First electric flight lands at Gatwick Airport
The first electric flight to land at Gatwick Airport touched this week.
Pipistrel Velis electro aircraft flying a 17 -day tour around France, but on Wednesday, he stopped at Gatwick.
Two -person Velis Elektro can fly commercially and are approved for pilot training and a number of other operations.
Mark Johnston, Gatwick CEO, said the first electric flight to land at the airport, as well as “the smallest”.
He said: “We are proud to be fond of supporting the wider efforts to unstable the aviation sector.
“Whatever our vision, your journey, we must be an airport for everyone and we should do it in a sustainable way as it grows.”
Gatwick’i managing Vinci, the tour of the airport, including fire operations and engineering cars, including the introduction of 47 new electric vehicles overlapping “Early Stage Concept Concept” he said.
“This is part of a program to upgrade the all 300 -person vehicle fleet by 2030 to support a wider decisionarbonization program of £ 250 million to obtain a net zero for its own emissions.” He said.
