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United Airlines to buy 100 electric planes for short routes
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United Airlines and one of its regional carriers each plan to buy up to 100 small electric planes that could be used on short-haul United flights.
The 19-seat planes could be used to fly passengers up to 400 kilometres by the end of the decade, United said on Tuesday morning.
United s venture fund and its partner Mesa Airlines will be investing in the company developing the plane, Sweden s Heart Aerospace. Both airlines agreed to purchase 100 of the planes if they meet United s specifications once developed. We expect the short-haul regional air travel market to play a key role in the evolution of the electric aircraft. As battery technology improves, larger-gauge aircraft should become viable but we re not going to wait to begin the journey, Michael Leskinen, United s Vice President Corp Development and Investor Relations, said in a news release.
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