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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
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