On Friday, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) started taking bookings for its first-ever commercial flights on electricity-powered planes set to take flight in 2028.
"Since its inception in 1946, SAS has been one of the pioneers in the airline industry, being for instance the first commercial airline operator to fly over the North Pole to significantly shorten flight time between continents,” said Anko van der Werff, President and CEO of SAS.
“A groundbreaking activity for which SAS received the Columbus Prize. The fact that we can now invite our passengers to the next major milestone in the future of aviation is a natural continuation of that pioneering spirit and a significant step on our journey towards more sustainable aviation."The company has ambitious plans to fly startup Heart Aerospace's ES-30 hybrid electric regional aircraft.
This is because the ES-30's four electric motors are designed to use a combination of batteries and hybrid turbogenerators. “SAS' goal is net-zero emissions by 2050. An important part of achieving this goal is to develop and use technological innovations such as electric aircraft on shorter trips,” said the firmThe price of the flights has been set at 1,946 Swedish Krona because 1946 was the year of SAS's inaugural flight.by Pyka in the United States. Christened Pelican Cargo, it was said at the time to be the "largest zero-emission cargo airplane and the first autonomous vehicle of its class.
"We designed this plane to eliminate C02 emissions from the logistics chain while offering a significant speed advantage over ground transportation and operating costs at a fraction of conventional air transportation," said Michael Norcia, Pyka's Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder during the inauguration.
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