Transport & space · around 2034

Electric regional airliners

Projection

Battery and hybrid-electric planes fly short regional routes quietly and cheaply.

Short flights under a few hundred kilometres are where batteries can compete first. Electric aircraft would reopen small airports and cut emissions and noise on regional routes.

Why it’s plausible: Small electric aircraft are flying and certifying; larger airliners depend on battery energy density improving well beyond today's cells.

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