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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

EasyJet joins calls for UK government to help fund hydrogen-powered flight

Johan Lundgren on the asphalt at Birmingham airport on Monday, where the airline will site three planes.
Johan Lundgren on the asphalt at Birmingham airport on Monday, where the airline will site three planes. Photograph: Joanna Plucinska/Reuters

EasyJet has joined aerospace manufacturers in urging the government to help fund hydrogen-powered flight, as the carrier launched an operation out of Birmingham airport – its first new UK base since 2012.

The airline, along with companies including Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN, said hydrogen planes could be a reality by the end of the next decade, setting out a detailed roadmap to change the sector.

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