ZeroAvia and the challenges of hydrogen-electric flying

Just over a century after the dawn of aviation, are we on the verge of a technology shift in how we power aircraft and make flying more sustainable?   One of the most promising options seems to be hydrogen-electric powertrains for aircraft, with several companies working on this form of zero-emission propulsion, from established manufacturers to start-ups.   AeroTime spoke to James McMicking, head of strategy at British-US company ZeroAvia, at the Berlin ILA airshow to find out when the newcomer hopes to take to the skies with its hydrogen-electric technology.  ZeroAvia was founded in 2018, by Val Miftakhov, a specialist in battery charging technology, who concluded that hydrogen-electric was the only scalable zero emissions technology.   Now, just four years later, the company is preparing to start flight-testing of a Dornier 228 aircraft within the next few weeks, before…

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