Rolls-Royce and easyJet claim world’s first hydrogen jet engine run

EasyJet said it had set “a new aviation milestone” by teaming up with Rolls-Royce to test a hydrogen-powered aircraft engine. Using a “green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power”, the test was a “major step towards proving that hydrogen could be a zero carbon aviation fuel of the future”, easyJet announced. The British budget carrier said the trial, which was carried out at a UK military aircraft test site, used hydrogen produced at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) test facility on the Orkney Islands. Rolls-Royce chief technology officer Grazia Vittadini lauded the test as “an exciting milestone” that