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‘Aviation revolution’: Sydney Harbour to be home to world’s first zero-emissions airline – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Seaplanes say their new fleet will be quieter, require less frequent maintenance and all-electric by 2025.
As with ground transport, many companies are developing electric aircraft with the aim of one day replacing engines driven by fossil fuels. Battery weight has so far been one key obstacle limiting the advance of such vehicles in the air.
Many Sydney Seaplanes flights are short, such as 10 minutes or so from its base at Rose Bay north to Palm Beach.
It also plans a trial flight next Tuesday from Sydney Harbour to Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, though, with the intention of starting thrice-daily…
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