Dutch group targets hydrogen-fuelled commercial flight in 2028
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from Technology | The Guardian on (#60AEY)
Consortium plans to adapt turboprop aircraft with 40-80 seats to run on environmentally friendly fuel
The world's first hydrogen-fuelled commercial flight of a passenger plane could take place between Rotterdam and London in six years' time, under a plan to make short-haul air travel more environmentally friendly.
The 2028 target set by a Dutch consortium is ambitious. Airbus announced its intention 18 months ago to be the first to offer zero-emission commercial aircraft models running on hydrogen, by 2035.
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