How short-haul Arctic air routes could help electric passenger planes get off the ground

The cheaper cost of operating battery-powered passenger planes would eliminate time-consuming hub-and-spoke networks in parts of the North.

Low-demand, short-haul routes in the North are ideal candidates for the rollout of the first generation of electric passenger airplanes, but their full adoption will be determined by factors such as the installation of charging infrastructure at airports and investments currently being made in traditional aircraft by airlines, representatives from government, the industry and developers told attendees at the Arctic Circle conference on Friday.