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Switching Plans, Maeve Will Develop an 80-seat Hybrid-electric Regional Airliner
The company is moving its headquarters from the Netherlands to Oberpfaffenhofen Airport near Munich.
Maeve's M80 hybrid-electric regional airliner
Maeve Aerospace has announced plans for the M80 hybrid-electric regional airliner. (Image: Maeve)

Maeve Aerospace has announced a shift in strategy that will see it develop an 80-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner. The European start-up has abandoned plans it unveiled in April to develop a smaller, all-electric aircraft that would seat up to 44 passengers.

According to the company, it aims to bring the revised M80 design to market in 2031. The aircraft is expected to have a range of 800 nm, which is around three times the range of the all-electric Maeve 01 model. Its cruise speed would be up to 400 knots at 35,000 feet.