Scotland’s Loganair is charting a new, hydrogen-powered course for sustainable aviation, partnering with ZeroAvia to develop new, zero-emissions offerings that could see the airline’s 40-80 passenger capacity aircraft operate emission-free on regional routes across the UK and Europe.
ZeroAvia seems to be spending the $150M it raised from Airbus and American Airlines in Q4 of last year well, advancing certification for its “ZA600” 600 kW hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for 10-20 seat aircraft with the UK’s CAA. At the same time, ZeroAvia is developing a second, more powerful modular engine called ZA2000 intended for use 40-80 seat aircraft like the ATR 42 and 72 — which Loganair owns more than twenty of.
“The recent commitments made by ZeroAvia to bring their hydrogen fuel-cell manufacturing centre to Glasgow, and the strong engagement between our senior teams, has made this next step entirely…
