Environmental groups have long criticized the private aviation sector for being a disproportionally large contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions, and last week, climate activists made headlines by disrupting a private jet trade fair in Switzerland. Because they often travel shorter distances than commercial jets, private jets are generally less efficient, and their emissions per passenger are much higher.
aircraft have a more limited range than private jets, and would be used for short flights around and between cities – which, in the future, could be an eco-friendlier option for the many celebrities who’ve been criticized for traveling short distances in their private jets. “We are seeing some really exciting innovations coming from private aviation,” said Dr. Kearns. “These eVTOLs are pivotal to how people are imagining what they call advanced air mobility,” she added.