{"id":20227,"date":"2021-12-06T14:26:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20227"},"modified":"2021-12-06T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:30:26","slug":"southern-airways-express-purchases-20-regent-seagliders-for-their-u-s-east-coast-operations-in-250m-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/southern-airways-express-purchases-20-regent-seagliders-for-their-u-s-east-coast-operations-in-250m-deal\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Southern Airways Express Purchases 20 REGENT Seagliders for their U.S. East Coast Operations in $250M Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

REGENT, the venture-backed aerospace company behind the\nrevolutionary all-electric seaglider, announced that Southern Airways Express,\none of America\u2019s largest commuter airlines, has entered into a commercial\nagreement with firm deposits to add REGENT seagliders to its fleet of aircraft.\nSeagliders provide harbor-to-harbor, overwater transportation at a fraction of\nthe cost, noise, and emissions of existing regional transportation modes like\naircraft and ferries. With operations nationwide, Southern Airways will focus\nits initial seaglider service in its New York\/New England and Southeastern U.S.\nmarkets, including Boston, Nantucket, Palm Beach, and Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Billy Thalheimer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cREGENT is excited to deliver a more affordable, convenient,\nand sustainable option to Southern Airways customers,\u201d said Billy Thalheimer,\nCEO of REGENT. \u201cSouthern is an industry leader in sustainable transportation\nand customer service. Our seaglider will enhance its fleet capability and\nenable Southern to reaffirm its position as an innovator in regional travel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership between REGENT and Southern Airways is for\n20 seagliders: 15 Viceroys, each holding up to 12 passengers, and 5 Monarchs,\nwhich can hold up to 100 passengers. The transaction with firm deposits is\nvalued at nearly $250M. With this order, REGENT grows its commercial sales book\nto over $600M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The REGENT seaglider is a groundbreaking innovation in\nregional transportation,\u201d said Stan Little, chairman and CEO of Southern\nAirways. \u201cREGENT\u2019s zero-emission electric vehicle unlocks an incredible amount\nof operating efficiency for our company while lowering costs, trip times, and\nour environmental footprint. We not only plan to integrate seagliders into our\nexisting air-transportation networks at coastal airports, but also to offer new\ndowntown-to- downtown direct routes along coastal corridors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The REGENT seaglider is an all-electric flying vessel that\ncombines the speed, comfort, and navigation systems of an aircraft with the\nconvenience, maneuverability, and affordability of a boat. Regulated and\ncertified by maritime authorities, the seaglider will transport commercial\npassengers and critical cargo up to 180 miles at nearly 180 mph with existing\nbattery technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leveraging existing dock infrastructure, REGENT\u2019s seaglider\nwill FLOAT, FOIL, and FLY. From the dock and while in the no wake zone, the\nvehicle will float on its hull. Upon reaching 20 mph, it will rise up on its\nretractable hydrofoil. Hydrofoils offer significant wave tolerance and enhanced\npassenger comfort as the vehicle leaves the crowded city harbor at speeds\nbetween 20-40mph. Upon reaching open water, the vehicle smoothly transitions\nonto its wing, retracts the foil, and accelerates to a comfortable 180-mph\ncruise speed — all while staying within 100 feet of the water\u2019s surface.\nFlight safety at these altitudes is achieved utilizing a multiple-redundant,\nstate-of-the-art navigation and control system. Similar to a hovercraft,\nseagliders fly on a dynamic air cushion created by the pressurized air between\nthe wings and the water. The aerodynamic advantage of this so-called \u201cground\neffect,\u201d includes significant operational efficiencies, increased payload\ncapability, and greater range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

REGENT, the venture-backed aerospace company behind the revolutionary all-electric seaglider, announced that Southern Airways Express, one of America\u2019s largest commuter airlines, has entered into a commercial agreement with firm deposits to add REGENT seagliders to its fleet of aircraft. Seagliders provide harbor-to-harbor, overwater transportation at a fraction of the cost, noise, and emissions of existing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/REGENT_Selects_Bureau_Veritas_to_Commence_Classification_of_Seaglidersedit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20227"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20233,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20227\/revisions\/20233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}