Electric Aircraft Presenting Opportunities, Challenges For Regional Airports

Pipistrel Velis Electro

Plans to fly a Pipistrel Velis Electro from Norwich to Oxford were abandoned because of a lack of sufficient opportunities for enroute recharging. 

Credit: Textron eAviation / Pipistrel
OXFORD, England—”If anybody’s got a small aerodrome that’s pretty close to a major city, that’s a pretty valuable asset now,” says James Dillon-Godfray, business development manager at London Oxford Airport. During the airport’s first Disruptors’ Day here Sept. 19, Dillon-Godfray explained the...
Angus Batey

Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009, reporting on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.

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