Loganair - Electric Aircraft

How does a small boutique airline deal with sustainability? For that, we looked at UK / Scottish regional airline Loganair.

Loganair has made one very impressive environmental commitment, to use electric aircraft as soon as possible on the short (two minute) Papa Westray-Westray flight in the Orkney Islands.

Despite the very short distance, these flights are essential for the local population in a very remote part of the UK, and are subsidised by the Scottish Government.

Loganair is working with Cranfield University to make the aircraft used on its route electric.

The biggest potential for electric aircraft is on short routes with small numbers of passengers, at least for now.

The Papa Westray - Westray flights would seem to be the perfect case study of how this technology can be utilised. It’s also a flight that is essential and that can’t really be replaced with any other mode of transport.

As a result, it seemed like a missed opportunity that Loganair doesn’t really shout about this on its website. Indeed, we had to look around and read media articles elsewhere to find information on the initiative.