Eviation, headquartered in Arlington, Washington, said that GlobalX, a Miami based charter operator, had signed a letter of intent to order 50 Eviation’s all electric Alice commuter aircraft.
Eviation said in a press release today that the nine passenger planes will open up new passenger routes for GlobalX’s major markets in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
“Alice aircraft will enable us to provide sustainable regional flights to and from major markets, which is the first step for us to become a zero carbon emission airline in 2050,” said Ed Wegel, President and CEO of GlobalX.
Gregory Davis, president of Eviation, praised GlobalX’s “commitment to cleaner skies, lower operating costs and providing the most innovative options for air travel.”
GlobalX, also known as the global cross airline, started its passenger transport business a year ago and currently operates seven Airbus A350 class aircraft serving the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America. According to the lease agreement, the company also owns 15 A321 freighters and will start freight business at the end of this year.
GlobalX plans to deliver its first Alice aircraft in 2027 and will evaluate its cargo variants to support its cargo customer base,
The financial details of the transaction have not yet been released, but in 2019, Eviation said that the list price of Alice’s aircraft was $4 million. An Alice prototype aircraft has been assembled and ground tested for more than a year. The first flight test is expected to take place in the next few weeks in Lake Moses in central Washington.
The electric propulsion system of the aircraft is provided by MagniX, a company headquartered in Everett, Washington.
If everything goes according to plan, Alice can be put into service as early as 2024. DHL Express ordered 12 Alice eCargo aircraft last year, and Cape Air of Massachusetts ordered 75 all electric passenger aircraft. April.