A week of firsts for manufacturers and STC holders

In this episode, Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee and Associate Editors Andrew Crider and Robert Luke discuss a week of milestones for the freighter aircraft industry.

The first milestone was the first flight of an all-new aircraft type. with Eviation’s Alice aircraft becoming the world's first fully electric aircraft to take flight. The aircraft promises to have a cargo variant and has secured DHL as a launch customer.

The editors then turn to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Xtreme Aviation, which have also made firsts of their own.

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