With concerns about the environment making some think twice about flying, Airbus have unveiled what the plane of the future could look like.
The European planemaker has unveiled concept designs for aeroplanes that would be fuelled by Hydrogen.
And you could see the space-age like aircraft soaring above Edinburgh in as little as 15 years,
It is the planemaker's latest effort to draw public attention to its "zero-emission" ambitions as European governments push for cleaner technology in their post- COVID recovery plans.
Airbus has set itself a deadline of 2035 to put a carbon-free commercial aircraft into service, a target described as "ambitious".
The concepts rely on hydrogen as a primary power source -most hydrogen used today is extracted from natural gas, which creates carbon emissions.
However, Airbus said the hydrogen used for aviation would be produced from renewable energy and extracted from water with electrolysis. That's a carbon-free process if powered by renewable electricity, but it is currently more expensive.
“This is a moment for the commercial aviation sector as a whole and we intend to play a leading role in the most important transition this industry has ever seen.
"The concepts we unveil today offer the world a glimpse of our ambition to drive a bold vision for the future of zero-emission flight,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus boss.
“I strongly believe that the use of hydrogen - both in synthetic fuels and as a primary power source for commercial aircraft - has the potential to significantly reduce aviation's climate impact.
“These concepts will help us explore and mature the design and layout of the world’s first climate-neutral, zero-emission commercial aircraft, which we aim to put into service by 2035,” Airbus boss Guillaume Faury said.
