World’s first hydrogen-fuelled flight by ‘commercial’ plane

The six-seater Piper Malibu plane is powered by hydrogen fuel cells (Madano/PA)

The world’s first flight by a “commercially available aircraft” powered by hydrogen fuel cells has been heralded as a milestone in the development of sustainable aviation.

Developer ZeroAvia operated the flight from its research and development facility at Cranfield Airport in Bedfordshire on Thursday.