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ZeroAvia To Open R&D Facility at Washington's Paine Field Airport
The new Seattle-area research and development center is part of a wider aerospace hub that also includes several facilities operated by aerospace giant Boeing.
Paine Field
Paine Field airport in the Seattle area is set to become the third research and development center used by hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia. (Image: Economic Alliance Snohomish County)

Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia is to open a research and development facility at the Seattle-area Paine Field airport. The company will use the site to work on its ZA2000 powertrain for converting the DeHavilland Dash 8 Q400 twin turboprop regional airliner through a previously announced partnership with Alaska Airlines.

Washington state’s Department of Commerce is providing a $350,000 grant to support ZeroAvia’s move. The funds requested via the Economic Alliance Snohomish County will be used to convert a warehouse into a space that can house 20 design and software engineers from the California-based company.