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Spirit 2.0 — The Airline Owned by the People, for the People (letsbuyspiritair.com)
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[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

#2 is possible, but it's still cutting edge technology and presumably cost prohibitive. But physically it is possible.

How? Electricity instead of fossil fuels!

https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/04/03/these-flights-prove-that-electric-aviation-can-support-the-essential-services-communities-depend-on-every-day/

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Electricity currently cant power a 7XX series jet. The batteries would weigh too much.