Will there be an electric* passenger airliner in commercial operation before 2028?
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Propulsion must be electric, but power can be generated from e.g. hydrogen fuel cells as well.

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I think harbour air (a regional airline in Canada) has a very good shot at doing this. They have had a working prototype for several years. B.C. where they operate has a pretty high carbon tax which gives them an incentive to get off avgass. And most of their routs are under 45m. Plus they just signed a letter of intent to buy 50 engines to retrofit their whole fleet https://harbourair.com/harbour-air-ebeaver-electric-airplane-makes-international-debut-at-eaa-airventure-2024-oshkosh-wi/

The FAA regulations that it operates under probably provide a pretty good set of rules for what counts or doesn't, at least in the US:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Regulations

Parts 23, 25, 91, 121, and 135 are the ones of interest.

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@RobertCousineau they fly above the waves at almost 200mph, but legally they are classified closer to boats than they are to planes so they can have a much larger legal flight distance (since they are legally allowed to get close to empty on their batteries in non-emergency situations). Successful 1/4 size model flight last September, planned full size next year, lots of industry investors/executives, etc.

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Neom invested in them. not sure if I should sell my position.

I think commercial operation has to be defined - are we talking regular scheduled service?

just looking at energy density of the various storage options it makes absolutely no sense to have electric airplanes, but i can still see some investors burning money and making it happen

Part 23 or Part 25?

@Yves And for commercial service: Part 91 (presumably not), 121, or 135?

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@jacksonpolack Certainly! So I decided to provide a somewhat agressive cut-off year, to keep it interesting.

Distance & capacity?

@ElliotDavies Any flight one can commonly charter from a commercial airline to get from A to B. No one-off deals. I think that rules out a two-seater, but as for distance and capacity, I don't think I could provide a sensible cut-off?

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