Finnair's future fleet: flying into the 21st century

The shuttle service is substantially less glamorous, and is designed for high-speed operation at all levels of the atmosphere. It seats 100-140 passengers, and makes the trip to the hotel in under half an hour.

Conclusion

The Departure 2093 website is an interesting read, and contains some lengthy essays on zero-emission technology in addition to the descriptions of the future planes. However, as with all sci-fi scenarios that cast so far beyond the horizon of predictability, the ideas combine grains of current technology with a deceptively simple “why not” attitude.

Kyle Sherer

Via Departure 2093, Gizmodo.