AVIATION
Airline bestellt Blimps für Passagierdienst
June 17, 2022 -
Spaniens Air Nostrum ist die erste Fluglinie, die zehn 100-Sitze Luftschiffe (Blimp) bestellt hat. Sie beabsichtigt einen kommerziellen Passagierdienst ab 2026 mit den Blimps einzuführen.
A spokesperson for Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) told AFP that Air Nostrum signed a deal to lease 10 Airlanders scheduled for delivery from 2026 onwards in a transaction worth over $600 million.
According to HAV's website, hybrid aircraft fly due to a combination of aerodynamic lift (like an aeroplane), lifting gases (like an airship) and vectored thrust (similar to a helicopter).
The hybrid aircraft has a helium-filled hull and will be propelled by a hybrid of electric and fuel-burning engines, with the goal of going all-electric by 2030.
It can stay in the air for five days and travel at maximum speeds of 130 kilometres (80 miles) per hour, with a range of more than 7,000 kilometres.
HAV said Airlander 10 will cut flight emissions by up to 90% for journeys across Air Nostrum's regional routes in Spain.