The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Eviation Aircraft: 2 models, 2 deployments across 2 regions, 1 active incident. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Israeli-American electric aircraft company that developed the Alice — a nine-passenger all-electric commuter aircraft. Founded in 2015, Eviation is majority-owned by Singapore's Clermont Group and is based in Arlington, Washington. As of February 2025, the company has paused development and laid off most staff while seeking additional funding and partnerships.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
Status
First flight
Target
Capacity
Specs
CEO
Founders
Majority owner
Orders
Battery supplier
Motor supplier
Wing partner
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Eviation Alice
Nine-passenger all-electric commuter aircraft with T-tail and twin magni650 electric motors. Composite construction (95% composite material), 820 kWh lithium-ion battery, cruising speed 220 kn (407 km/h), originally targeted 440 nmi range (revised to 250 nmi after first flight). First flew September 27, 2022 from Moses Lake, WA; development paused February 2025.
Current platform
Alice
Nine-passenger all-electric commuter aircraft. First flight September 27, 2022 at Moses Lake, WA. Cruise speed 250 kts (287 mph), maximum load 2,600 lbs, capacity for 2 pilots and 9 passengers. Development paused February 2025 — company laid off most staff and is seeking new funding. On indefinite pause as of 2025.
Partnerships
Every company Eviation Aircraft has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Wing1× joint5 total
Most recent
Eviation Aircraft on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Sep 2022. Explore where Eviation Aircraft's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Eviation Aircraft deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Omer Bar-Yohay Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Omri Regev Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Aviv Tzidon Co-foundersecondary-verified
- André Stein CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Omri Regevcofounderno longer at company
- Aviv Tzidoncofounderno longer at company
- Omer Bar-Yohaycofounderno longer at company
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Eviation Aircraft (1)
- Eviation Alice prototype destroyed by battery fire2020-01-22 · Malfunction
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Eviation Aircraft2 deployments
Recent coverage
Eviation Aircraft in third-party press
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Financial state
- Employees
- 64
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- distressed
- Counterparty risk class
- high
- Going concern
- flaggedCompany laid off most staff and paused development in February 2025 while seeking funding
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Eviation Aircraft has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Wing1× joint5 total
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 27, 2022
Eviation Alice at Moses Lake, Washington, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2021
Alice at Arlington, Washington, USA
- Incident recordedJan 22, 2020
Eviation Alice prototype destroyed by battery fire
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Eviation Aircraft.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Eviation Aircraft from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Electric startup Eviation lays off staff as it seeks funding: media reports
Eviation laid off most staff amid funding struggles; CEO André Stein said the pause is temporary while seeking long-term partnerships.
Eviation lays off employees and pauses work on electric airplane
Eviation Aircraft laid off most of its employees and paused development of the Alice electric airplane while seeking funding and partnerships.
Eviation Lays Off Staff, Pauses Electric Aircraft Production Amid Funding Woes
Eviation paused production of the Alice electric aircraft and laid off significant workforce amid funding challenges.
Eviation Reveals Latest Redesign of Alice Electric Airplane
Eviation unveiled a redesigned Alice with tubular fuselage, large winglets, and larger energy storage compartment following conceptual design review with TLG Aerospace.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/eviation.md
- RSS feed: /companies/eviation/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4fb002d1-af64-451b-8990-172b28b6d952
- Revision history: /companies/eviation/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
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Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Eviation Aircraft draws attention at the 80th percentile but verifies reality at the 17th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +63, 12th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Broad public reach with 5.7M video views. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 1, 2026