Delta Backs Maeve’s Hybrid Jet

Carrier is exploring Maeve Aerospace’s hybrid-electric aircraft for regional commercial service.

Jack Daleo

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 02:30 PM ET

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Delta will support the development of Maeve’s hybrid-electric regional model for 76 to 100 passengers. [Courtesy: Delta Air Lines]

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Delta Air Lines has partnered with Dutch developer Maeve Aerospace to advance the Maeve Jet 500, a hybrid-electric regional airliner.
The Maeve Jet 500 aims to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 40% (up to 95% with sustainable aviation fuel) and lower operating costs by 20% on regional missions.
This initiative supports Delta's goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and is part of its broader "Sustainable Skies Lab" efforts.
Delta's sustainability push includes collaborations with various partners on technologies like blended-wing body aircraft, eVTOLs, hydrogen commercial aircraft, and electric taxiing systems.

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In a bid to reduce fuel consumption, Delta Air Lines is supporting the development of a hybrid-electric regional airliner.

The airline—which, like much of the aviation industry, aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050—on Wednesday revealed it partnered with Dutch developer Maeve Aerospace to help make the company’s Maeve Jet 500 commercially viable for regional missions. Maeve claims the design will reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 40 percent using conventional fuel. Those savings could be even higher, up to 95 percent, with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).