Norwegian airline Widerøe targets zero emission flights with Rolls Royce project

Madeleine Cuff
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Airline has teamed up with Rolls Royce to launch research programme to design new electric aircraft

A regional airline in Norway could be one of the first in the world to offer zero emission air travel, thanks to a new agreement struck yesterday with aviation engineering giant Rolls Royce. Widerøe,...

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