By 2025, the skies of Chicago could witness the rise of air taxis, a revolutionary mode of transportation aimed at drastically reducing travel times within the city. This long-awaited innovation, which has captured global interest for years, is inching closer to realization. As early as 2021, aviation giant Airbus revealed an air taxi prototype capable of ferrying four passengers at a cruising speed of 120 km/h.
In a significant milestone for the aviation industry, Zero Avia’s modified Dornier Do-228 aircraft has successfully completed its first flight powered solely by the innovative ZA600 hydrogen-electric propulsion system. This groundbreaking event took place two months after the aircraft’s initial successful flight and was conducted at the company’s Cotswold base.
Produced from hydrogen and carbon dioxide, the aim is to take a bite out of aviation’s ecological footprint. The one thing you can’t put your finger on about synthetic kerosene – which, according to the announcement, will be produced in Germany for the first time in the world – is that it’s cheap.