The partners aim for demonstration flights from Rotterdam’s airports by end-2024
Shell joins hydrogen aviation initiative
The major partners with Zeroavia and Dutch airports to develop operations for hydrogen in airports and for European demonstration flights by end-2024
Shell has signed an agreement with hydrogen-electric aviation developer Zeroavia and Dutch airports Rotterdam-The Hague Airport and Rotterdam-The Hague Innovation Airport to collaborate on serving the first hydrogen-powered flights from Rotterdam. The partners aim for demonstration flights to European destinations by the end of 2024 and the first commercial passenger flights by 2025. The project will focus on supporting aircraft operations using gaseous hydrogen to fuel Zeroavia’s hydrogen-electric ZA600 engines, with demonstration flights to take place on routes to airports within 250 nautical miles of Rotterdam. Last month, Zeroavia completed its first ten-minute test flight of a 19-seat a
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