The partnership is planning a 76- to 100-seat aircraft designed for significant advantages over today’s regional aircraft through increased energy efficiency.
The Airbus Foundation, GE Aerospace Foundation, Qatar Airways, and United Airlines, among others, announced their support this week at the Paris Air Show.
The partnership will focus on work toward future engine iterations, including potential powerplants for ATR’s planned EVO hybrid-electric aircraft family.
Over 30 organizations, including Air France-KLM, SAS and easyJet, have called on EU governments to fund an electro-sustainable aviation fuel trial auction.
The airline, Safran and UK design agency Acumen Design Associates said the new design will be the world’s largest seat in its class on a mid-sized aircraft.