aircraft Propulsion system. Photo: NASA.

AeroTEC to build demonstrator for NASA's electric project

Through magniX the NASA program aims to demonstrate electric propulsion technology to power a hybrid De Havilland Canada Dash 7 aircraft, with first flight planned for 2025.

2021
24 August

ReleaseAstronics announces cooperative agreement with Aerotec Concept

9 August

ReleaseAeroTEC opens engineering centre in Wichita, Kansas

4 August

ReleaseUniversal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC announce Hydrogen Aviation Center at Moses Lake, Washington

2020
7 June The all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan 208B made is first flight on 28 May 2020.

All-electric Grand Caravan makes first flight

Watched via streaming video all over the world, the Cessna workhorse continues to navigate the uncharted waters of certification and testing. First flight is a significant step on the way.

21 May

ReleasemagniX and AeroTEC to fly all-electric eCaravan on May 28

2019
19 June

ReleaseAeroTEC to flight test MagniX all-electric propulsion system

18 June

ReleaseEviation christens a new era of all-electric aviation with the debut of its commercial-scale Alice plane