Ecojet Airlines Limited, styled as ecojet, is a proposed British regional airline based at Edinburgh Airport, Scotland. It aims to commence operations in early 2024 with flights to and from Edinburgh Airport.
History
Founding
On 17 July 2023, reports emerged that Dale Vince, the founder of Ecotricity and a prominent climate change activist, had formed a new company by the name of Ecojet, which planned to become the world's first electric airline using a fleet of aircraft powered by renewable energy. The airline had appointed Brent Smith, a former Flybe pilot and the founder of Q400 specialist Altsel Aviation, to its team alongside Peter Davies, the former Chief Executive of companies including Brussels Airlines, Air Malta, and Air Southwest, who is also the founder and CEO of Airline Management Group.
Ecojet Airlines Limited was founded on 27 August 2021 as Fresh Airlines Limited, and this name was changed on 2 May 2023 following Dale Vince's appointment as a director.
Proposed operations
The airline has said that it hopes to eliminate single-use plastics from its services, and will also serve plant-based meals and provide crew with sustainable uniforms. Whilst initially it will use traditional kerosene-fuelled aircraft, it plans to shift to electric aircraft once it has begun operations and received its operating licences and airport slots.
Brand imaging
The airline's livery is based on a stylised rendition of the flag of the United Kingdom. As such, its slogan is "Flag Carrier for Green Britain", with this also being a reference to the eponymous company founded by Dale Vince which has shareholdings in ventures such as Ecotricity.
Fleet
Ecojet intends to launch with the 19-seat Twin Otter aircraft before upscaling to a 70-seat Dash 8 airliner 18 months thereafter. With a payload of , the range of a Twin Otter is . The distance from Edinburgh to Southampton is .
