Updated list of hydrogen & hybrid/hydrogen aircraft manufacturers

Developer/

Manufacturer

Country

Capacity/ Application

Model

Passengers

Distance

Exp. start year

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Airbus

France / Germany / Spain / UK

Validating a 100-seat fuel-cell aircraft design

ZeroE Turboprop

100 passengers

1000+ NM

Targeting a formal program launch by 2028(Commercial service shifted to 2040–2045 window)


AeroDelft


Netherlands


Project Phoenixresearch aircraft


1 – 2 (Manned prototype scale)

Short-range testing (Liquid H2 validation)

N/A(Dedicated to academic/R&D flight

Beyond Aero

France


BYA-1 Hydrogen-Electricbusiness jet


6-8 passengers

800 nm (~1,480 km)

~2030(Luxaviation named launch operator in 2026)


H2Fly


Germany


Liquid Hydrogenfuel-cell regional powertrains


Up to 40 passengers (regional scale)

500+ nm

(~925+ km)

Late 2020s / Early 2030s

ZeroAvia

UK / US


Retrofitted turboprops


ZA600 & ZA2000

10 – 20 (ZA600)
40 – 80 (ZA2000)


500 – 1,000 nm (~925 to 1,850 km)


Late 2020s(ZA600 undergoing certification)