Certification
Concept at TRL 3 (late-2025 review); 1.2 MW powertrain demonstrator testing at Ottobrunn from late 2026; program slowed
Launch operators and orders: none announced.
Battery: Fuel cells (AeroStack JV with ElringKlinger); liquid hydrogen tanks. Charging: Airport liquid hydrogen supply.
Program record
Program record
| Class | large/long-haul |
| Country | France |
| Powertrain | hydrogen fuel-cell electric |
| Fuel source | unstated |
| Seats or payload | 100 |
| Range (km, published target) | 1850 |
| Battery | Fuel cells (AeroStack JV with ElringKlinger); liquid hydrogen tanks |
| Charging | Airport liquid hydrogen supply |
| Autonomy | piloted |
| Certification | Concept at TRL 3 (late-2025 review); 1.2 MW powertrain demonstrator testing at Ottobrunn from late 2026; program slowed |
| Status | demonstrator |
| Manufacturing | Toulouse, France; Ottobrunn, Germany |
| Parent or backers | Airbus |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: airbus.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in the Regional Electric Aircraft. Programs are ranked on battery, charging, autonomy, certification stage and launch operators - the factors that decide whether an aircraft enters commercial service.
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- ZEROe fuel-cell concept (Airbus)
- Sources
- ElectronsX aviation dataset; company filings and regulator records
- Updated
- 2026-10