We are on a journey to build Europe’s first all-electric passenger airline.
Short Routes. Small Planes. Big Ambitions.
Two-thirds of European travellers say sustainability influences how they choose to travel. But they're not willing to sacrifice speed or convenience to get there — and they shouldn't have to
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Welcome on board!
Do you remember your first flight? The excitement, the anticipation… the butterflies in your stomach upon take-off?
Nearly a century ago, the Dutch helped build the foundations of modern aviation out of nothing, as many said it couldn't be done.
We can do it again
We believe that before the turn of the century, every aircraft in the sky should fly without harming our planet. As Europe’s first all-electric passenger airline won't build itself, we are building it from the ground up.
We are Vlindair. Welcome on board.
We believe that before the turn of the century, every aircraft in the sky should fly without harming our planet.
Flying in Europe is broken and the planet is paying for it.
Billion KG kerosene consumed by 2050
Short and medium-haul aviation, the routes between up to 500 km that millions fly every year, is among the least efficient, most carbon-intensive travel on earth. Passengers know it.
Million of CO2 emission by 2050
Two-thirds of European travellers say sustainability influences how they choose to travel. But they're not willing to sacrifice speed or convenience to get there — and they shouldn't have to. Neither can businesses ignore it any longer. New EU regulation, such as the CSRD, means that corporate travel emissions are no longer just an ethical question. They are a compliance obligation. The demand for a better option is real.
An electric airline serving 1 per 1000 passengers who fly less than 500 km in Europe in 2040 could generate €80 mln in annual revenue. This is the projected market.
298
Million passengers in 2025
38
Turnover in Billion Euros in 2025
400
Million passengers in 2040
80
Turnover in Billion Euros by 2040
Not including rail passengers, cars, private jets and unrealized regional potential
Electricity beats other energy sources
82%
Battery Electric
82% usable energy to the aircraft
35%
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
35% usable energy to the aircraft
24%
Hydrogen turbine
24% usable energy to the aircraft
19%
e-SAF
19% usable energy to the aircraft
Unlike for hydrogen and e-SAF, the infrastructure for electricity generation and distribution is already largely present and scalable
Source: CE Delft. Climate Change Impact Analysis of Electric Aviation. January 2025.
Europe has ±335 airports suitable for regional air mobility.
Smaller airports are mostly underused. Our ambition is to connect them, using smaller, quiet and zero-emission aircraft, flying at lower altitudes than traditional aviation. A bit like a high-speed rail network, but in the air.
Electric aircraft are already flying! Larger ones are in the making, first delivery expected around 2030.
Joby
S4 Air Taxi
4 pax
Range
± 161km
Expected
± 2027
Beta
XC300
5 pax
Range
± 500km
Expected
± 2027
Vaeridion
Microliner
9 pax
Range
± 400km
Expected
± 2031
MD-1
Microliner
9 pax
Range
± 400km
Expected
± 2031
Elysian
E9X
88 - 100 pax
Range
± 750-1000km
Expected
± 2035
A team that has built things before
Before we build an airline, we build a movement. that’s precisely what our founders have spent their careers doing - at scale, in public, often from scratch
Sietse Bakker
CO - founder
Yona Hümmels
CO - founder
Merlijn van Vliet
Advisory Board
Gerben Groothuis
Advisory Board
Phase 1
The caterpillar
Focusing on building the brand, working with aircraft builders (OEMs) to secure a fleet, securing landing rights, laying the groundwork with regulators and preparing for Series A fundraising
Phase 2
The cocoon
Operational scaling towards our first flight, establishing initial route network,obtaining AOC (operating license), starting up marketing.
Phase 3
The butterfly
Scaling network as new aircraft join the fleet, opening additional hubs across the continent, preparing for Series B fundraising.
Phase 4
The kaleidoscope
A mature, continent-wide electric network — profitable routes, a full fleet in the air, and the movement fully taken flight.
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We’re building Europe’s first electric passenger airline, out in the open. You’ll see the milestones, the setbacks and the breakthroughs first. Join us on the journey from bold idea to first take-off.
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