Rex Airlines announces plan to retrofit existing Australian fleet with electric-propulsion engines in regional trial.

“‘One [benefit] being the potential for lower airfares,’ Mr Sharp said.

“It means that routes that are marginal routes — it'll make those routes viable for the long-term.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-27/rex-airlines-plan-retrofit-aircraft-electric-motors-emissions/101272566 #sustainability