Spirit AeroSystems To Work on Electric Aviation Group's Hydrogen Airliner Plans

The aerostructures group is to collaborate in the development of a 90-seat airliner but has yet to specify what its role will be.

Electric Aviation Group is developing the 90-seat Hydrogen Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft. — Electric Aviation Group, which is developing the 90-seat Hydrogen Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft, will receive technical support from Spirit AeroSystems. (Image: EAG)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

April 4, 2022

Aerostructures group Spirit AeroSystems is to collaborate with UK-based Electric Aviation Group (EAG) in its plans to bring a 90-seat hydrogen-powered regional airliner to market. The U.S. company’s UK division has signed a term sheet in-principle agreement to get involved in the project in an as-yet-unspecified way.

In 2020, Spirit acquired the former Bombardier Aerospace factory in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which makes wings for the Airbus A220 narrowbody airliner (formerly the CSeries) and several airframes for the Canadian group’s Challenger and Global business jets. Last month, the company signed an agreement with Airbus to develop and manufacture its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft.

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