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Scotland's Loganair Lays Out Plans To Decarbonize Regional Air Services
The company views ZeroAvia's hydrogen fuel cell technology as an attractive option for its plans to decarbonize regional flights in the UK.
Ampaire's Electric Eel technology demonstrator at Kirkwall in Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Loganair partnered with Ampaire to conduct demonstration flights with the latter's hybrid-electric technology demonstrator aircraft from locations such as Kirkwall in Scotland's Orkney Islands. (Image: Ampaire)

Scottish regional airline Loganair is evaluating options for decarbonizing its fleet with new electric aircraft. The carrier’s head of sustainability, Andy Smith, told the Air Charter Expo (ACE) conference on September 12 that it is evaluating ZeroAvia’s plans to install hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems on small turboprop aircraft like the Twin Otter, which Loganair already operates.

According to Smith, Loganair is still considering options and has not yet selected any particular aircraft. In 2021, the airline was involved in flight trials in Scotland and other parts of the UK to evaluate Ampaire’s hybrid-electric technology demonstrator.