New Zealand’s Sounds Air Moving Forward With Electric Aircraft As Main Focus
New Zealand regional airline Sounds Air aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030 using battery-powered electric aircraft as its main focal point and currently is not looking at…
Air New Zealand and Sounds Air Push NZ’s Climate Change Commission To Introduce More Emissions Cuts, Next Generation Aircraft To Be Available From 2035 Onwards
Following the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act, the Climate Change Commission was established to advise the New Zealand Government on actions that will reduce carbon emissions and to…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Closing SpaceJet’s US Flight Test Centre https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Aerospace-Defense/Mitsubishi-Heavy-to-close-SpaceJet-s-US-flight-testing-site Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is closing the SpaceJet programme’s flight test centre in Moses Lake in the US, which means…
NZ’s Sounds Air Signs LOI for Battery Powered E-19 Aircraft
New Zealand regional airline Sounds Air aims to offer zero-emission flights using Heart Aerospace’s new ES-19 battery-powered aircraft. The airline is the first in Asia-Pacific to sign a letter of…
NZ’s Sounds Air Argues for Government Aid
New Zealand’s Sounds Air is asking for government aid on the basis that it is a vital transport link for local communities. Sounds Air managing director, Andrew Crawford, tells Smart…
New Zealand’s Sounds Air Adding More PC-12s
New Zealand regional carrier Sounds Air plans to add more Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, so it can cater to growth in New Zealand’s regional aviation market. The airline’s managing director, Andrew…