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Surcar Airlines Plans Hydrogen-Powered Canary Island Tourist Flights
The start-up carrier has agreed to convert a fleet of Twin Otter turboprop aircraft to run on ZeroAvia's 600 kW ZA600 hydrogen propulsion system.
Surcar Airlines plans to operate Twin Otter aircraft using ZeroAvia's ZA600 hydrogen propulsion system.
Surcar Airlines plans to operate Twin Otter aircraft using ZeroAvia's ZA600 hydrogen propulsion system. (Image: ZeroAvia)

Surcar Airlines is aiming to launch zero-emissions regional air services between the Canary Islands with hydrogen-powered Twin Otter amphibious aircraft. Under an agreement announced on August 2, the start-up said it will convert its fleet to use ZeroAvia’s 600-kilowatt ZA600 hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system.

Planned flights will include sightseeing trips between Spain’s Canary Islands off the Atlantic coast of North Africa. Surcar had intended to launch scheduled services in 2022 but has yet to begin operations with an unspecified number of DHC-6-300 twin turboprop seaplanes.