EasyJet backs electric planes for commercial lift off

Madeleine Cuff
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Low cost airline backing plans to build electric-powered commercial passenger jets for short-haul routes

UK low-cost airline EasyJet could be flying electric passenger planes on short haul routes within the next 10 years after it today announced a new partnership with US electric jet pioneers Wright Electric....

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