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Flying Green: American Airlines Boosts Investment in ZeroAvia, Orders 100 Hydrogen-Electric Engines

by | Jul 11, 2024

Fort Worth-based airline industry giant American Airlines has agreed to buy 100 hydrogen-electric engines intended to power regional jet aircraft from clean aviation innovator ZeroAvia. The engines produce zero inflight emissions except for water vapor, the airline said.

“Advancing the transition of commercial aviation to a low-carbon future requires investments in promising technologies, including alternate forms of propulsion,” American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said in a statement....

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‘UP’ in Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott Courts Tech Innovators at Transportation Summit
by | Oct 9, 2023
The invitation-only UP.Summit at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake brought together minds, money, and mobility tech from around the world last week. UP.Partners' "moving world" ecosystem also includes a VC arm investing in transportation tech companies "that make you say, 'Hell yes!'" and a venture lab ranked No. 7 in Fast Company.
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The Last Word: American Airlines’ Robert Isom on Winning the Eco-Airline of the Year Award
Air Transport World announced today that American Airlines has been named the 2023 Eco-Airline of the Year. ATW lauded American’s work to run a more fuel-efficient operation with more fuel-efficient aircraft powered increasingly by low-carbon fuel and new technology.
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American Airlines Invests in Hydrogen Fuel Distribution Startup As it Eyes Emission-Cutting Goals
Two months after investing at least $5 million in ZeroAvia, a hydrogen-electric engine developer, Fort Worth-based American Airlines has made a strategic investment in L.A.-based Universal Hydrogen Co., a hydrogen fuel distribution and logistics startup. "This technology has the potential to be a game-changer on the industry’s path to zero-emission flight,” said Derek Kerr, American’s CFO.
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