Stavanger and Bergen will be the first electric airports – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

Avinor and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority start a flight route with electric aircraft. Avinor has singled out Stavanger Airport and Bergen Airport as its first two airports to receive electric aircraft traffic. Already from August next year, the first electric plane will go into trial operation between the two airports. The British company Bristow Norway will be the operator on the route, while the electric aircraft itself will be supplied by the American aircraft manufacturer Beta Technologies. The aircraft type has six seats and flies at 250 kilometers per hour. The agreement is intended to speed up the transition to zero- and low-emission aviation and is part of Avinor and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority’s collaboration to establish Norway as an international test arena for zero- and low-emission aircraft. Not in normal traffic The electric plane from Beta Technologies is easily charged on the ground Photo: Beta Technologies It is not a question of ordinary passenger traffic, but a route that should lead to better insight into and knowledge of how future airports in this country should be built and equipped for electric aircraft operation. CEO of Avinor, Abraham Foss says in a statement to news that Abraham Foss of Avinor expects that by late summer next year the project will be underway Photo: Jon Petrusson / news – This is an important milestone for the further development of zero and low emission aircraft in Norwegian aviation. Avinor is very happy that we now see the possibility of getting a concrete project with zero-emission aircraft on the wings, he is eager. – We see it as very realistic to experience test flights in Norway already next year, he continues. Avinor’s aim is to facilitate and support testing and demonstration of zero and low emission aircraft, airspace development and operational development to gain more knowledge about new technologies, needs for facilitation and explore their practical applications. Cooperation with the European Aviation Authority The electric plane has six seats, four for passengers Photo: Beta Technologies The Norwegian Aviation Authority’s main goal is to contribute to safe, socially beneficial and sustainable aviation. The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority, in collaboration with EASA, (the EU’s aviation safety agency) will contribute to facilitation and learning. The goal is safe testing and phasing in of new technology, so that the supervisory authorities in Europe can see the need for changes in the regulations and ensure that approval and certification processes are well prepared and can be carried out efficiently. Published 13.11.2024, at 08.27



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