ZeroAvia has signed an agreement to provide its ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines to new operator Surcar Airlines as it looks to bring green flights to the Canary Islands. Surcar plans to use Twin Otter seaplanes retrofit with the ZA600 powertrain on...
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ZeroAvia has signed an agreement to provide its ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines to new operator Surcar Airlines as it looks to bring green flights to the Canary Islands.
Surcar plans to use Twin Otter seaplanes retrofit with the ZA600 powertrain on sightseeing tours. The newly launched airline is backed by investors including the Danish carrier Nordic Seaplanes. Surcar Airlines is committed to spearheading the electrification of aviation to enable zero-emission flights in the Canary Islands.
Surcar Airlines will begin operations with conventionally powered aircraft. The next step will be switching to hydrogen-electric engines to remove all in-flight emissions, providing huge additional reductions in climate and air quality impacts.
ZeroAvia is on track for certification of the ZA600, 600kW engine for 9-19 seat aircraft over the next two to three years and has a Memorandum of Understanding with De Havilland of Canada, type certificate holder of the Twin Otter.
"The Canaries are a perfect use case for the earliest zero-emission flights, given the opportunity for replacing combustion engines on short island-to-island routes," said James Peck, Chief Customer Officer, ZeroAvia. " Developing green options for inter-island travel will help further increase the appeal of one of Europe's most popular holiday destinations."
"Millions visit each year to see the incredible natural beauty and world heritage sites here in the Canary Islands," said Gerardo Morales-Hierro, Founder and CEO, Surcar Airlines. "Climate change threatens this and our way of life. Working with ZeroAvia will help us to deliver cleaner flights, while also fostering positive impacts on the local community and the environment."
ZeroAvia recently completed a program of 10 test flights of a prototype of its ZA600 for the aboard a Dornier 228 aircraft at its UK base in Kemble, Gloucestershire.
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