电动飞机制造商Electra落户Ohio州Springfield：投资8.5亿美元、新增1975个岗位
俄亥俄州克拉克县的 Springfield 市迎来一家航空制造商落户。俄亥俄州州长 Mike DeWine 于10月28日宣布，电动飞机制造商 Electra 已选定 Springfield-Beckley 市立机场作为其总部、制造与试飞基地及固定基地运营（FBO）所在地，投资额达8.5亿美元，预计新增1,975个就业岗位。
Electra 的旗舰产品是九座油电混合动力短距起降飞机 EL9。该公司称，EL9 的预订量已达9,000架，订单价值逾200亿美元。Springfield-Beckley 机场拥有5,000英尺长的铺装跑道，正好与 EL9 的起飞距离要求吻合。
Electra 创始人兼首席执行官 Marc Allen 表示，公司将把总部、整机组装与试飞集中在 Springfield。该公司获得了巴西航空工业公司（Embraer）与美国国家航空航天局（NASA）的支持。
州长办公室表示，这一项目将为克拉克县及周边地区带来制造、工程与航空服务岗位，是俄亥俄州近年来规模较大的航空产业投资之一。
Electra Picks Springfield, Ohio for HQ and Manufacturing: $850M Investment, 1,975 Jobs
Springfield, in Clark County, Ohio, is getting an aviation manufacturer. Governor Mike DeWine announced on October 28 that Electra has chosen Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport as the site of its headquarters, manufacturing and flight-test facility and fixed-base operation, an $850 million investment expected to create 1,975 jobs.
Electra's flagship product is the EL9, a nine-passenger hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing aircraft. The company says it holds pre-orders for 9,000 aircraft worth more than $20 billion. Springfield-Beckley's 5,000-foot paved runway matches the EL9's required takeoff distance.
Electra founder and CEO Marc Allen said the company will concentrate its headquarters, final assembly and flight testing in Springfield. The company is backed by Embraer and NASA.
The Governor's Office said the project will bring manufacturing, engineering and aviation-services jobs to Clark County and the surrounding region, making it one of Ohio's larger recent aviation investments.
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