Delta Partners With Maeve Aerospace On Hybrid-Electric Regional Jets

Maeve Aerospace Hybrid Regional Jet. © Delta

Delta is joining forces with Maeve Aerospace to help bring the company’s new hybrid-electric regional jet to market.

The aircraft, known as the MJ500, is designed to be up to 40% more fuel efficient—cutting both emissions and operating costs nearly in half.

Maeve Aerospace Hybrid Regional Jet. © Delta

The collaboration marks another step in Delta’s efforts to explore cleaner, more efficient aircraft technologies, enhance the passenger experience, and reach its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Maeve Aerospace Hybrid Regional Jet. © Maeve Aerospace

As Maeve’s lead airline partner in North America, Delta will share its operational expertise to support the jet’s development. The MJ500 reimagines regional flying with a single-aisle, five-abreast seating layout, offering the comfort and economics of a larger narrow-body plane on short-haul routes.