Ecojet flights in the U.K. will begin in 2024. Trips to mainland Europe will follow, and long-haul journeys are also in the works.
British entrepreneur Dale Vince on Monday announced plans to launch an electric airline that will be powered using renewable energy.
Aircraft are to be "retrofitted with the hydrogen-electric power trains as soon they become approved for service by the CAA.""The question of how to create sustainable air travel has plagued the green movement for decades," said Dale Vince, founder of British energy firm Ecotricity.
The formation of Ecojet represents the latest attempt to reduce the environmental footprint of aviation. Flights in the U.K. will begin in 2024. Trips to mainland Europe will follow, and long-haul journeys are also in the works. Ecojet will use 19- and 70-seat turboprop aircraft. While the goal is for the airplanes to use hydrogen-electric powertrains eventually, initial flights won't.
"Short-term, to secure routes and a license from the Civil Aviation Authority, Ecojet will initially fly using conventionally fuelled planes," a statement issued Monday said.
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