The first two electric aircraft that Green Flight Academy will use in its flight school have now arrived at Skellefteå Airport. The aircraft are among the first to be permanently based at an airport in Scandinavia and will be used for the company's green flight training.
Skellefteå Airport is one of the leading airports in Sweden in terms of green transition. The airport has its own fossil-free operations, access to fossil-free biofuel aviation fuel and in August inaugurated Sweden's most powerful charging infrastructure for electric aircraft, which led to the establishment of the world's greenest commercial flight school, Green Flight Academy. When the operations are fully expanded, the flight school will educate up to 100 students annually and also mean about 20 new jobs.
- One of the world's first fossil-free airports and a green flight school that both have a commitment to implementing a green transition in the aviation industry is a perfect match. This, together with a municipality and region that is a leader in climate work, means great opportunities. Green Flight Academy is now starting operations with the goal of reaching 100 students, says Olov Hultin, CEO of Green Flight Academy
Green Flight Academy has an order for ten Pipistrel Velis Electro electric aircraft, two of which have now been delivered and eight more will be delivered in 2022. The aircraft is the first certified electric aircraft in the world. Operations will be conducted alternately between Skellefteå Airport and Campus Skellefteå.
- We at Skellefteå Airport are very pleased about the establishment of the Green Flight Academy. The establishment creates local jobs while driving the development of fossil-free transport forward, says Skellefteå Airport CEO Robert Lindberg.
For more information:
Olov Hultin Robert Lindberg
CEO CEO
Green Flight Academy Skelleftea Airport
070-693 39 46 070-551 70 75
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