Bloomberg Businessweek - USA (2019-11-18)

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HarbourAirLtd.’sseaplaneshavebeenshuttling

peoplebetweenVancouverandremotepartsof

BritishColumbiaforsome 40 years.In December,

Harbourwilltest-flya prototypee-plane,witha

motormadebyRedmond,Wash.-basedMagniX.

It hopestobecomeoneofthefirstall-electric

commercialairlines.——MikeMacEacheran

A Zero-Emission Aircraft

① Rush hour at Harbour Air’s Fraser River runway, next to Vancouver

International Airport’s South Terminal ② The e-plane prototype and its

specially designed propeller ③ Aviation engineers at work on engine and

cockpit components ④ A pilot’s view of the unfinished cockpit

⑤ Nose cones sit inside a maintenance hangar in the South Terminal

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT ORMEROD FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK (5)

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