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Mission Aviation Fellowship Conference Makes the Case for Electric Aviation
The Ecological and Electric Aviation Conference will be held on March 10 and is attracting several electric propulsion pioneers and other experts.
Mission Aviation Fellowship
Mission Aviation Fellowship brings aid to developing world communities, such as Yaida village in Tanzania, where hundreds of children and mothers received medical checks and vital vaccinations. (Photo: MAF Finland pilot Jarkko Korhonen)

The Ecological and Electric Aviation Conference on March 10 provides more evidence of how interest in new types of aircraft is blossoming as more and more prospective stakeholders engage with so-called advanced air mobility (AAM). The online event is being organized by the Finnish branch of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a worldwide Christian charity that operates around 130 aircraft to support aid programs in numerous developing countries.

The group wants to explore the potential for electric aircraft and other AAM technologies to make its work more adaptable and sustainable. MAF Finland CEO Janne Ropponen told FutureFlight that he also sees the event as a chance for his fellow Finns, and others, to learn more about efforts to reduce aviation’s environmental footprint and deliver air transportation in a more inclusive and sustainable way.