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Everett Herald: ‘Zero Emissions’: New breed of plane gets spotlight at Paine FieldJanice Podsada, Everett Herald
EVERETT, WA,
May 1, 2023
Keys to city, keys to the car. It’s not every day someone is handed the keys to a commercial airplane, but that’s what happened Monday at Paine Field. Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci turned over the keys to a 76-seat Bombardier Q400 to Val Miftakhov, CEO of ZeroAvia. The big turboprop, tail number N441QX, is a former Alaska Airlines commercial passenger plane. Now painted blue and white, it was emblazoned with a “Powered by ZeroAvia” livery and the words, “Zero Emissions.” The aircraft, also known as a Dash 8-400, will be retrofitted with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system. Click here to read the full article on Everett Herald.
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