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Air Canada buys 30 electric-hybrid planes to combat climate change effects
Air Canada announced a purchase agreement for 30 ES-30 electric-hybrid aircraft to lower aircraft emissions and combat climate change's effects.The largest airline in Canada on Thursday announced a purchase agreement for 30 electric-hybrid planes under development by Heart Aerospace of Sweden, read an Air Canada press release.The revolutionary regional aircraft, expected to enter service in 2028, will generate zero emissions flying on battery power and yield significant operational savings and benefits. Under the agreement, Air Canada has also acquired a USD 5 million equity stake in Heart Aerospace.This brings Air Canada a step closer to its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. The ES-30 will allow Air Canada to serve regional and commuter routes more sustainably, providing low-emission connectivity to local communities over the medium-to-long term.It will be capable of carrying 30 passengers seated three across (in a 2X1 configuration), with a galley and lavatory. Air Canada
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Akasa Air has strong financials to place order for more planes: CEO
The Jhunjhunwala family holds stakes in the airline through three discretionary trusts
Lessor pushes to repossess SpiceJet aircraft as payment negotiations fail
Aircraft lessor DAE has approached aviation regulator DGCA to deregister three SpiceJet 737 planes
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Qatar Airways-Airbus dispute peels away layers of 'plane' truths
The issue has fuelled a war of words between Airbus and Qatar's state carrier
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Plane with 28 people on board goes missing in Russia's far eastern region
A plane with 28 people on board has gone missing in the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka on Tuesday, local officials said
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Covid: Four pvt airports can see 90% drop in op profit, says report
The airports are Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad
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Plane carrying 177 passengers skids off runway in Istanbul, breaks into two
Live images broadcast on Turkish television showed several people climbing through a large crack in the plane
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MIT engineers fly first-ever Star Wars-inspired plane with no moving parts
The flight is, of course, a very long way from flying people
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