Connect Airlines has big plans

Start-up company Connect Airlines, which plans to launch flights later this year, has big ambitions plans. The airline has announced it has signed a firm order with Universal Hydrogen for the conversion of 75 ATR72-600s into "hydrogen powertrains". The deal also includes 25 purchase options and the first hydrogen-powered ATR72 should be delivered by 2025.

With the ATRs, Connect Airlines hopes to create a true zero-emission airline, connecting the US and Canada. Initially, the airline will launch with DHC-8-400s, of which it currently has two. Connect Airlines has its base at Toronto-Billy Bishop and will first fly to Chicago and Philadelphia.

Illustration by Connect Airlines.