(Left to Right) SFU MOT MBA professionals Greg Hatton, P.Eng, Pankaj Bagga, and Juan Artigas.
( Left to Right ) SFU MOT MBA professionals Greg Hatton, P.Eng, Pankaj Bagga, and Juan Artigas. A team from Simon Fraser University's (SFU) Management of Technology (MOT) MBA program is playing a pivotal role in developing the world's first fully electric commercial aircraft by recently completing an industry consulting project with Harbour Air Seaplanes. Starting in early May 2023, the students delved into the business case for ePlanes to analyze the potential market, regulatory environment, and strategic directives necessary for the ePlane project to realize the HAAS (Harbour Air Aerospace Services) electrification vision. Harbour Air took to the skies with their ePlane for the first time in December 2019. Since then, they have clocked more than 70 test flights. Their current focus is on securing the necessary Transport Canada regulatory approval for their ePlane, a revamped DeHavilland of Canada DHC-2 Mk1 Beaver equipped with a MagniX magni650 electric powerplant. For their industry project, the SFU MOT MBA students evaluated the electric aviation sector, gauging market dynamics, competition, technological innovations, and pinpointing potential challenges and opportunities.
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