Southern Airways Adds Electric Seagliders
- 22 Dec 2021 05:38 AM
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Southern Airways Express, a Florida-based commuter airliner, announced on Dec. 1 that it will buy 20 Regent electric seagliders.
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Southern Airways Express, a Florida-based commuter airliner, announced on Dec. 1 that it will buy 20 Regent electric seagliders.
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