New Report: The Next-Generation Aircraft Power List 2022
The coming boom in low and zero emission aircraft, and who we tip to succeed.
In this brand new Next-Generation Aircraft Power List report, we look at the low and zero emission aircraft that we will see flying within the next ten years.
What do we mean by next-generation aircraft?
It's the next step up from eVTOLs (see our UAM report) – 10-40 seat planes that are either carbon neutral or with a vastly reduced carbon footprint.
These aircraft are powered by three different technologies: electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric.
While some companies are retrofitting existing aircraft (e.g., ZeroAvia and the Dornier 228), others want to build completely new aircraft (e.g., the Eviation Alice and the Heart Aerospace ES-30).
At SimpliFlying, we’re excited about the potential of these aircraft for two reasons:
They could have an immediate transformative effect on many communities, due to the fact that next-generation aircraft will initially be on regional routes. They solve the biggest issues around small and urban airports – noise, pollution and cost. At a time when the aviation industry is under pressure to cap growth, we could actually see more people flying thanks to these planes, but in a less carbon-intensive way.
Many of the companies we feature have a roadmap to move from 19- to 50- to 100-seat aircraft, so the technology used in regional aircraft in 2029, could well form the basis of newer 100-200-seat narrowbodies in 2039.
We’ve chosen eight companies – Ampaire, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Electra, Eviation, Faradair, Heart Aerospace, MagniX, Regent, Universal Hydrogen, and ZeroAvia – which we call our next-gen aircraft power list.
Read more about them, why we chose them, and our predictions by downloading the report for free here.