United Airlines to buy 100 electric planes for short routes
United Airlines to buy 100 electric planes for short routes SHARE Share United Airlines and one of its regional carriers each plan to buy up to 100 small electric planes that could be used on short-haul United flights. The 19-seat planes could be used to fly passengers up to 400 kilometres by the end of the decade, United said on Tuesday morning. United's venture fund and its partner Mesa Airlines will be investing in the company developing the plane, Sweden's Heart Aerospace. Both airlines agreed to purchase 100 of the planes if they meet United's specifications once developed. "We expec...
Source: traveller.com.au
