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AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Scotland’s EcoJet enters voluntary liquidation after failing to raise €320m for planned electric airline

EcoJet Airlines, a Scotland-based startup founded by Dale Vince to launch battery-electric passenger services, has entered voluntary liquidation after failing to raise €320 million in funding. The collapse halts plans for a zero-emission regional carrier before any commercial flights began.

2026-03-08T21:18:53.950166-07:00
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Associated Press

Kansas City airport reopens hours after an evacuation as a potential threat was investigated

By Associated Press: The Kansas City International Airport terminal reopened Sunday afternoon hours after it was evacuated for several hours while authorities looked into a potential threat.

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2026-03-08T11:39:33.661687-07:00