A New Aircraft Demos Urban Landing And Takeoff

Now, this week, I am delighted to be in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina, which is hosting the CAPA Leader Summit Americas, and I'm absolutely thrilled to be joined by a very special guest, Mark Allen, who is the CEO at Electra.

So Mark, welcome.

Thank you for joining us.

Thank you, Keren.

It's good to be here, and what a great city we're in.

It is.

It's gorgeous, isn't it? Electra is a hybrid electric aviation company that is developing the EL9, a small, ultra-short takeoff and landing regional aircraft.

Before joining Electra, Mark served as chief strategy officer at Boeing, so he's definitely got all the right aviation knowledge and background.

Here in Charleston, he's been talking to attendees about the EL9, and we saw a significant step achieved when a two-seat prototype was flown here and landed on the city's pier.

And it was-

Right by the river, right by the hotel.

That's right.

Yes, it was.

And it also delivered a special guest, so we'll hear about that in a minute too.

So Mark, again, thank you for your time.

Like I say, exciting times here in Charleston.