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The electric plane fleet expanded across the country in 2024. Canada’s first Pipistrel Velis Electro was flown by Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics (WISA) researchers and Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre (WWFC) personnel in 2023. Waterloo has added a second Velis Electro for 2024 (with financial support from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) and a third Velis Electro was purchased by Sealand Aviation on Vancouver Island (with financial support from Clean BC)

Waterloo finance student Angelica Lee was nominated for a global aerospace award. She shares her journey and advice to inspire others in non-traditional career pathways.

A student in the Collaborative Aeronautics Program reflects on a recent visit to the NRC Flight Research Laboratory in Ottawa.

Cap Students at the University of Waterloo visited the National Research Council Flight Research Laboratory in Ottawa. Where they learned about research that is advancing sustainability in aerospace.

A decade ago, Ethan caught the aviation bug, and now he's in Geography and Aviation at the University of Waterloo. His experience has been enriched with top-tier courses and flight training.

Through the collaboration of many disciplines and help from multiple faculties, Waterloo aviation students were able to use their skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to quantify the impacts of flight operations at our local airport on surrounding communities.

Electric aviation offers a solution to airport noise by replacing the fossil fuel engine with a quiet electric motor. Of course, there is still noise from the propeller, so how big is the reduction in noise by changing to electric power?

Selina describes her experience as a Velis Electro research assistant

Preksha from ASAP talks about her experience representing WISA and Waterloo's aviation programs.

Frosty mornings and electric aircraft performance: How are e-plane flight and charge times impacted? We highlight some of our findings from the first cool days.