Air New Zealand aims to have an electric aircraft in the air by the end of the decade. Photo: Getty Images
Air New Zealand invests heavily in sustainability and is targeting net zero emissions by 2050.
The airline has a comprehensive sustainability framework. One of the pillars of that framework is genuine climate action – and that’s where electric aircraft come in.
“We’re out there working with a number of partners on this, but pretty heavily with Airbus,” Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran told a CAPA conference on Tuesday. “We signed an MOU with them just recently and are sharing a lot of data and a lot of information between us.”
“There are another 12 odd partners we continue to stay close to and are having reasonably in-depth conversations with them. The way these things usually develop, that list will come down, and we’ll pick a couple, go even deeper, and then get on and purchase an (electric) aircraft sometime in the next few years.”
Greg Foran says that once that first electric aircraft is operating, the airline will learn and expand from there.
“We’re excited about that opportunity,” he adds. The Air New Zealand CEO said he expects to have at least one electric aircraft operating on one route within the next few years. When pressed on a more definite timeline, Greg Foran nominated the late 2020s.
Air New Zealand sees that first electric aircraft operating a short-haul regional domestic route now serviced by Q300 aircraft. Greg Foran says that the late 2020 start date slots in nicely with Q300 fleet renewal plans. Simple Flying - link - Andrew Curran - link - more like this - link
“We’re out there working with a number of partners on this, but pretty heavily with Airbus,” Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran told a CAPA conference on Tuesday. “We signed an MOU with them just recently and are sharing a lot of data and a lot of information between us.”
“There are another 12 odd partners we continue to stay close to and are having reasonably in-depth conversations with them. The way these things usually develop, that list will come down, and we’ll pick a couple, go even deeper, and then get on and purchase an (electric) aircraft sometime in the next few years.”
Greg Foran says that once that first electric aircraft is operating, the airline will learn and expand from there.
“We’re excited about that opportunity,” he adds. The Air New Zealand CEO said he expects to have at least one electric aircraft operating on one route within the next few years. When pressed on a more definite timeline, Greg Foran nominated the late 2020s.
Air New Zealand sees that first electric aircraft operating a short-haul regional domestic route now serviced by Q300 aircraft. Greg Foran says that the late 2020 start date slots in nicely with Q300 fleet renewal plans. Simple Flying - link - Andrew Curran - link - more like this - link
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