EasyJet Announces Next Phase of Electric Plane Testing

As part of low-cost carrier airlines/easyjet-announces-virgin-atlantic-as-new-airline-partner.html” target=”_self” rel=”nofollow”>easyJet’s plan to add electric planes to its fleet by 2027, the airline announced the latest phase of testing with a nine-seat aircraft.

According to Reuters.com, England-based easyJet and United States-based Wright Electric already successfully tested a two-seat electric plane and plan to launch the nine-seat electric aircraft next year.

EasyJet plans to have the environmentally-friendly electric planes operating on routes of around 310 miles within the decade. The airline hopes to serve its second-busiest route, London to Amsterdam, with the new aircraft.

“Electric flying is becoming a reality and we can now foresee a future that is not exclusively dependent on jet fuel,” easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren told Reuters.

As the airlines/and-the-world-s-cheapest-airline-is.html” target=”_self” rel=”nofollow”>airline industry continues to focus on lowering emissions and saving money, easyJet announced plans to cut carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometer by 10 percent through the use of fuel-efficient planes by 2022.

Wright Electric is also working on a patent for a new electric motor that will be able to power a larger aircraft similar to the planes currently in the carrier’s fleet, except quieter and cheaper to operate.