cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/40793014
The agreement with BETA means that Loganair becomes Europe’s first commercial airline operating an electric aircraft fleet.
Loganair Agrees to Purchase 5 All-Electric Aircraft
https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/07/22/loganair-agrees-to-purchase-5-all-electric-aircraft/
3 Comments
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 19d
If it only goes 100 miles, why wouldn't you just take a train?
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 18d
Difficult when the sea is in the way. Or the terrain is impractical for a low volume route.
Don't suppose we could get an electric hovercraft?
Rookeh@startrek.website · 4 pts · 19d
Because nobody thought to build a rail connection to the Orkney islands.