The Government and industry are investing in hydrogen and all-electric flight technologies to unlock guilt-free flight.

An investment of £113m of investment being announced by the Business and Transport Secretaries to support new technologies that could enable electric flying taxis and hydrogen powered aircraft to take to the skies.

Through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme, government and industry are jointly backing new zero-carbon technologies to open up a future of guilt-free flying. This includes a project by Bristol-based electric aircraft manufacturer Vertical Aerospace to develop high-end, lightweight batteries, as well as projects led by Rolls-Royce to develop the building blocks of a liquid hydrogen combusting jet engine, which would enable flight without the carbon emissions.

Business Secretary Grant Shapps said: “Guilt-free flying is within our reach, and we are backing the world-leading UK firms whose skills and ingenuity are going to make that dream a reality. As the whole world moves to greener forms of aviation, there is a massive opportunity for the UK’s aerospace industry to secure clean, green jobs and growth for decades to come. Together with the companies that share our ambitions, we are determined to seize this moment.”

At the end of last year, five companies were awarded a share of the Department for Transport’s £165m Advanced Fuels Fund, with projects from Teesside to Ellesmere Port receiving funding to build plants that will convert household and industrial waste into jet fuel.

Virgin Atlantic will also receive government funding to complete the first ever net zero transatlantic flight on 100 per cent SAF. The flight from London to New

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