Abstract
Business success depends on two overarching factors: (1) filling a market niche, and (2) doing it better than the competition. Just such a market gap exists in aviation. Fuel prices rise over time, and the maintenance costs for aging aircraft contribute to skyrocketing costs for training pilots. While shifting pilot training to simulators and allowing the use of alternative types of aircraft to satisfy training requirements addresses some of the cost of aviation, the basic truth remains that flying is expensive and involves burning a large amount of fossil fuel. However, battery breakthroughs usher in a new reality, one which offers a new way to reduce the cost of aviation while responding to mounting environmental degradation.
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Recommended Citation
Kyle Durch,
Electric Airplanes: Bridging the Technological and Regulatory Gap,
27
Rich. J.L. & Tech
1
(2024).
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/jolt/vol27/iss3/2