The First Frontier For Electric Aviation: Short-Haul Flights

01 Nov 2023 | Abstracted from Green Biz

"..there's a growing market in commuter flights - trips that are less than 250 miles - that is perfect for its electric planes...Commuter flights made up 29 percent of flights in the U.S. in 2019...if factors align, the short-haul segment could grow from $75 billion to $115 billion by 2035, closing in on 700 million passengers a year.

"Beyond electrifying larger airports, electric planes could help kick off a return to smaller regional airports

ADDITIONAL RELATED NEWS LINKS

• Joby Rolls Out Second Air Taxi Prototype, Breaks Ground on Expansion


• Vertical Flight Society Electric VTOL Directory Hits 1,000 Entries From More Than 430 Designers


• ZeroAvia's New Turbocharged Hydrogen Fuel Cell Makes Zero-Emission Flights A Possibility


• Japan Invests $33 Billion For Its New In-House Hydrogen Passenger Jet


• DoorDash Begins Baconator Deliveries By Drone


• Aerospace Experts Design Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Jet That Can Travel Halfway Around World With No Layover: 'A Pivotal Moment'


• Sikorsky's New Tilt-Wing Hybrid VTOL Aircraft Promises 575-Mile Range


• Ampaire's Hybrid-Electric Caravan Runs On SAF


• eVTOL Air Taxi Completes Its First Inter-City Flight In China


• Hyundai's CEO Thinks We'll Be Flying Their Electric Air Taxi Subsidiary By 2028 - But Admits Batteries Aren't There